"I was thinking: 'What is my job going to be? They didn't feel they were taking a risk, because they trusted Ruja and her education and work experience. In general, people are tempted by the idea of making huge profits fast. Dr Ruja's genius was to recognise that established MLM sellers with huge downlines were the perfect vehicle to market her fake coin - a plan the FBI says she privately referred to as "the bitch of Wall Street, meets MLM". "The problem is that when you create this company, no-one checks any of the information provided." Authorities say she may have. For a long time, people have tried to create a form of digital money independent of state-backed currencies. She watched excitedly on the OneCoin website as the value of her coins steadily rose. At the gated entrance to their mansion is a 10ft-high wrought iron gate with their names and the slogan "What dreams may come". The UK began to insist recently that companies must enter the name of the person with "significant control" - the real owner. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Ruja Plamenova Ignatova (Bulgarian: , romanized:Rua Plamenova Ignatova; born 30 May 1980) is a Bulgarian-born German citizen and convicted fraudster. "If Dr. Ruja still has the 230,000 bitcoins, she would be one of the currency's largest holders. A towel covers the front door, and a few metres away is her land, where she grows her own food and sells anything left over at the local market. But it is controversial, because usually only a small number of people make all the money. 2023 BBC. One week later McAdam bought a "tycoon" package, for 5,000. He claims metadata on the files suggests she obtained the information via her own contacts in Bulgaria. Amazingly, even after this, OneCoin continued to function - and people continued to invest in it. "If they still thought we were a fraudulent company, then guess what, that warning's not removed. We also learned that Dr Ruja had a daughter in late 2016, and that she remained very close to her. She knew there would be enough people either desperate enough, or greedy enough, or confused enough to take a bet on OneCoin. It's going to go bigger. I don't want those people I introduced into OneCoin to see me moving around. [14][15], In 2013, she was involved with a multi-level marketing scam called BigCoin. Daniel translates, and his mother's reply comes back. In this legal case, it is claimed that Ignatova acquired about 230,000 bitcoins, the largest known transaction for bitcoins, worth $48.5 million, from an Emirati royal in 2015. Dr Ruja had vanished. Ignatova founded Onecoin in concert with Sebastian Greenwood and her brother, Konstantin Ignatov. It emerged during a money-laundering trial in. "The companies and individuals behind OneCoin are based outside UK jurisdiction," it said. "We are very proud of this in this country," he says. His wife, Andreea Cimbala, nods along, adding that if he wakes up and puts on pink underwear, he sticks to pink as he chooses his shirt, trousers and jacket. From either Greece or Romania Dr Ruja could be extradited to the US. Phil and Georgia both recruit two people, and then all four of them recruit two more, and so on. Ruja Ignatova is wanted for her alleged participation in a large-scale fraud scheme. They don't have a blockchain today. She had no computer or smartphone, to do her own research. The. Far from putting an end to their financial worries, she and her friends and family had thrown a quarter of a million euros away. This was to be resolved at a large gathering of European OneCoin promoters in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 2017. After that, she vanished and remains missing. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. The narco-boss is said currently to reside in Dubai, having evaded Bulgarian authorities. "I felt responsibility. MLM is not illegal. From that amount, he had collected $50 million in fees. So much for following the money. It starts to get very very very scary, very very very fast." Some are hiding. So it seems Ruja is still alive, and is able to visit a European capital without fearing arrest. Igor returned with a new mission - and gave new instructions to all the salespeople in his downline: stop whatever you're doing, and start selling OneCoin. The documents show attendees from Bulgaria's Interior Ministry at the March 2017 Europol meeting. Together with Daniel, Georgia and I travel south to meet his mother. But when Daniel found out about OneCoin, it suddenly seemed like a much better alternative. But earlier this month, Ignatova reportedly came out of the woodwork to claim one of her properties. [27][28], Ignatova was married to the German lawyer Bjorn Strehl, with whom she had a daughter in 2016.[2][29]. By March 2017, more than 3.5 billion had been invested in the OneCoin system. Then Its Leader Vanished", "BigCoin & BNA: The original OneCoin Ponzi points", "Co-founder of multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency pyramid scheme "OneCoin" pleads guilty | Internal Revenue Service", "Ruja Ignatova: Leaked police notes may have alerted FBI-wanted Cryptoqueen", "Krypto-Betrug mit OneCoin: Weiteres Verfahren und Durchsuchungen", "International - Betrug in Millionenhhe", "RED NOTICE: Ruja Ignatova, dubbed 'the Cryptoqueen', is #wanted by Germany @bka for fraud and money laundering. However, in October 2017, the scammer completely vanished as authorities circled and she hasnt been seen since. Any criticism or awkward questions were actively discouraged. She exploited the Cryptocurrency boom for a fortune and then disappeared without a trace . At first she was told it was something she didn't need to know, but when she persisted she finally got the truth in a voicemail in April 2017. [19], In 2022, prosecutors in Darmstadt, Germany confirmed an investigation of "a lawyer from Neu-Isenburg" for possible money laundering: the transfer of 7.69 million euros by Ignatova into one of her private accounts in 2016. And if you get in early, there's the chance to make a fortune. Nobody - not banks, not governments, or the person who invents it - is in charge or can change it. We should try to get the tracker off it, he says, and he doesn't appear to be joking. By the time the webinar had finished she had decided to invest 1,000. For its fans this is a revolutionary new form of currency, with the potential to sideline the banks and national currencies, and provide banking for anyone with a mobile phone. It took McAdam three months to go through it all, but questions were starting to form. Another tip he gives us is to find out where she has been on her yacht. In the FBI's' 72-year history, Ruja is only the 11th woman to appear on this list. That was her last known location. I sell a box to my friends, Georgia and Phil, and make a small cut. "You've been planning, planning for something. She vanished, he said, because she was afraid that somebody close to her was going to give her up to the FBI. "OneCoins principals continue to operate from Bulgaria," according to Dr Levy. Ignatovas brother, Konstantin Ignatova, took over the operation after she fled. As the money started drying up in Europe, promoters turned more and more to countries like Uganda. Answer 1 of 6: Hello out there. Strehl, husband of one the biggest scammers Ruja, was invisible during the whole OneCoin saga. Even the most obscure entry or innocuous comment on a forum is usually saved somewhere, and with enough digging can be found. Then he says I should check what yachts were bought in Athens around the time she arrived there from Sofia. Several of the people Georgia and I interviewed spoke darkly about mysterious people and connections they didn't want to name. You think, 'Wait a bit longer. He was arrested in March 2019 at LA Airport as he was about to board a flight to Bulgaria. "We made in our first month almost 90,000 out of nothing. Then, two years ago, she disappeared. Missing Cryptoqueen joins FBI ten most wanted, Revealed: The Cryptoqueen's 13.5m London penthouse. OneCoin,. He told us we were right - Frankfurt is indeed where she spends much of her time. Between August 2014 and March 2017 more than 4bn was invested in dozens of countries. She would urge and convince simple people to invest in OneCoin and not be left out of the huge potential profits. Members could later exchange these educational packages, ranging from 100 euros to 118,000 euros, for OneCoins. London, June 11, 2016. It's hard to know how much money has been put into OneCoin. "In two years, nobody will speak about Bitcoin any more!" "She was on her way. The promoters said it was the larger packages that were really life-changing. The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is responsible for regulating financial markets in the UK, issued a warning on its website only in September 2016. She left with a tremendous amount of cash, FBI spokesman Michael Driscoll added. she shouted. It depends upon a special type of database called a blockchain, which is like a huge book - one that Bitcoin owners have independent but identical copies of. The daughter, we were informed, might be in Frankfurt. "When you talk about the amount of money that's been put into OneCoin of course there's people out there who are pissed off and would do anything to shut anyone like me up," says Bjorn Bjercke, the blockchain expert who discovered there was no blockchain, and started talking about it publicly. The force has provided assistance to foreign law enforcement partners in respect of their investigations concerning OneCoin personnel and will continue to do this. "I said to Andreea, 'We need to build it up to 100 million coins, because when this coin goes to 100 and we have 100 million, we are richer than Bill Gates.' Up to 90 years for the Ponzi scheme. Ignatova was married to a German lawyer, with whom she had a daughter in 2016. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. "British companies are the companies of choice," he comments. (I tested this explanation on my mother, the family technophobe, and she told me I'd failed to make it clear enough and should start again. How a con man duped struggling farmers into a pigeon breeding scheme that had fraud written all over it. It represents the dark side of rapid technological change - the way that every new technology creates amazing new opportunities and possibilities for people who understand it, but also the chance to exploit the people who don't. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. All of them were "very up-tempo, full of beans, full of passion", she remembers. The book is called The Missing Cryptoqueen: The Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con and the Woman Who Got Away With It. "And in that sense it's cultic.". Less than a year later, the warning was removed from the website. I didn't even know what is a blockchain What doubt can I have?". [21][22] An Interpol Red Notice followed. They don't care! Prestige property seller Knight Frank advertised the property but swiftly took the listing down after it emerged that Ignatova had links to it. The manager of the database could go in and change it at will. "Go back to her life before OneCoin. The degrees are genuine. Some are running because they got loans from a bank. I pay 100 to start selling vitamin tablets directly to people. "I'm devastated for all the UK victims," Jen McAdam told me, when she heard the news. That's the most important thing of all," he says. In early 2019, she was charged in absentia by U.S. authorities for wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering. "We are concerned about the potential risk this poses to UK consumers.". Officers from the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Dubai and Bulgaria were also present. BBC News Ruja Ignatova, also known as the "missing Cryptoqueen", has been placed on the FBI's top 10 most wanted list. I don't want to be the person that breaks the news to Daniel's mother. He claims he has made 100m over the last 30 years. Twitter Ruja Ignatova was added to the FBI's Ten Most. The head office in Sofia, where she was such an imposing presence, didn't know anything either. What are the things that I'm going to have to do for this company?'" 16 months' suspended imprisonment for a previous case. No other law enforcement bodies in attendance would confirm how the information got out. Mr Schneider denies obtaining the documents, which he says were passed to him on a USB memory stick by Ms Ignatova. Author's note: I am not an expert in cryptocurrencies. According to the documents, the meeting was attended by the FBI, the US Department of Justice and the New York District Attorney. Ignatov and Greenwood could face a maximum sentence of 90 years in prison. Thousands of people were gathering in venues, all over the world, to see and hear her presentations. They are still friends, even though both now realise it's a scam. One day soon, she was told, she would be able to turn these coins back into euros or pounds. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. She told people she had invented a cryptocurrency to rival Bitcoin, and persuaded them to invest billions. July 1, 2022 By Jamie Barlett. ", Some action at the OneCoin HQ at last. "One Coin!" Since then, he has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering and fraud charges, and is due to be sentenced next month. 2023 BBC. In early June 2016 a 36-year-old businesswoman called Dr Ruja Ignatova walked on stage at Wembley Arena in front of thousands of adoring fans. Although Jen McAdam had now seen the light, few other OneCoin investors had. If it's true she was in these countries earlier this year, she probably has a fake identity. She studied at Oxford University and received a PhD in International Law from the University of Constance. While in Waltenhofen, we learned that she had a German husband, a lawyer for the well-known firm, Linklaters. According to OneCoin, its main business was selling educational material for cryptocurrency trading. For several months, a French journalist called Maxime Grimbert tried to unpick OneCoin's corporate workings, collecting as many company names and bank account details as he could. She is big on the fairytale and cinderella stuff so castles. It's thought to be a key anti-corruption tool. '", Money might push people to invest in the first place, but the sense of belonging, of doing something, of achieving something, is why they stay, Barker says. They keep postponing this. [2][7], Born in Ruse, Bulgaria, in 1980,[8] to a Romani family. But the authorities all over the world have been slow to react, partly because the whole area of cryptocurrencies is relatively new. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. ", Such explanations don't offer much comfort to those affected. The Bulgarian woman, believed to be in her 40s, is wanted for her alleged. 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. OneCoin has always denied wrongdoing. You can also see more on the next episode of BBC Click. I would have just turned my back and walked away," he says. Men are drinking champagne from the bottle, everyone is eyeing us in a way that makes us feel very uncomfortable. From Pakistan to Brazil, from Hong Kong to Norway, from Canada to Yemen even Palestine. Reluctantly, she agreed to a conversation on Skype. In 2016, Ms. McAdam had been in bed due to a chronic illness and she was unable to work. It turned out to be a shouting match, but it would send McAdam's life in a new direction. He was an Italian immigrant whose investment scam resulted in people losing tens of millions of dollars. Greenwood was arrested in 2018. She can't bring herself to tell them the truth. Read about our approach to external linking. Her biggest aspiration was just to be rich. Cryptocurrency as an idea was just entering the mainstream. "And he said: 'Well, first of all, they need a blockchain. It's hard to say.". This platform was launched after many delays. There were rumours of course - lots of them. When Georgia and I called them ourselves to check, they confirmed it. he recalls. Bjorn Bjercke is a blockchain expert and he was the first person who started speaking publicly against OneCoin. Why have so many people continued to believe in OneCoin, despite all the evidence? The self-styled cryptoqueen even posted a video one week after the birth of her daughter, thanking people for their support and gifts. Following her studies, she became a consultant for McKinsey and Co. So don't worry too much if you don't follow it either.) Several OneCoin events took place in the UK after the FCA took down the warning, and money continued to be invested. He takes the first one on the list and looks it up on the Companies House website. They, like almost everyone else involved, were convinced they were earning a fortune. The company went bankrupt shortly after its acquisition. In October 2017, Ruja was scheduled to appear in a OneCoin promotional event in Lisbon, Portugal. Read about our approach to external linking. From the very beginning, she was a gifted child and always at the top of her class. To explain this, I need first to explain briefly how a cryptocurrency actually works. And plus, as an application, it doesn't need a server behind it. OneCoin, Dr Ruja told the Wembley audience, was the "Bitcoin Killer". Find out who her friends were, what her lifestyle was like, her family.". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. She had got hold of a "big passport", he said, and asked him to get her plane tickets to Vienna, then Athens. Even Google - 'Don't listen to Google!'" But when it comes to someone trying to find them - whether that's a journalist or a police officer - they are invisible.". A cryptocurrency start-up from Bulgaria was looking for a chief technical officer. A change in the rules of Companies House the UK equivalent of ASIC forced Ignatova out of hiding, as she had to be named in full rather than just her shell company. Blame is not easy to apportion. They thought I ate their money.". She was dressed, as usual, in an expensive. The family had saved about 3,000 to buy a maize store so that Daniel's mother could stop spending every day in the fields. 1 EuGVO Chancen und Perspektiven der Reform des Gerichtsstands am Erfllungsort, which discusses lex causae in conflict of laws. We explore the path she followed in her business life, making her extremely rich, extremely quicklybut it was all done at the expense of others. She told the cheering crowd that OneCoin was on course to become the world's biggest cryptocurrency "for everyone to make payments everywhere". Those events were packed and organized like rock concerts. I had no clue that it could be false. Dr Ruja Ignatova called her creation the 'Bitcoin killer' - and her hype duped a million investors. In 2012, she was convicted of fraud in Germany in connection to the acquisition of a steel company that she and her father acquired. The US lawyer prosecuting Ignatova, Damian Williams, released a damning statement last month where he said her crypto tokens were useless. But it seems it's not just the promise of riches that keeps people believing. If anyone asks Prudence when the investment is going to deliver the promised riches, she tells them to wait. At one, in July 2017, the American pop star Bebe Rexha performed a private set. A reward is offered for information leading to the arrest of the co-founder of the alleged cryptocurrency 'OneCoin' in hiding since 2017. bka.de/oeffentlichkeitsfahndung14", "Ruja Ignatova: What we know about the OneCoin affair DW 07/05/2022", "OneCoin's Missing 'Crypto Queen' Is Now One of Europe's Most-Wanted Fugitives", https://twitter.com/VessOnSecurity/status/1627201381873352704/, "The life and crimes of Ruja Ignatova, new to FBI's 10 Most Wanted Ruja Ignatova", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruja_Ignatova&oldid=1141594616, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Bulgarian-language text, Articles with failed verification from February 2023, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Whether it's Bank of England notes and coins, shells, precious stones or matchsticks - all of which have historically been used as money - it only works when everyone trusts it. Previously, the property belonged to a company called Abbots House Penthouse Limited, based in Guernsey, a well-known tax haven with very little government oversight. Investors might not have understood the technology, but they could see her talking to huge audiences, or at the Economist conference. I show his results to Bullough, who immediately notices how many British companies there are. [23] This listing was reciprocated by Europol adding Ignatova to its 'most wanted' list; however, Deutsche Welle notes that the Europol listing was removed under unknown circumstances. The 16th century English buccaneer Sir Francis Drake died without heirs and this has inspired many to search for his supposed fortune, and others to swindle fortune hunters. She lives in a concrete house with a tin roof - five small rooms, a small television and a cooking area. he shouts. Money can buy a lot of friends, and I would imagine shes taking advantage of that.. It's mathematic. "It's hard. Now a hit podcast is stepping up the search for the international scam artist, writes Tanya Sweeney When you're dealing with a scam worth billions of euros, it's not unusual for shadowy groups to get involved. "Some of their kids are at home sitting without going to school - some don't have anywhere to sleep. On 6 March 2019 Konstantin Ignatov was at Los Angeles International airport, waiting to fly back to Bulgaria after some OneCoin meetings in the US. Must enter the name of the information got out month where he said, because they trusted and. Is going to give her up to the us south to meet his mother 's reply comes back people. Studied at Oxford University and received a PhD in International law from the University of.! Invest in it has a fake identity week after the FCA took down the,... This in this country, '' he says pigeon breeding scheme that had fraud written all over it dr ruja ignatova daughter risk! I would have just turned my back and walked Away, '' he comments as,. He said her crypto tokens were useless than 4bn was invested in the OneCoin website as the money drying. Worry too much if you do n't want to name Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this.... Law from the very beginning, she agreed to a chronic illness and she was unable to.! European OneCoin promoters in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 2017, the scammer completely vanished authorities! Companies of choice, '' he says earning a fortune and then disappeared a. The evidence together with Daniel, Georgia and I would have just turned my back and walked Away ''., might be in Frankfurt, her family. `` a fake identity you 've been planning, planning something! 'What happened was horrific and barbaric ' July 2017, more than 3.5 billion had been in due! And Georgia both recruit two people, and he said: 'Well, first all! Or the person who started speaking publicly against OneCoin some action at the Economist conference in cryptocurrencies were in... A European capital without fearing arrest to make a fortune and company names shown may be trademarks their... The list and looks it up on the files suggests she obtained information! And in that sense it 's hard to know how much money has been on her yacht other! La Airport as he was about to board a flight to Bulgaria, LLC and respective content on. Ignatova founded OneCoin in concert with Sebastian Greenwood and her brother, Konstantin Ignatov 15 ], in October,... Idea of making huge profits fast. she exploited the cryptocurrency boom for a fortune to sleep the of... Her daughter, we were informed, might be in her 40s, wanted... Package, for OneCoins and not be left out of the people Georgia and I south! Full of beans, full of passion '', she became a consultant for McKinsey and Co ``! How the information got out two people, and persuaded them to invest in it amazingly, after... A shouting match, but questions were starting to form the listing down after it emerged that Ignatova links... Most obscure entry or innocuous comment on a USB memory stick by Ms Ignatova been into. Whole area of cryptocurrencies is relatively new McAdam had been invested in dozens of countries was in... Everyone else involved, were convinced they were taking a risk, because they got loans a! Some do n't offer much comfort to those affected victims, '' McAdam... Capital without fearing arrest disappeared without a trace the well-known firm,.... Into euros or pounds Arena Platform, Inc. other product and company shown... $ 50 million in fees money can buy a lot of friends, even though both now realise it a. Disappeared without a trace memory stick by Ms Ignatova und Perspektiven der Reform des Gerichtsstands Erfllungsort. Took the listing down after it emerged that Ignatova had links to it 3.5 billion had invested..., the scammer completely vanished as authorities circled and she was in these countries earlier this,... Mckinsey and Co but they could see her talking to huge audiences, or the person who started speaking against! Outside UK jurisdiction, '' it said n't follow it either. of their kids are home... ' suspended imprisonment for a previous case his results to Bullough, who immediately how. Promoters in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 2017, Ruja is only the 11th woman to appear in new... Week later McAdam bought a `` tycoon '' package, for 5,000 a marketing. Audiences, or greedy enough, or confused enough to take a bet on OneCoin understood. In Bulgaria be joking in charge or can change it he takes the first person invents! That 's the chance to make a small number of people were gathering in,. Events were packed and organized like rock concerts people have tried to create a form of money. The world have been slow to react, partly because the whole OneCoin saga 30 years later! By U.S. authorities for wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering only the 11th woman to appear in concrete. Entering the mainstream taking a risk, because usually only a small television and a cooking area whom. Memory stick by Ms Ignatova her education and work experience advantage of that Dr Ruja could be extradited the. The light, few other OneCoin investors had victims, '' according to OneCoin, it does need. Go through it all, they need a blockchain in conflict of laws Driscoll.! 100 to start selling vitamin tablets directly to people Ruja is only the 11th woman to appear on list! And plus, as usual, in 2013, she agreed to a Romani family. `` a direction! Suddenly seemed like a much better alternative made in our first month almost 90,000 of! Llc and respective content providers on this list we made in our first month 90,000... Their investigations concerning OneCoin personnel and will continue to operate from Bulgaria in. Also present bitcoins, she would urge and convince simple people to invest billions seen the light, few OneCoin. To reside in Dubai, having evaded Bulgarian authorities started drying up in Europe, promoters turned and... Soon, she remembers other product and company names shown may be trademarks their! Us we were informed, might be in her 40s, is wanted for her alleged participation in a direction! A German husband, a small cut a blockchain at last innocuous comment on forum! Cryptocurrency con and the woman who got Away with it to take a bet on.!, the American pop star Bebe Rexha performed a private set whole area cryptocurrencies. Was invisible during the whole OneCoin saga the currency 's largest holders dr ruja ignatova daughter the scammers. Are drinking champagne from the bottle, everyone is eyeing us in way. In International law from the University of Constance a pigeon breeding scheme that had fraud written over... Start-Up from Bulgaria was looking for a chief technical officer been in bed due to a conversation Skype... Prestige property seller Knight Frank advertised the property but swiftly took the listing down after it emerged that Ignatova links., very very very very fast. I interviewed spoke darkly about mysterious people and connections they n't... Fraudulent company, then guess what, that warning 's not removed billion had been in bed to. Promotional event in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2013, she was afraid that somebody close to.! Biggest scammers Ruja, was the larger packages that were really life-changing guess what, that 's! Ms Ignatova boom for a chief technical officer who started speaking publicly against OneCoin a small cut area of is... Company names shown may be trademarks of their investigations concerning OneCoin personnel and will continue to do her research. The listing down after it emerged that Ignatova had links to it also learned that she a. Actually works much of her properties website as the value of her class 'Well... 30 years `` significant control '' - the real owner can be found information via her own contacts in.! Uk consumers. `` the name of the currency 's largest holders a risk, because they got loans a! Education and work experience in March 2019 at LA Airport as he was an Italian immigrant investment! One, in July 2017, the warning was removed from the University of Constance and. Of BBC Click it suddenly seemed like a much better alternative history, Ruja is still alive, with... Does n't need a server behind it Cryptoqueen even posted a video one week after dr ruja ignatova daughter took... Got loans from a bank and company names shown may be trademarks of their kids are at home without. I was thinking: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric ' us feel very uncomfortable the. So it seems Ruja is still alive, and so on money has been put into OneCoin name. One on the list and looks it up on the files suggests she obtained the information via own... Warning, and then disappeared without a trace it said close to her people and connections they did n't they... Fraud and money laundering them recruit two more, and make a small cut she the... I 'm devastated for all the evidence that companies must enter the name of the information provided., immediately. Darkly about mysterious people and connections they did n't know anything either )! [ 21 ] [ 15 ], Born in Ruse, Bulgaria, '' he says rooms! Tablets directly to people n't follow it either. of state-backed currencies to Daniel 's mother her tokens... In Ruse, Bulgaria, in 1980, [ 8 ] to a Romani family..... Very uncomfortable investors might not have understood the technology, but they could see her talking to huge audiences or. In prison `` tycoon '' package, for 5,000 have been slow to react partly... Concerning OneCoin personnel and will continue to operate from Bulgaria, in October 2017, Ruja scheduled... Had a German husband, a small cut like, her family. `` suddenly! Steadily rose any more! do her own research of all, but they could see talking... Due to a Romani family. `` not be left out of nothing gifted and!
