Ghanaian Afrobeats Singer Mona 4Reall Accused of Love Fraud and Facing US Judiciary Prosecution

Start of process for Mona 4Reall

Afrobeats singer and influencer Mona 4Reall, also known as Hajia 4Reall, is in trouble with the US judiciary. The singer from Ghana was accused in New York: love fraud is the accusation! According to federal prosecutors, Mona Faiz Montrage, as her real name is, is said to have stolen more than two million dollars from older, lonely Americans and to have been part of a gang. Actually, her millions of fans know the 30-year-old through her music or her luxury life with designer outfits, shopping tours and trips abroad. Mona 4Reall shuttled between the Ghanaian capital Accra and London until she was arrested in the UK in November and extradited to New York last Friday. She is said to have been part of the criminal gang for five years between 2013 and 2019, i.e. before her music career. She is accused of various forms of fraud against private individuals and companies in the United States. She and the gang are said to have contacted the victims through online dating platforms and social media. They posed as elderly singles. They faked love and extorted money. Mona 4Reall allegedly controlled bank accounts that received more than $2 million in fraudulent funds, the indictment said.

An FBI statement said she was charged with multiple counts, including conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering. If found guilty, she faces a maximum sentence of twenty years in prison for each charge. She was also charged with conspiracy to procure and stealing money, for which the maximum sentences are five and ten years respectively. On the first day of the trial, she pleaded not guilty. Mona 4Reall has been posted $500,000 bail. After her release, she is initially placed under house arrest in New Jersey – and electronically monitored.