Self-styled ‘cryptoqueen’ Dr Ruja Ignatova, who allegedly steered one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency frauds, is now on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) list of its 10 most wanted fugitives. Announcing a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of Ignatova on Thursday, June 30, the probe agency added that she might have had cosmetic surgery to transform her appearance. The German citizen disappeared in 2017 without a trace, a year after operating the biggest scam in the history of crypto in 2016. She disappeared with billions of dollars in Bitcoin, the competitor currency she promised to kill.
Here are the details about Ruja Ignatova and the OneCoin scan which is back in the news again: –
Who Is Ruja Ignatova, FBI’s Most Wanted ‘Missing Cryptoqueen’?
Before running one of the world’s most notorious cryptocurrency scams, Ruja Ignatova had a brilliant resume, a law degree from Oxford University and a stint with consulting firm McKinsey. Ignatova established OneCoin Ltd in 2014 and started marketing her currency as a “bitcoin killer”. As per the investigators, the ‘cryptoqueen’ made inaccurate representations to get huge amounts of funds from investors, as many of them did not completely understand how to invest in cryptocurrency.
Since she swept people off their feet with her striking presence in ballgowns and diamonds along with a resume boasting of an Oxford education and a…
