Two Philadelphia Eagles superstars have been reminded the hard way that sometimes you can’t trust anyone. Nakobe Dean and Jalen Carter were both scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars.
Here is what happened.
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Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Jalen Carter (98) against the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Two Eagles Players Scammed Out Of Thousands
An entrepreneur in Philadelphia allegedly convinced former NFL players to invest more than $1 million in Shopify stores whose dashboards displayed fake sales.
The pitch deck reviewed by Barron’s included Philadelphia Eagles stars Nakobe Dean and Jalen Carter, rapper YG and US soccer defender Mark McKenzie.
The publication did not specify whether these athletes were aware they were included. Agents for Dean, Terrell Edmunds, McKenzie, Carter, Terrell Edmunds, and YG either declined to comment or didn’t reply to requests. Here are the details of the incident:
Mohamed Coulibaly offered athletes the opportunity to own ready-made e-commerce sites in exchange for investments of at least $50,000, guaranteeing the return of their principal after six months, plus 80% of any profits from the sites, according to contracts reviewed by Barron’s.
The outlet found evidence suggesting many orders were manually entered into Shopify dashboards, creating the appearance of successful online stores despite little customer traffic.
One site, Dailyprodtrend, recorded a $5,000 order from a purported customer in Luxembourg for 100 desktop humidifiers and 120 USB-powered cup warmers.
The person living at the shipping address listed on the order told Barron’s he had never made the purchase.
Oct 20, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean (17) and defensive end Bryce Huff (0) celebrate after a defensive stop during the second half against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
As a result of separate investments linked to Coulibaly, three former NFL players collectively lost more than $1 million.The article did not name them. LuxeLane was a Shopify site owned by one of those players.
“Everybody doesn’t know if they’re going to get their money back,” he told Barron’s. “People are scared.”
An investor pitch for the $215 million sale of Coulibaly’s Motion Ventures company to Dubai-based Middle East Venture Partners was aided by the stores’ apparent success.
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