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Monday, June 23, 2025

Who is Ruja Ignatova? The ‘Crypto Queen’ behind $4 billion scam | Mint - Mint

Ruja Ignatova, a woman dubbed the 'crypto Queen' is being added to the FBI’s list of Ten Most Wanted fugitives for allegedly swindling millions of investors of more than $4 billion through the OneCoin cryptocurrency company she founded.
The US' Federal Bureau of Investigation put up a $100,000 reward for the Bulgarian woman, who disappeared in Greece in October 2017 around the time US authorities filed a sealed indictment and warrant for her arrest.
The #FBI has named Ruja Ignatova to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List. She is wanted for her alleged participation in a large-scale fraud scheme involving cryptocurrency. Up to $100,000 reward offered for info leading to her arrest: https://t.co/oU7EKYqaCi pic.twitter.com/tJ8co8aqx0
— FBI Most Wanted (@FBIMostWanted) June 30, 2022
About Ruja Ignatova
In 2014 Ignatova launched OneCoin, ostensibly aiming to replace Bitcoin as the world's leading virtual money. OneCoin operated around the world, including in the US, and at one point...



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