The Southern District of New York’s United States Attorney, Damian Williams, announced today that Mona Faiz Montrage aka Hajia4Reall had entered a guilty plea for her involvement in the money laundering of several romance scams.
Hajia4Reall admitted to conspiring to obtain money through theft in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave today.
According to the allegations in the indictment and declarations made during open court hearings and public filings:
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Montrage was a part of a criminal organization (the “Enterprise”) based in West Africa that perpetrated a number of frauds against people and companies in the United States, including romance scams, from at least in or about 2013 through at least in or about 2019.
Many of the elderly, single men and women who fell victim to romance scams at the Enterprise were weak targets.
The victims of the Enterprise’s romance scams were often tricked into thinking they were in a romantic relationship with someone who was actually a fictitious identity taken on by members of the Enterprise through emails, texts, and social media messages.
Members of the Enterprise persuaded victims to transfer money to bank accounts they mistakenly believed were controlled by their romantic interests after successfully convincing them that they were in a romantic relationship and winning their trust.
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In reality, the bank accounts were controlled by members of the Enterprise.
See the screenshot below:
MONTRAGE is a well-known Ghanaian public figure who gained notoriety as an influencer through her Instagram account, which she used under the username “Hajia4Reall.”
At one point, she had 3.4 million followers, placing her among the top 10 accounts in Ghana in terms of followers.
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