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The FBI added the “Cryptoqueen” to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for allegedly leading a scheme to defraud millions of people in a fake cryptocurrency scheme.
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Bulgarian Ruja Ignatova co-founded OneCoin, a fake cryptocurrency company, in 2014 and has defrauded investors out of over $4 billion, according to the FBI. Authorities are offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Ignatova.
OneCoin was promoted as a cryptocurrency to rival the popular Bitcoin but was used by Ignatova to take advantage of people seeking to invest in the cryptocurrency craze, according to the FBI.
FBI Special Agent Ronald Shimko is working on the case in the bureau’s New York field office. He explained the way Ignatova allegedly scammed investors with her scheme in a statement.
“OneCoin claimed to have a private blockchain,” Shimko said. “This is in contrast to other virtual currencies, which have a decentralized and public blockchain. In this case, investors were just asked to trust OneCoin.”
She was last seen traveling from Sofia, Bulgaria, to Athens, Greece on Oct. 25, 2017, according to the FBI. In 2018, she was indicted on single counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and securities fraud.
The FBI said Ignatova may travel to Bulgaria, Germany, Russia, Greece, the United Arab Emirates, or Eastern Europe.
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“There are so many victims all over the world who were financially devastated by this,” Shimko said. “We want to bring her to justice.”
