According to court filings, Montrage allegedly conned a victim into transferring her $89,000 over 82 wire transfers under the guise of assisting her father’s farm in Ghana.
After several phone conversations using her true identity, she sent them a tribal marriage certificate to deceive them into thinking the two were married, the complaint claims.
“As alleged, Mona Faiz Montrage was a member of a criminal conspiracy that specifically targeted older Americans through romance scams,” stated Manhattan US Attorney Damian Williams in a statement. For helpless victims, these schemes can have catastrophic financial and emotional effects.
“Montrage was arrested abroad and brought to the United States to face justice thanks to the efforts of our law enforcement partners,”
Hajia 4Real
On November 10, 2022, Hajia 4Reall was detained in the UK for the alleged conspiracy and extradited to the US on Friday. She is currently facing charges for conspiracy, money laundering, receiving stolen property, and wire fraud. If found guilty on the main offense, she may spend up to 20 years in jail.
