Hajia4Reall: Afia Schwar Reacts To Singer's Guilty Plea In US Romance Scam, Pities Daughter (Video)

Hajia4Reall: Afia Schwar Reacts To Singer's Guilty Plea In US Romance Scam, Pities Daughter (Video)

  • Socialite and singer Hajia4Reall is facing a possible five-year jail term in the US over her romance scam case
  • The new development follows Hajia4Reall pleading guilty to one count of conspiring to receive stolen money and agreeing to pay the monies back
  • Afia Schwarzenegger has shared her reaction, drawing Hajia4Reall's daughter into her submission

Comedienne Afia Schwarzenegger has reacted to news that socialite Hajia4Reall had pleaded guilty in her US romance scam case.

Hajia4Reall, real name Mona Faiz Montrage, has been facing prosecution in the US since May 2023. Originally arrested in the UK in November 2022, she was extradited to America six months later for prosecution.

Accused of scamming victims to the tune of more than $2 million in romance scams, she was charged with six offences with a possible 20-year jail term. She was denied bail and has been under surveillance ever since.

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Hajia4Reall and Afia Schwar
Afia Schwar has reacted to Hajia4Reall's guilty plea Photo source: @naila4real, @queenafiaschwarzenegger
Source: Instagram

But it emerged on February 21, 2024, that the 31-year-old had pled guilty to one count of conspiring to receive stolen money.

The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. She will also pay forfeiture in the amount of $2,164,758.41 and make restitution in the same amount.

offered unsolicited advice to socialite Hajia4Real following her arrest in the U.S. for involvement in a romance scam.

Afia Schwar pities Hajia4Reall's daughter

Upon hearing the news, Afia Schwar released a video expressing concern for Hajia4Real's daughter and urging the disgraced star to reform after serving jail time.

"I would pray for Hajia to see the light when she returns from jail so that she won’t go back to her fraudulent ways," she commented.

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She expressed worries about what the high-profile arrest means for Hajia4Real's child and hoped this would serve as a wake-up call for the socialite to change her lifestyle.

Hajia4Reall learns lessons

Meanwhile, Hajia4Reall has spoken after pleading to the charges against her.

In a post on her Instagram page, which has since been taken down, Hajia4Reall shared a statement from her lawyers explaining her guilty plea.

Captioning the photos, the mother of one indicated that she had learnt her lessons from the prosecution and was ready to move on to the next phase of her life.

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Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah (HOD Entertainment) Jeffrey is the Head of the Entertainment Desk and a graduate of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) with over 10 years of experience in journalism. He started as a reporter with Ghana News Agency (GNA). He joined Primnewsghana.com in 2016 as an editor. He moved to YEN.com.gh in 2017 as an editor and has risen to his current position. You can contact him via e-mail: j.owusu-mensah@yen.com.gh