Lka searches worldwide for fugitive crypto fraudster

Where is Ruja Ignatova? Lka searches worldwide for fugitive crypto fraudster

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11.05.2022, 15:292 Min. read

With the supposed cryptocurrency OneCoin, it made billions. Now the “crypto queen” Ruja Ignatova is being searched worldwide. The 41-year-old is accused of joint fraud and money laundering.

She promised rosy prospects for the competing product to Bitcoin and collected a lot of money with OneCoin. During appearances in front of large crowds, Ruja Ignatova was hailed as the new “crypto queen”. In 2017, the doctor of law went into hiding. Now the public prosecutor’s office bielefeld and the state criminal police office of North Rhine-Westphalia are looking for joint fraud in a particularly serious case as well as money laundering for the crypto fraudster.

Born in 1980 in the Bulgarian Russian and raised in southern Germany, the woman is considered the driving force and intellectual inventor of the supposed cryptocurrency OneCoin. This should be based on a Ponzi scheme and be practically worthless. Ruja Ignatova is said to have deceived several investors

Ignatova is said to have prompted investors worldwide to invest in this worthless currency. Investors were deceived about the technical background of so-called “mining”.

Ruja Ignatova has been in hiding since October 2017

The fraud damage found so far in the proceedings in Germany is just over 88 million euros. 60,000 investors alone are said to have fallen for them in this country. The damage caused worldwide is likely to be significantly higher. According to US investigators, it should be a total of four billion US dollars (3.35 billion euros). <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/638_Jpp2Rq8/" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></div> </div> " vendor-id="5e7ac3fae30e7d1bc1ebf5e8" vendor-name="Youtube">

In addition to the existing national and European arrest warrants, there is now also a public search for the fugitive worldwide. The Interpol manhunt for is running in 194 countries.Five scandals about cryptocurrenciesPincoin and iFan

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In addition, the search was published on Europol’s international website “Europe’s Most Wanted Fugitives”. A search call will also be made on Wednesday from 8.15 p.m. in the ZDF program “Aktenzeichen XY… unsolved”.

Since October 2017, the accused has gone into hiding. On 25 October 2017, she flew from Sofia to Athens. Your current whereabouts? Unknown. “Due to her actions, she is likely to have considerable financial resources and supporters and contact persons worldwide,” said a police spokesman. For clues that lead to the capture of the fugitives, a reward of 5000 euros is exposed. Please contact the State Criminal Police Office of North Rhine-Westphalia, under the telephone number 0211 / 939 6644, or any other police station.

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Sources: BKA, North Rhine-Westphalia Police, Bielefeld Public Prosecutor’s Office

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