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 Hajia4Real extradited to US, faces charges in high-stakes romance scam

According to federal prosecutors, a Ghanaian social media influencer has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States for financial fraud against elderly people.Mona Faiz Montrage, 30, showed up in Manhattan government court to have to deal with penalties of supposed contribution in sentiment tricks focused on helpless, more seasoned Americans who lived alone.

Between 2013 and 2019, Montrage, who had a large following on her Instagram page Hajia4Reall, allegedly engaged in a number of fraudulent activities.She is accused of working with a group of con artists from West Africa to trick victims into thinking they were in relationships by pretending to be someone else.

Emails, texts, and social media messages were used in the alleged scam to trick victims into sending money under false pretenses, such as assisting in the transportation of gold or resolving fictitious FBI investigations, and assisting fictitious US Army officers in Afghanistan.As per court records, the subtleties of which where distributed by the New York Times on Monday, Montrage stands blamed for convincing one casualty to send $89,000 through 82 wire moves, guaranteeing the assets would help her dad's homestead in Ghana. After receiving a tribal marriage certificate following a series of phone conversations involving Montrage's actual identity, the victim was allegedly tricked into thinking they were married.

Montrage is also said to have received money from a number of other people who were scammed by her network, according to the prosecution. It is claimed that bank accounts in the Bronx and other areas received the $2 million in illegally obtained funds. One record was opened under the name of 4Reall Plans, purportedly a dress organization. By transferring the stolen funds to other criminals, Montrage is also accused of engaging in money laundering.

In a statement, Manhattan US Attorney Damian Williams said, "Investigations reveal that Mona Faiz Montrage was part of a criminal conspiracy specifically targeting older Americans through romance scams." He emphasized how vulnerable victims' emotional and financial well-being could be devastated. Williams offered thanks to policing for capturing Montrage abroad and carrying her to the US to confront official actions.

On November 10, 2022, Montrage, whose Instagram account was one of the top ten most followed in Ghana, was arrested in the United Kingdom on conspiracy-related charges. She was then extradited to the United States. Montrage is accused of wire fraud, money laundering, receiving stolen funds, and conspiracy, among other things. She could spend up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of the most serious charge.

Montrage entered a not guilty plea when she appeared in court. Her legal counselor, Adam Cortez, expressed that main two out of six affirmed casualties detailed connections with a lady, and only one of them professed to have managed Montrage.

Cortez uncovered that his client would be delivered on home detainment to her auntie's home in New Jersey, awaiting additional procedures. Montrage would be subject to GPS tracking via an ankle monitor and the release would be contingent on a $500,000 bail bond.

Montrage's movements would also be restricted to specific areas of New York and New Jersey, Cortez said. He didn't say anything else until the prosecutors gave him more information and evidence.