The documents include details of US authorities having a "high-placed confidential informant", OneCoin bank accounts receiving investor funds, and unsuccessful efforts by the UK's City of London Police to interview Ms Ignatova. Ruja Ignatova is wanted for her alleged participation in a large-scale fraud scheme. 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. Now a hit podcast is stepping up the search for the international scam artist, writes Tanya Sweeney She spotted that society's defence against OneCoin - the law-makers, the police, and also us in the media would struggle to understand what was happening. In 2020, it was announced that Jennifer McAdam will be portrayed by Kate Winslet in an upcoming Hollywood film about the OneCoin fraud. They don't care! And if sellers have invested their own money, they are victims too. Igor Alberts, the MLM kingpin, said he'd heard she has Russian and Ukrainian passports and travels back and forth between Russia and Dubai. "We believe consumers should be wary of dealing with OneCoin," it said. Frankfurt probably isn't the only place she goes - it might be one of several places, including perhaps Dubai and Russia. It's hard to say.". '", 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. The. Greatly feared for his use of violence, Silas Jayne operated in the very dark underworld of the champion horse business. Ignatova was married to a German lawyer, with whom she had a daughter in 2016. According to the Irish Daily Mail, filmmaker Scott Z. Burns, who is behind the production, described McAdam as the new Erin Brockovich. Another tip he gives us is to find out where she has been on her yacht. Money can buy a lot of friends, and I would imagine shes taking advantage of that.. Her collaborators started getting arrested on securities and fraud charges and money laundering. Maybe 1,000 wasn't enough? Then he tries checking the company's owners. 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.". 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. This was to be resolved at a large gathering of European OneCoin promoters in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 2017. Nobody - not banks, not governments, or the person who invents it - is in charge or can change it. Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Phil and Georgia both recruit two people, and then all four of them recruit two more, and so on. In fact, OneCoins were entirely worthless, he said, per CNN. But then I recruit Georgia and Phil to start selling too, and I make a cut on their sales as well. [20], Afterward, the North Rhine-Westphalia Police and German Federal Criminal Police Office announced that Ignatova is sought for fraud charges. The police documents were passed to The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast by Frank Schneider, a former spy and trusted adviser to Ms Ignatova. DeSantis won't say he's running. Blame is not easy to apportion. Every time a Bitcoin is sent from me to someone else, a record of that transaction goes into everyone's book. In October 2022, a documentary called "CryptoqueenThe OneCoin Scam" debuted at Mipcom Cannes. The nature of MLM networks - where people often recruit others who are close to them - creates a blurred sense of responsibility. There is a BBC Sounds podcast called "The Missing Cryptoqueen." 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. It was only earlier this year that the US authorities revealed she'd flown to Athens on 25 October 2017. But we were still surprised when, during our internet searches, Frankfurt started appearing over and over again. From that amount, he had collected $50 million in fees. The promoters said it was the larger packages that were really life-changing. 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. A book about this case was written by British investigative reporter Jamie Bartlett and published in June 2022. Less than a year later, the warning was removed from the website. On October 25, two weeks after the Lisbon event, she boarded a Ryanair flight from Sofia to Athens, Greece. VIA HACHETTE BOOKS. But it seems it's not just the promise of riches that keeps people believing. Ignatova started to refer to herself as the Cryptoqueen. 'Haters' - Bitcoiners are 'haters'. Technically it was owned by a company called One Property. 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. Do you know how they do so? ", "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. After that, she vanished and remains missing. So we start unearthing previous addresses, known friends, old phone numbers, anything that could help us. "Oh, hey presto, they haven't filed a person with significant control. "What was her lifestyle? Could she really be hiding out in the heart of the EU? "You must dig deeper.". From the very beginning, she was a gifted child and always at the top of her class. Several OneCoin events took place in the UK after the FCA took down the warning, and money continued to be invested. "I can't discuss that. The alleged murderer, Hristo Hristov, who is also Bulgarian, is currently serving time in a Dutch prison for drug trafficking. There, she recruited members to promote OneCoin and sell to their friends and relatives. ), 'Hun, this could be your opportunity to get rich'. So it's our blockchain technology, a SQL server with a database.". We already knew that Dr Ruja spent some of her childhood in Schramberg, southern Germany. "What's the name of the company?" Then he got into network marketing, or multi-level marketing (MLM) as it is often known, and started making money. But when the day came, Dr Ruja - who was famously punctual - didn't show up. Listen to The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast, with Jamie Bartlett and producer Georgia Catt, on BBC Sounds. But it is controversial, because usually only a small number of people make all the money. In an ideal world, regulators would take action to protect consumers from scams like OneCoin. I would have just turned my back and walked away," he says. Backstage at London's Wembley Arena, Dr. Ruja Ignatova was nervously pacing up and down, dressed, as usual, in a full-length ball gown. 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. The now 42-year-old is thought to hold both Russian and Ukrainian passports and use a fake ID. Daniel's mother then tells us that when she first saw me and Georgia, she assumed it was a good sign - that perhaps it meant that her money was going to arrive at last. On 5 November 2019, the day after the final episode of The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast was released, Dr Ruja's brother, Konstantin Ignatov, appeared in court in New York, testifying for the government in a case against a lawyer accused of laundering $400m of the money OneCoin made in the US. I sell a box to my friends, Georgia and Phil, and make a small cut. His mother had doubts, but he persuaded her to put the money into OneCoin instead. "Some of their kids are at home sitting without going to school - some don't have anywhere to sleep. In October 2017, Ruja was scheduled to appear in a OneCoin promotional event in Lisbon, Portugal. He clicks to see the company's filing history, but where you should see company accounts, there is nothing. He claims metadata on the files suggests she obtained the information via her own contacts in Bulgaria. He was an Italian immigrant whose investment scam resulted in people losing tens of millions of dollars. ", Some action at the OneCoin HQ at last. Lots of people were looking to get involved in this strange new opportunity. MLM is not illegal. Frantic calls and messages went unanswered. Another lead comes our way when we pay a visit to a bizarre OneCoin beauty pageant in Bucharest. In Europe, less money was invested in the first six months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. [2][3][4] She is the subject of the 2019 BBC podcast series The Missing Cryptoqueen and the 2022 book of the same name. I didn't even know what is a blockchain What doubt can I have?". By March 2017, more than 3.5 billion had been invested in the OneCoin system. Not guilt," he replies. 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. Greenwood was arrested in 2018. 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. He takes the first one on the list and looks it up on the Companies House website. Investors often told us that what drew them in initially was the fear that they would miss out on the next big thing. Bjorn Bjercke is a blockchain expert and he was the first person who started speaking publicly against OneCoin. "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. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Listen to The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast on BBC Sounds, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Dozens of girls treated after new Iran poisonings, Prince Andrew offered Frogmore Cottage - reports, Havana Syndrome unlikely to have hostile cause - US, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Beer and wine sales in Canada fall to all-time low, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms. "We've been unable to identify UK-based assets, which could be used to compensate UK investors. By the time the webinar had finished she had decided to invest 1,000. This platform was launched after many delays. "We gathered the teams together and we started to work like crazy," he says. When you're dealing with a scam worth billions of euros, it's not unusual for shadowy groups to get involved. But by this stage, thanks to Curry and Bjercke, she knew that a standard SQL server database was no basis for a genuine cryptocurrency. "We are concerned about the potential risk this poses to UK consumers.". When we started planning the Missing Cryptoqueen podcast in late 2018, no-one really had a clue what happened to Dr Ruja after her disappearance. They didn't feel they were taking a risk, because they trusted Ruja and her education and work experience. Investigative reporter Jamie Bartlett, host ofThe Missing Cryptoqueenpodcast, in conjunction with the BBC, initially flagged a tenuous link between the fraudster and the penthouse. Ruja Plamenova Ignatova ( Bulgarian: , romanized : Rua Plamenova Ignatova; born 30 May 1980) is a Bulgarian -born German citizen and convicted fraudster. Listen to The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast on BBC Sounds - the search for Dr Ruja Ignatova continues, with a new episode about the police leak out on 19 October. It suggests she is still alive, and there are documents out there somewhere which contain vital clues as to her recent whereabouts. The manager of the database could go in and change it at will. When Georgia and I called them ourselves to check, they confirmed it. They have filed no financial information at all." On the same day he was arrested, the FBI declared OneCoin a fraudulent currency. While in Waltenhofen, we learned that she had a German husband, a lawyer for the well-known firm, Linklaters. But they have always failed because no-one could trust them. If it's true she was in these countries earlier this year, she probably has a fake identity. She watched excitedly on the OneCoin website as the value of her coins steadily rose. I felt proud of her.". Here's an example: Ruja bought a very large property in central Sofia. Even the most obscure entry or innocuous comment on a forum is usually saved somewhere, and with enough digging can be found. US authorities have warned that Ruja Ignatova may have changed her appearance since going missing in 2017, FBI agents believe Ms Ignatova travels with armed guards or associates, Mr Schneider was interviewed by the BBC's Jamie Bartlett, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 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. The FBI added Dr. Ruja Ignatova, the so-called 'Cryptoqueen,' to its list of Ten Most Wanted fugitives. "They're very easy to set up and they look legitimate.". Whether it's Bank of England notes and coins, shells, precious stones or matchsticks - all of which have historically been used as money - it only works when everyone trusts it. Following her studies, she became a consultant for McKinsey and Co. You told me it was a cryptocurrency company.'". "If they still thought we were a fraudulent company, then guess what, that warning's not removed. According to Bjercke, Dr Ruja never expected OneCoin to grow so big. He doesn't seem certain it's a good idea. Sitting at her computer, the Glaswegian clicked on a link and joined a OneCoin webinar. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. They were shown photographs of her numerous degrees, and copies of Forbes magazine with her portrait on the front cover. "When you look at my clothes, they are disciplined," he says. So it seems Ruja is still alive, and is able to visit a European capital without fearing arrest. But when Daniel found out about OneCoin, it suddenly seemed like a much better alternative. Just as he was boarding his flight home, he was pounced on by FBI agents, arrested, and charged with fraud in connection with OneCoin. Dr. Ruja Ignatova is the only scammer who is on both the FBI and Interpol's 2022 Ten Most Wanted Lists. She never appeared. The fact that OneCoin was operating internationally also created difficulties for the authorities. Facebook Previously, the property belonged to a company called Abbots House Penthouse Limited,. Sixty per cent of the income Igor Alberts and Andreea Cimbala made from OneCoin (in the end, more than 2m per month) was paid in cash, the rest in OneCoin. OneCoin, Dr Ruja told the Wembley audience, was the "Bitcoin Killer". The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. She was dressed, as usual, in an expensive. People in villages trust people from the city, Prudence tells us. But we need to keep going, we needed to find the house. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. However, in October 2017, the scammer completely vanished as authorities circled and she hasnt been seen since. A postman thought he recognised the name, but couldn't be sure. [16] In 2014, she founded a pyramid scheme called OneCoin. Read about our approach to external linking. But there was something very important these investors didn't know. At the gated entrance to their mansion is a 10ft-high wrought iron gate with their names and the slogan "What dreams may come". She was entered into a Whatsapp group, with its own "leader" who disseminated information from the headquarters in Sofia. Born on May 30, 1980, in Bulgaria, Ignatova moved to Germany with her family when she was 10 years old. [25] The FBI followed up with an episode of its podcast and YouTube series Inside the FBI devoted to Ignatova and the OneCoin case. Following her studies, she became a . [26], According to a report published by Bulgarian investigative reporting site Bird, Ignatova was murdered in November 2018 on the orders of a Bulgarian drug lord, Hristoforos Amanatidis, also known as "Taki". In early 2019, she was charged in absentia by U.S. authorities for wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering. "When you talk about the amount of money that's been put into OneCoin of course there's people out there who are pissed off and would do anything to shut anyone like me up," says Bjorn Bjercke, the blockchain expert who discovered there was no blockchain, and started talking about it publicly. So much for following the money. Dr. Ruja Ignatova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria on May 30, 1980. "They still exist", he says, in his garden near the village of Hay-on-Wye. 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. Several days ago, a penthouse apartment in the London suburb of Kensington, England, went up for sale with an asking price of 12.5 million [$15.5 million] which was then downgraded to 11 million [$13.6 million]. In June 2022, the FBI added Ruja Ignatova to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Answer 1 of 6: Hello out there. Dr Ruja identified several of society's weak spots and exploited them. It starts to get very very very scary, very very very fast." In an interconnected global economy, assets can simply vanish, and you end up chasing shadows. Men are drinking champagne from the bottle, everyone is eyeing us in a way that makes us feel very uncomfortable. There were limitations as to how many OneCoins could be exchanged for any other currency per day. 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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. He didn't get it, and in December 2017 he quit. It was a Ponzi scheme. 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". In June 2022, she was added to the FBI's 10 most wanted list. "I'm devastated for all the UK victims," Jen McAdam told me, when she heard the news. They have persuaded their friends and families to invest in OneCoin. Investors might not have understood the technology, but they could see her talking to huge audiences, or at the Economist conference. She started her own company, OneCoin, in 2014 with her brother Konstantin Ignatov, which was touted as a lucrative rival to the leading . But to me it symbolises something else too. [21][22] An Interpol Red Notice followed. "Once OneCoin was running above 10 million, 20 million, 30 million, something happened where she was unable to stop it," Bjercke says. "I've never told her directly that it's not going to work - that there is no more money, there's no more hope," he tells me. She had been impressed by Ruja and the upward trend in the price of OneCoin without the fluctuations other cryptocurrencies usually have. Didn't seem to be the contents of the famous 3rd floor cash room :) Looked as if the company is moving out, but who knows pic.twitter.com/vH0XzMFef0. Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. This is also where Dr Ruja's husband - or perhaps ex-husband - lives and works. They can easily kill me. This proved to be fraudulent and she was sentenced to 14 months suspended jail sentence. She is now on the FBIs list of the 10 most-wanted fugitives and is the only woman currently on the hit list. "One Coin!" "In my opinion, for what it's worth, she's moving around the Mediterranean," he says. This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 21:13. She would urge and convince simple people to invest in OneCoin and not be left out of the huge potential profits. "You can still use them to buy things, you can still use them to buy political influence and nice houses and yachts. And every item of clothing is Dolce and Gabbana. Before too long they had passed 100,000 - a 10-fold return. It was a cryptocurrency company, and it had been running for a while - but it didn't have a blockchain. And if you get in early, there's the chance to make a fortune. "No other company even came close," Alberts says. OneCoin is no longer operational, with the token unusable and the website inactive. 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