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In a recent court revelation, it has come to light that Hajia4Real, a prominent personality, reportedly employed a network of five foreign bank accounts to swindle an estimated $2 million from six unsuspecting victims. Court documents obtained by Gossips24 Avenue have unveiled the intricate scheme behind these fraudulent activities, which were allegedly carried out in the Bronx, New York.
The court report identifies these bank accounts as the ‘Montrage Accounts,’ numbered from Account 1 to Account 5, each serving a specific role in this elaborate operation.
Accounts 1 and 3 were allegedly designated as business accounts under the name ‘Mona Montrage DBA 4Reall Designs,’ supposedly linked to a beauty supply store. Both accounts, which were opened in May 2018 and September 2016, had Hajia4Real as the sole signatory. Strikingly, there appeared to be no legitimate transactions associated with beauty supplies in these accounts.
On the other hand, Accounts 2, 4, and 5 were maintained in the name of ‘Mona Faiz Montrage.’ Initially, Account 2 was solely under the control of “Montrage,” but another individual (Individual 2) was later included as a signatory. The sole signatories for Accounts 2 and 5 changed over time, and between December 2013 and October 2019, these accounts witnessed deposits totaling $2,165,000, followed by withdrawals amounting to approximately $2,096,000. Notably, these deposits primarily consisted of cash and international wire transfers to Ghana.
Even more troubling is the revelation that Hajia4Real was reportedly involved in a romance scam. Operating under the guise of a male persona, she engaged in an online relationship with a 70-year-old woman, claiming to require financial assistance for transporting gold from overseas to the United States. The victim was instructed to send a check to a bank account registered under the name “4Reall Designs,” citing it as an investment.
The victim, complying with the request, sent $195,000 from a bank account in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, using ‘Montrage Account 3.’ However, the victim never received any funds back or any returns on the supposed investment.
In a similar modus operandi, another victim sent $182,000 to ‘Montrage Account 1.’ Furthermore, a sixty-year-old man who had established an online relationship with Mona received a counterfeit marriage certificate, indicating that they had married in Ghana. Subsequently, Mona requested substantial sums of money from the victim to support her father’s farm in Ghana. This victim sent a total of 82 wire transfers, amounting to $89,000, from Converse, Texas, to Accra, Ghana, through MoneyGram, addressed to Mona and the victim’s last name.
The legal proceedings surrounding these allegations are ongoing, and further investigations are expected to shed light on the full extent of these alleged fraudulent activities. Hajia4Real now faces serious legal consequences if found guilty of these charges.
Source: Pulse Ghana
