An influencer with more than 4 million Instagram followers was extradited to the U.S. on Friday after allegedly scamming followers out of more than $2 million, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York.
Montrage, 30, allegedly scammed followers out of more than $2 million. She has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, money laundering, receipt of stolen money and conspiracy to receive stolen money. She was arrested in the United Kingdom in November, prosecutors said in a press release.
Prosecutors said that she was involved in multiple romance scams that targeted “vulnerable, older men and women who lived alone,” and that she got money from them under false pretenses. The operation would target victims through online dating and social media websites by using fake personas to send emails, text messages and social media messages to deceive them into believing they were in romantic relationships. The victims would then be convinced to transfer money to bank accounts controlled by members of the operation.
The victim then sent Montrage 82 wire transfers totaling $89,000 to purportedly help her father’s farm in Ghana, prosecutors said.
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