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.
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”.
They started pitching it to potential investors in 2014, promising between a fivefold and tenfold return, and referred to their investors as “idiots” and “crazy”.
However, in October 2017, the scammer completely vanished as authorities circled and she hasn’t been seen since.
She is now on the FBI’s list of the 10 most-wanted fugitives and is the only woman currently on the hit list.
Police have warned that she has likely had plastic surgery to change her appearance, with hopes low that she would ever be caught.
But earlier this month, Ignatova reportedly came out of the woodwork to claim one of her properties.
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].
It’s understood Ignatova purchased the property under a company name, but a…
