Ghanaian Instagram Influencer Extradited for $2M Romance Scam Targeting Elderly
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Ghanaian influencer Mona Faiz Montrage, known as Hajia4Reall, has been charged with six counts of fraud and money laundering in connection with a series of romance scams that targeted vulnerable, older Americans. The scams were allegedly carried out by a criminal enterprise based in West Africa, of which Montrage was a member. She was arrested in the UK in November 2022 and extradited to the US in May 2023. Montrage is accused of receiving over $2 million in fraudulent funds from the enterprise.
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