Hajia4real was extradited from the United Kingdom to the US for allegedly swindling over $2 million from older, single American men
MONA FAIZ MONTRAGE better known by her stage name as Mona 4Reall or Hajia4Reall is a Ghanaian socialite, Model, Brand Influencer, Musician, Businesswoman and Accused fraudster. MONA Montrage was viral on news due to her arrest in the involvement in a series of romance schemes and for laundering the proceeds of those schemes.
MONA or Hajia4Real was arrested in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2022, and was extradited from the United Kingdom on May 12, 2023. She will be presented before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty, to whom the case is assigned.
MONA aged 30, from Accra Ghana, is charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, each of which carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. MONA is also charged with one count of receipt of stolen money, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison
As to one victim, Hajia4Real used her real name and spoke to the victim several times by phone. Hajia4Real sent the victim a tribal marriage certificate purporting to show that She and the victim had been married in Ghana. The victim sent Hajia4Real approximately 82 wire transfers totaling approximately $89,000 to purportedly help with costs associated with Hajia4Real father’s farm in Ghana.
In total, Hajia4Real controlled bank accounts that received over $2 million in fraudulent funds from the Enterprise.
U.S. ATTORNEY DAMIAN WILLIAMS SAID: “AS ALLEGED, MONA FAIZ MONTRAGE WAS A MEMBER OF A CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY THAT SPECIFICALLY TARGETED OLDER AMERICANS THROUGH ROMANCE SCAMS. THESE SCAMS CAN BE BOTH FINANCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY DEVASTATING FOR VULNERABLE VICTIMS. THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, MONA WAS ARRESTED ABROAD AND HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE UNITED STATES TO FACE JUSTICE.”
FBI Assistant Director in Charge Michael J. Driscoll said: “We alleged today that Ms. Montrage participated in multiple romance scams – often targeting elderly victims – resulting in more than $2 million in fraudulent funds under her control. Romance scams – especially those that target older individuals – are of major concern. The FBI will be tireless in our efforts to hold fraudsters accountable in the criminal justice system.”
As alleged in the Indictment and other publicly filed materials:
From at least in or about 2013 through in or about 2019, MONTRAGE was a member of a criminal Enterprise/ Syndicate based in West Africa that committed a series of frauds against individuals and businesses in the United States, including romance scams. The FBI trailed her for years
Following the viral news of the extradition from UK to the USA of MONA Montrage or Hajia4real, due to a $2M romance scam, the Ghanaian artiste & Socialite has been granted a half a million dollar bail
She has reportedly pleaded not guilty during her court appearance and is set to be released on home detention to her aunt’s New Jersey residence in the coming days on $500,000 bond, with GPS tracking via an ankle monitor, her lawyer and the prosecutor’s office has confirmed.
At this time all we know is that there are six alleged victims and only two dealt with a woman and only one of them claims that he dealt with Ms. Montrage,” her attorney, Adam Cortez, told The Post.
Mona was extradited from the United Kingdom to the US for allegedly swindling over $2 million from older, single American men and women in a twisted lonely hearts scam, federal prosecutors said on Monday.
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