24-Year-Old Man Accused of Scamming NFL Players Found Dead in New Jersey Pool

Mohamed Coulibaly's body was discovered on Friday in the swimming pool of a home in Harrison Township.

24-Year-Old Man Accused of Scamming NFL Players Found Dead in New Jersey Pool

Mohamed Coulibaly (Image via TMZ)

The death of Mohamed Coulibaly, the alleged scammer accused of targeting multiple former NFL players with a fake e-commerce scheme, has sent shockwaves across the football world. Coulibaly’s body was discovered in the swimming pool of his home.

An investigation has been launched in New Jersey into the death of Mohamed Coulibaly. According to police reports, Coulibaly’s body was discovered on Friday in the swimming pool of a home in Harrison Township.

Coulibaly’s death comes after Barron Magazine published an article in July alleging that he had been part of a network that scammed high-profile NFL players. However, Coulibaly had denied Barron’s report before his death.

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What was Mohamed Coulibaly being accused of?

Per Barron, Coulibaly, a Harrison, New Jersey native, persuaded NFL players to participate in fraudulent e-commerce scams. Barron’s Jacob Adelman revealed that these e-commerce businesses appeared legitimate at first sight. However, after digging deeper into the facts, they discovered that the transactions were entered manually.

The purpose of this was to make these athletes think that they had these successful investments in these shops.

Jacob Adelman (H/T ABC)
24-Year-Old Man Accused of Scamming NFL Players Found Dead in New Jersey Pool
Mohamed Coulibaly (Image via Black Sports Online)

When the players did not receive any money even after waiting for months, they finally realized Coulibaly may have scammed them.

As many as three players were swindled by Coulibaly. Among them is former NFL cornerback Tae Crowder, who currently plays for the Birmingham Stallions of the UFL. A Georgia graduate, Crowder played in the NFL for the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Chargers, and Tennessee Titans.

Crowder claimed that he felt comfortable investing in Coulibaly’s business because he had earned the trust of some of his acquaintances. Crowder invested around $500,000 (his entire savings) into Coulibaly’s web stores. After realizing that he may have been scammed, he made his story public.

I don’t want anybody else to get involved in anything like this, and whoever has got involved, I just want to come together and make it right.

Crowder said

Before his death, Coulibaly had reacted to Barron’s report that accused him of swindling. Coulibaly revealed his investors hadn’t received any money because he himself hadn’t received expected funds from a planned acquisition of his venture.

The police have yet to put criminal charges against Coulibaly. The investigation of his death remains open.

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