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Hajia4Reall pleads guilty to receiving fraud proceeds from romance scams

Embattled socialite and social media influencer, Mona Faiz Montrage, alias Hajia4Reall, has pleaded guilty to receiving fraud proceeds from romance scams, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has reported. A DoJ statement dated February 21, 2024, read in part: “Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District …

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MoMo advocacy group assures of measures to protect MoMo agents against fraud

The Mobile Money Advocacy Group has assured that steps are being taken to address cases of fraud perpetrated against its members. The group bemoaned the situation, emphasizing its negative impacts on the volume of transactions conducted and the limited number of agents operating during certain times of the day and …

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27 Immigration Service officers interdicted for alleged recruitment and visa fraud

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has taken disciplinary action against 27 officers, including three senior officers and 24 junior officers, on suspicion of engaging in various offenses that have tarnished the Service’s reputation. In a circular signed by the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi, it announced that the …

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Former minister Inusah Fuseini’s son sentenced in America for fraud, romance scam

The son of a former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources and former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has been sentenced by an American court to two-years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. The 32-year-old Abdul Inusah was sentenced after having been found …

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Absa Bank drags former employee to court over GH¢4.9m fraud

Absa Bank has filed a civil action against a former employee in the Commercial Division of the Accra High Court, seeking to recover GH¢4.9 million allegedly obtained through fraud. This was reported by Daily Graphic dated June 30, 2023. According to the report, the suspect whose name is given as …

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Hajia4Reall fraud case: Mona Gucci levels damning allegations against Ayisha Modi

Onua TV presenter, Mona Gucci, has launched a scathing attack at Ghanaian UK-based entertainment enthusiast, Ayisha Modi aka She Loves Stonebwoy. In a TikTok live video, she made on Thursday, June 8, 2023, the Bribi Gyegye Wo show host alleged that over the years Ayisha Modi has served as a …

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You live lavishly, claim you’re a musician; the next day, you’re arrested for fraud – Delay’s controversial comment

Media personality Deloris Frimpong Manso shared her concern about how some musicians live extravagant lifestyles under the guise of making money from music, a posture she vehemently argued is deceptive as it leads some youth astray. Her comment was birthed during her interview with Oseikrom Sikanii, a musician based in Kumasi who …

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Mona4Reall faces up to 95 years in US jail if found guilty in US$2m fraud case

Mona4Reall born Mona Faiz Montrage will face up to 75 years jail term if she’s found guilty of all the charges levelled against her in the US$2 million fraud. Reports suggest that the Ghanaian Influencer who has been a member of a criminal enterprise since 2013 has been charged and …

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18 convicted for internet fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of a serial internet fraudster and ex-convict, Olayinka Ridwan Olatunji to two years imprisonment and a fine of N500, 000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) before Justice Demi Ajayi of the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, Ogun State for …

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Women cautioned against ‘sextortion’, cyber fraud

The Koforidua District Police Crime Officer, DSP Charity Cyrilta kudjawu has cautioned young women against sending of nude pictures and videos to their partners. She observed a worrying trend which young women in particular are blackmailed with sexually explicit pictures and videos they send to their partners. She said this …

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