When Georgia and I visited Sofia a month later, Dr Ruja's personal mansion appeared to be locked up and empty, but the OneCoin office gave every appearance of being a busy workplace. Bulgarian-born German citizen Ruja Ignatova, FBIs list of the 10 most-wanted fugitives. Perhaps it would put him in an uncomfortable position. The company went bankrupt shortly after acquisition under dubious circumstances. "I said to Andreea, 'We need to build it up to 100 million coins, because when this coin goes to 100 and we have 100 million, we are richer than Bill Gates.' 2023 BBC. From either Greece or Romania Dr Ruja could be extradited to the US. Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. From the very beginning, she was a gifted child and always at the top of her class. Ignatov and Greenwood could face a maximum sentence of 90 years in prison. It took McAdam three months to go through it all, but questions were starting to form. There were rumours of course - lots of them. The head office in Sofia, where she was such an imposing presence, didn't know anything either. "What was her lifestyle? It's also been suggested that there are powerful people who might protect her in her native Bulgaria - and that she could hide in plain sight because of plastic surgery that makes her unrecognisable. Despite the successful facade, trouble was brewing. The listing of a property in the heart of London has brought a notorious cryptocurrency fugitive who ran a $4 billion Ponzi scheme out of the woodwork. Ruja Ignatova called herself the Cryptoqueen. Prestige property seller Knight Frank advertised the property but swiftly took the listing down after it emerged that Ignatova had links to it. Read about our approach to external linking. This was to be resolved at a large gathering of European OneCoin promoters in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 2017. Bulgarian-born German citizen Ruja Ignatova, 42, and a business partner called Sebastian Greenwood conned crypto enthusiasts by claiming their crypto token, OneCoin, would be a Bitcoin killer. The key point is that these special blockchain databases are what make cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin work. The FBI launched their most wanted list in 1950 and of the 529 fugitives that have earned an honorable mention, shes one of just 11 women. Ms Ignatova, a 42-year-old Bulgaria-born German national, disappeared on 25 October 2017 after being tipped-off about intensifying police investigations into her Sofia-based scam. The FBI did not comment on the Europol documents, but Special Agent Paul Roberts told the podcast: "There were investigations all around the world into her, and into OneCoin generally, many of which she had become aware of due to actions by law enforcement in other countries.". "You can never be blamed for believing in something. This was the secret of OneCoin's success. [2][3][4] She is the subject of the 2019 BBC podcast series The Missing Cryptoqueen and the 2022 book of the same name. Will she get her money back? The 16th century English buccaneer Sir Francis Drake died without heirs and this has inspired many to search for his supposed fortune, and others to swindle fortune hunters. It wasn't just a fake cryptocurrency, it was an old-fashioned pyramid scheme, with the fake coin as its "product". Levy launched a legal case for compensation for OneCoin victims with British Indian Ocean Territory because it hosted a web domain, allegedly used by OneCoin. Read about our approach to external linking. In 2020, it was announced that Jennifer McAdam will be portrayed by Kate Winslet in an upcoming Hollywood film about the OneCoin fraud. You can also see more on the next episode of BBC Click. "You are so lucky that you're seeing this webinar right now," she was told. In October 2022, a documentary called "CryptoqueenThe OneCoin Scam" debuted at Mipcom Cannes. I haven't given her 100% full confirmation that it won't work. Maybe 1,000 wasn't enough? Missing Cryptoqueen joins FBI ten most wanted, Revealed: The Cryptoqueen's 13.5m London penthouse. "Particularly if you have invested something, not only money, but belief, reputation, intelligence. She asks what news we have about OneCoin. OneCoin was still growing fast, and Dr Ruja was starting to spend her new fortune: buying multi-million-dollar properties in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, and the Black Sea resort of Sozopol. "I'm somehow hiding myself. In the FBI's' 72-year history, Ruja is only the 11th woman to appear on this list. OneCoin was not a cryptocurrency and it did not have blockchain technology. All over the world, people were already investing their savings into OneCoin, hoping to be part of this new revolution. As a result, lawyers representing Ignatova made a formal claim on the property, listing her as the apartments beneficial owner in a filing with the UKs financial regulator. There were limitations as to how many OneCoins could be exchanged for any other currency per day. It represents the dark side of rapid technological change - the way that every new technology creates amazing new opportunities and possibilities for people who understand it, but also the chance to exploit the people who don't. Many were struck by the personality and persuasiveness of the "visionary" Dr Ruja. From the very beginning, she was a gifted child and always at the top of her class. By March 2017, more than 3.5 billion had been invested in the OneCoin system. And literally my legs just went, and I fell on the floor,'" she says. Hotels near Romer Hotels near Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof Hotels near Main Tower Hotels near Cathedral of St. Bartholomew (Dom St. Bartholomaus) Hotels near Stadel Museum Hotels near Palmengarten Hotels near Iron Bridge Hotels near Zoo Frankfurt Hotels near Senckenberg Natural History Museum (Naturmuseum Senckenberg) Hotels near Frankfurt am Main ", Such explanations don't offer much comfort to those affected. She would urge and convince simple people to invest in OneCoin and not be left out of the huge potential profits. He already had 400,000 shillings in savings, and to raise the rest he returned from the capital, Kampala, to his family home, took three goats raised by his younger brothers, and sold them. "Where's the support? On the other hand, Ruja and her collaborators amassed millions, which provided them with an affluent lifestyle: they bought luxury yachts, expensive jewelery and exclusive properties. They can easily kill me. Facebook Previously, the property belonged to a company called Abbots House Penthouse Limited,. Charles Ponzi is remembered for creating the Ponzi scheme. They live in an enormous house in an affluent neighbourhood on the outskirts of Amsterdam. There have been several alleged sightings of her, and it is believed that she could be travelling in the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and Dubai. the congregations replies. A change in the rules of Companies House the UK equivalent of ASIC forced Ignatova out of hiding, as she had to be named in full rather than just her shell company. While in Waltenhofen, we learned that she had a German husband, a lawyer for the well-known firm, Linklaters. She could hear the whoops and cheers of thousands of adoring fans in the background. They'd read, with envy, the stories of people striking gold with Bitcoin and thought OneCoin was a second chance. "This is classic," he exclaims. One Property was owned by another company called Risk Ltd. Risk Ltd was owned by Ruja, but was then transferred to some unnamed Panamanians, but it was still managed by another company called Peragon. The Federal Criminal Police Office announced a 5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. She reportedly earned a PhD in private international law from the University of Constance and has a daughter who. [12] She reportedly has also worked for McKinsey & Company. ', "I said: 'What? Armed with a microphone and several photographs of Dr Ruja, we headed off to Frankfurt and searched old addresses and gated neighbourhoods said to be the most expensive in Germany. "This is supposed to mean that you can no longer use a British company to hide behind," he says, as he scrolls down the page. "The companies and individuals behind OneCoin are based outside UK jurisdiction," it said. The documents show attendees from Bulgaria's Interior Ministry at the March 2017 Europol meeting. In October 2017, Ruja was scheduled to appear in a OneCoin promotional event in Lisbon, Portugal. People involved at the early stages have told him it was never supposed to be a billion-dollar scam. Where's the help? In Europe, less money was invested in the first six months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. ", "Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Leaders Of "OneCoin," A Multibillion-Dollar Pyramid Scheme Involving The Sale Of A Fraudulent Cryptocurrency", "BKA - Fahndung nach Personen - Ruja IGNATOVA", https://moneyweek.com/economy/people/605142/ruja-ignatova-profile-crooked-cryptoqueen, "The Outrageous Case of OneCoin, the Billion Dollar Scam Sold as a "Bitcoin Killer", "Cryptoqueen: How this woman scammed the world, then vanished", "OneCoin Took In Billions. I've also been told by more than one person that it could be as much as 15bn. "I felt responsibility. Dr. Ruja Ignatova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria on May 30, 1980. But we were still surprised when, during our internet searches, Frankfurt started appearing over and over again. Jen McAdam on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme, The video of Dr Ruja at the Economist conference was what clinched it for Jen McAdam, Igor Alberts and Andreea Cimbala outside their house, Daniel, Prudence and Jamie with children in the poor area of Kampala where Prudence works as a nurse, Dr Ruja was renowned for expensive dresses and red lipstick, Dr Ruja posted a video of herself with her baby on social media, Dr Ruja comes on stage at Wembley to the song This Girl Is On Fire. At first she was told it was something she didn't need to know, but when she persisted she finally got the truth in a voicemail in April 2017. [10][2] Claims that she may have studied at University of Oxford in England give no details of college, course, or date of matriculation. "I was thinking: 'What is my job going to be? She left with a tremendous amount of cash, FBI spokesman Michael Driscoll added. OneCoin has always denied wrongdoing. [18] In 2019, her brother Konstantin Ignatov pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering in connection with the scheme. "What's the name of the company?" Then he says I should check what yachts were bought in Athens around the time she arrived there from Sofia. From Pakistan to Brazil, from Hong Kong to Norway, from Canada to Yemen even Palestine. He doesn't seem certain it's a good idea. It's as glitzy as you would expect. "You must dig deeper.". Dr. Ruja Ignatova, 41, pictured here in 2015, is wanted by Interpol because they say she cheated people who wanted to invest their money in cryptocurrency. So it's our blockchain technology, a SQL server with a database.". She is best known as the founder of a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme known as OneCoin, which The Times has described as "one of the biggest scams in history". Finding people is his speciality, and there is one thing above all he says we should focus on. And that friend was visiting the richest neighbourhood in Frankfurt in summer this year. Nobody knew why she wasn't there," recalls one delegate. She now runs Whatsapp support groups for OneCoin investors who realise they have been swindled. Lots of people were looking to get involved in this strange new opportunity. This platform was launched after many delays. Alberts was brought up in a poor neighbourhood. It starts to get very very very scary, very very very fast." Dr Ruja herself made a powerful impression too, with her "princess's dresses" and her vision of a financial revolution. One day soon, she was told, she would be able to turn these coins back into euros or pounds. We don't know. She is big on the fairytale and cinderella stuff so castles. Then we started looking at some old photos of Ruja, and spotted one friend who appeared with her all the way back to 2011. The Bulgarian woman, believed to be in her 40s, is wanted for her alleged. In court it was revealed that Ignatov signed a plea deal on 4 October, in which he pleaded guilty to several fraud charges. They keep postponing this. Amazingly, even after this, OneCoin continued to function - and people continued to invest in it. The company went bankrupt shortly after its acquisition. "You're in at such an early stage and it's just going to go like Bitcoin. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Far from putting an end to their financial worries, she and her friends and family had thrown a quarter of a million euros away. A towel covers the front door, and a few metres away is her land, where she grows her own food and sells anything left over at the local market. Cryptocurrency as an idea was just entering the mainstream. In August this year, the City of London police ended a two-year investigation into OneCoin. She was condemned to 14 months suspended jail sentence. "Well then prove it to me!" THE FBI has added a Bulgarian woman dubbed the 'Crypto Queen' to its infamous 10 most wanted list after she stole billions in the biggest scam EVER. In early October 2016 - four months after Dr Ruja's London appearance - a blockchain expert called Bjorn Bjercke was called by a recruitment agent, with a curious job offer. She had been impressed by Ruja and the upward trend in the price of OneCoin without the fluctuations other cryptocurrencies usually have. Greatly feared for his use of violence, Silas Jayne operated in the very dark underworld of the champion horse business. That was the last time anyone saw or heard from Dr Ruja. And every item of clothing is Dolce and Gabbana. And, most frustratingly of all, she correctly guessed that by the time we realised it, she'd be gone, along with the money. Thousands of people were gathering in venues, all over the world, to see and hear her presentations. Twitter Ruja Ignatova was added to the FBI's Ten Most. Dr Ruja had vanished. Big companies like Amway and Herbalife use these techniques. Frankfurt probably isn't the only place she goes - it might be one of several places, including perhaps Dubai and Russia. They are desperate to get their hands on the conwoman, offering a $100,000 reward for intel that ultimately leads to her arrest. "We made in our first month almost 90,000 out of nothing. "And in that sense it's cultic.". "Acting on behalf of investors and creditors of OneCoin," Levy described it as one of the largest and most successful financial pyramids in history, seeking an investigation of misfeasance by the Bulgarian government for taking no steps to seize assets from OneCoin including real estate, bank accounts, and 230,000 Bitcoins.. Over the next hour or so she listened carefully to people talking enthusiastically about this exciting new cryptocurrency - how it could transform her fortunes. One spring day a few months earlier, Jen McAdam received a message from a friend about an unmissable investment opportunity. Thanks for contacting us. You can listen to episodes here. "OneCoins principals continue to operate from Bulgaria," according to Dr Levy. [25] The FBI followed up with an episode of its podcast and YouTube series Inside the FBI devoted to Ignatova and the OneCoin case. Like this one at Wembley Arena in London in 2016. The UK began to insist recently that companies must enter the name of the person with "significant control" - the real owner. In March 2016 it was announced that the exchange would be closing down for two weeks for maintenance. It depends upon a special type of database called a blockchain, which is like a huge book - one that Bitcoin owners have independent but identical copies of. In January 2022, police searched apartments and offices in Weilburg, Baden-Baden, Frankfurt am Main, Bad Homburg, Neu-Isenburg and Vaihingen. It is a tale of 'greed and folly' perhaps even more scandalous than Holmes' billion-dollar Theranos bust-up. He takes the first one on the list and looks it up on the Companies House website. Igor Alberts is wearing black-and-gold everything. To buy the packages some sold their cattle, their land and even their houses - with disastrous consequences. Ruja Ignatova, with the help of a partner, created a crypto currency that was a scam. DeSantis won't say he's running. This is clearly a question for a professional, which is why Georgia and I went to see private investigator Alan McLean. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. In fact, she had gone underground. Black-and-gold shoes, black-and-gold pleated suit, black-and-gold shirt, black-and-gold sunglasses, and he has a thick black-and-gold ring on. But later we hear that we might have been in the presence of Dr Ruja - that she was there, in the same room, right in front of our noses. '", Money might push people to invest in the first place, but the sense of belonging, of doing something, of achieving something, is why they stay, Barker says. Ignatova started to refer to herself as the Cryptoqueen. There's a famous saying in journalism, "Follow the money." And his targets were public libraries in America where he would masquerade as a "jolly," well-educated professor and ultimately pillage rare books to the tune of more than half a million dollars. The alleged motive for the murder was to conceal the drug lord's involvement in the OneCoin scam. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Dr Ruja was still travelling the world to sell her vision - hopping from Macau to Dubai to Singapore, filling out arenas, pulling in new investors. The agent replied that this was correct. Bjercke would get an apartment and a car - and an attractive annual salary of about 250,000. The degrees are genuine. Ruja Ignatova, also known as the "missing Cryptoqueen", received police information about investigations into her $4bn (3.5bn) cryptocurrency fraud before she disappeared, it is claimed. They are now in what's called my downline. Daniel is one of thousands of Ugandans who've bought into Dr Ruja's fake cryptocurrency - and the OneCoin financial documents leaked to the BBC reveal that as time went on, investors like him became increasingly important to OneCoin. [5][6], Since 2017, Ignatova has been on the run from various international law enforcement agencies. OneCoin was a familiar scam with a digital twist - a new and hugely successful take on the old pyramid scheme. Prudence is a nurse in a Kampala slum, who thought she could make more money selling OneCoin and set about recruiting new investors. After Dr Ruja's non-appearance in Lisbon, a point came when Igor Alberts, like Jen McAdam, asked to see evidence of the blockchain. Dr Ruja Ignatova offered a cryptocurrency of her own devising called OneCoin. "You're told not to believe anything from the 'outside world'," she recalls. "If they still thought we were a fraudulent company, then guess what, that warning's not removed. Another tip he gives us is to find out where she has been on her yacht. I don't want those people I introduced into OneCoin to see me moving around. They don't care! "In two years, nobody will speak about Bitcoin any more!" Strehl, husband of one the biggest scammers Ruja, was invisible during the whole OneCoin saga. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In November of the same year, he pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering and fraud. But in Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent, it was the other way round. The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is responsible for regulating financial markets in the UK, issued a warning on its website only in September 2016. Her collaborators started getting arrested on securities and fraud charges and money laundering. The opening of a long-promised exchange that would allow OneCoin to be turned into cash kept being delayed - and investors were growing more and more concerned. When there is nothing of value to sell, though, and all the money is made by recruiting other people, it is illegal and goes by another name: a pyramid scheme. A court reporter was there to hear his testimony, and according to his account of the proceedings Ignatov appears to have implied that his sister had duped him with the same line the organisation put out to its investors - that OneCoin critics were "haters" who could not be believed. But besides loving books, he was also a master book thief. She started asking the leaders of her OneCoin group if there was a blockchain. Now a hit podcast is stepping up the search for the international scam artist, writes Tanya Sweeney It emerged during a money-laundering trial in. Nobody - not banks, not governments, or the person who invents it - is in charge or can change it. All of them were "very up-tempo, full of beans, full of passion", she remembers. Europol said it was looking into the issue. Until this week, however, the OneCoin head office remained open for business - and people were continuing to promote the currency. She understood that truth and lies are getting harder to tell apart when there is so much contradictory information online. "If Dr. Ruja still has the 230,000 bitcoins, she would be one of the currency's largest holders. The daughter, we were informed, might be in Frankfurt. I show his results to Bullough, who immediately notices how many British companies there are. The family had saved about 3,000 to buy a maize store so that Daniel's mother could stop spending every day in the fields. Read about our approach to external linking. Igor Alberts, the MLM kingpin, said he'd heard she has Russian and Ukrainian passports and travels back and forth between Russia and Dubai. A small beaten down van parked in front and was filled with various office equipment and supplies. You told me it was a cryptocurrency company.'". But this is the first principle to grasp: money is only valuable because other people think it's valuable. Ignatova was a convincing speaker. The Forbes cover isn't: it was actually an inside cover - a paid-for advertisement - from Forbes Bulgaria, but once the real cover was ripped off, it looked impressive. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. They, like almost everyone else involved, were convinced they were earning a fortune. "I thought, 'What???' When investors became members promoting OneCoin, they were getting a percentage margin on the proceeds from the people they had introduced and persuaded to invest in the company. She was dressed, as usual, in an expensive. After that, she vanished and remains missing. MLM is not illegal. The article follows the life of a woman who started with the best possible education and a gifted personality, but threw it all away by making the worst possible life choices. Looking to get ideas for places to take our 3 year old while in Frankfurt. When I ask for more details, he replies: "No, I cannot tell that because I don't want to take that risk with our lives.". She doesn't speak English either, so I'm shocked to discover, as we sit and talk, that Daniel has never actually told his mother that the money is lost. It told the BBC: "OneCoin verifiably fulfils all criteria of the definition of a crypto-currency." In early 2019, she was charged in absentia by U.S. authorities for wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering. Former 'Cryptoqueen' is now one of 10 most-wanted fugitives Ruja Ignatova, a founder of OneCoin, is accused of running a $4 billion pyramid scheme By Mara Luisa Pal July 1, 2022 at 7:31 a.m.. It's easy as that.". Some sources think it could be four times that amount. She never appeared. When you're dealing with a scam worth billions of euros, it's not unusual for shadowy groups to get involved. [20], Afterward, the North Rhine-Westphalia Police and German Federal Criminal Police Office announced that Ignatova is sought for fraud charges. It suggests she is still alive, and there are documents out there somewhere which contain vital clues as to her recent whereabouts. he recalls. They have persuaded their friends and families to invest in OneCoin. She was dressed, as usual, in an expensive ballgown, wearing long diamond earrings and bright red lipstick. Its working title is Fake! The manager of the database could go in and change it at will. It was launched by two offshore companies: OneCoin Ltd. (based in Bulgaria and registered in Dubai) and OneLife Network Ltd. (registered in Belize). There is a BBC Sounds podcast called "The Missing Cryptoqueen." Bang!". The FCA said it had been up for long enough, but OneCoin promoters presented this as proof that the UK authorities considered OneCoin a legitimate investment. In May 2015, already a very successful MLM seller, Igor Alberts was invited to a OneCoin event in Dubai, where he met lots of people, all apparently making fortunes with this new currency. [11][failed verification] In 2005, she earned a PhD in private international law from the University of Constance in Germany with the dissertation Art. [17], On 25 October 2017 Ignatova disappeared after being tipped off about increasing police investigations about OneCoin. "Go back to her life before OneCoin. "OK Jen they don't want to disclose that kind of information, just in case something goes wrong where the blockchain is being held. The police files contain presentations made at an "Operation Satellite" Europol meeting in The Hague on 15 March 2017. Listen to The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast, with Jamie Bartlett and producer Georgia Catt, on BBC Sounds. (And I, at the top, would be making a cut on all the sales. You've heard of Google, but there are several other search engines that specialise in this. Around the same time, the US authorities charged Dr Ruja in absentia for wire fraud, security fraud and money laundering. Then he got into network marketing, or multi-level marketing (MLM) as it is often known, and started making money. "I've been telling her it's changing. So she decided to invest her savings and the money from her inheritance from her father into OneCoin. She had got hold of a "big passport", he said, and asked him to get her plane tickets to Vienna, then Athens. She told people she had invented a cryptocurrency to rival Bitcoin, and persuaded them to invest billions. Igor Alberts, the MLM seller, also talks about the involvement of "very influential people". We explore the path she followed in her business life, making her extremely rich, extremely quicklybut it was all done at the expense of others. We've received your submission. The force has provided assistance to foreign law enforcement partners in respect of their investigations concerning OneCoin personnel and will continue to do this. The narco-boss is said currently to reside in Dubai, having evaded Bulgarian authorities. Here's an example: Ruja bought a very large property in central Sofia. It's no surprise, then, that OneCoin's corporate structure is incredibly complicated. It's not clear who Bjorn and Igor are talking about, or whether they are even talking about the same people, but the US Department of Justice claims to have evidence of a link between Dr Ruja's brother, Konstantin Ignatov - who took over the running of OneCoin when Ruja disappeared - and "significant players in Eastern European organised crime". (I tested this explanation on my mother, the family technophobe, and she told me I'd failed to make it clear enough and should start again. Daniel translates, and his mother's reply comes back. The crypto queen possibly traveled on a German passport from Athens, possibly to the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Russia, Eastern Europe or even back to Bulgaria, the FBI has said. Up to 90 years for the Ponzi scheme. Why did the FCA drop its Cryptoqueen scam warning? Bishop Fred, we learned, is now one of the country's top promoters of OneCoin, though he says it's no longer promoted during church services. 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