Ghanaian actress, Fella Makafui, has refused to speak about the romance scam worth over $2 million involving her companion, Mona Faiz Montrage, popularly known as Hajia 4Reall. Blogger, Zionfelix raised the issue of the arrest of Ghanaian socialite and influencer in an interview with Fella but she evaded his querries.

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According to Ghanaweb, Fella was asked if Hajia4Reall was her friend and how she feels about her scandal and she replied, “Oh yes, she is my friend but I really don’t want to talk about the issue, please. This is a very sensitive topic you know.

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” Hajia4Reall is alleged to be a member of a criminal conspiracy known as the Enterprise that specifically targeted older Americans through romance scams which were both financially and emotionally devastating for vulnerable victims. U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, she had been doing this from about 2013 through to 2019.

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Under false pretense, she is alleged to have induced victims to send money for payments to transport gold to the United States from overseas, resolve a fake FBI unemployment investigation and assist a fake United States army officer in receiving funds from Afghanistan. She is said to have received approximately 82 wire transfers totaling approximately $89,000 to purportedly help with costs associated with her father’s farm in Ghana.

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In total, Hajia4Reall is believed to have controlled bank accounts that received over $2 million in fraudulent funds from the Enterprise. She is currently facing six charges, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of wire fraud, one count of money laundering conspiracy, and one count of money laundering, each of which carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

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She is also charged with one count of receipt of stolen money, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, and one count of conspiracy to receive stolen money, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. In total, she could see a possible 95-year jail term. She has however pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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