Mona Faiz Montrage, also known as Hajia4Reall, has pleaded guilty to her involvement in a West African criminal enterprise that orchestrated romance scams targeting vulnerable individuals in the United States.
Operating from at least 2013 to 2019, the enterprise preyed on lonely people, convincing them of romantic relationships before tricking them into transferring money to fraudulent accounts controlled by the group. Montrage, a Ghanaian influencer with millions of followers, received more than $2 million from victims who were duped into sending money under false pretenses, such as transporting gold or resolving fraudulent FBI investigations.