The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Jamie Bartlett spent months investigating how she did it for the Missing Cryptoqueen podcast, and trying to figure out where she's hiding. But they used some of this cash to buy more OneCoin. Bjorn received 7.69 million euros which were transferred from Hong Kong. Back July 2018 he was arrested in Koh Samui, Thailand, and extradited to the US where he pleaded guilty to wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to launder money. The OneCoin founder is now wanted by . If you believe you have been a victim of fraud in relation to OneCoin or you suspect someone of actively marketing OneCoin, please come forward and report it to Action Fraud online.". We called the lawyer who is (or was) married to her, and he didn't want to talk. She studied at Oxford University and received a PhD in International Law from the University of Constance. 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. "I think she was so scared in the fall of 2017 that she decided to skip.". Prof Eileen Barker of the London School of Economics, who has spent years studying groups like the Moonies and Scientologists, says there are similarities between OneCoin and messianic millennium cults, where people believe they are part of something big that is going to change the world - and no matter what the evidence, once they've signed up, it's very hard for them to admit they are wrong. Born on May 30, 1980, in Bulgaria, Ignatova moved to Germany with her family when she was 10 years old. One Property was owned by another company called Risk Ltd. Risk Ltd was owned by Ruja, but was then transferred to some unnamed Panamanians, but it was still managed by another company called Peragon. The key point is that these special blockchain databases are what make cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin work. On the run since 2017, Dr Ruja Ignat [24], The Federal Bureau of Investigation added Ignatova to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, and announced at a joint press conference with IRS Criminal Investigation and United States Attorney's Office Southern District of New York, offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to her arrest. Although Jen McAdam had now seen the light, few other OneCoin investors had. She is now on the FBIs list of the 10 most-wanted fugitives and is the only woman currently on the hit list. In the FBI's' 72-year history, Ruja is only the 11th woman to appear on this list. Listen to The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast, with Jamie Bartlett and producer Georgia Catt, on BBC Sounds. It said the Missing Cryptoqueen podcast "will not present any truthful information and cannot be considered objective, nor unbiased". But the authorities all over the world have been slow to react, partly because the whole area of cryptocurrencies is relatively new. It wasn't just a fake cryptocurrency, it was an old-fashioned pyramid scheme, with the fake coin as its "product". It meant Ignatova was kept out of public records and land registry deeds until now. We will be there for a week and wanted to take various day trips as well as tour the actual city. They, like almost everyone else involved, were convinced they were earning a fortune. It's going to go bigger. [9] Ignatova emigrated to Germany with her family when she was ten years old, and spent part of her childhood in Schramberg in the state of Baden-Wrttemberg. Missing Cryptoqueen joins FBI ten most wanted, Revealed: The Cryptoqueen's 13.5m London penthouse. She was dressed, as usual, in an expensive. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. Dr Ruja identified several of society's weak spots and exploited them. Do you know what agencies go after them? We soak up the atmosphere, cheer the British contestant, and then leave. "No other company even came close," Alberts says. But they have always failed because no-one could trust them. And, most frustratingly of all, she correctly guessed that by the time we realised it, she'd be gone, along with the money. And plus, as an application, it doesn't need a server behind it. "This is supposed to mean that you can no longer use a British company to hide behind," he says, as he scrolls down the page. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. McAdam started a Facebook support group for other defrauded victims of OneCoin. This is also where Dr Ruja's husband - or perhaps ex-husband - lives and works. "This is classic," he exclaims. Maybe 1,000 wasn't enough? Another lead comes our way when we pay a visit to a bizarre OneCoin beauty pageant in Bucharest. Jen McAdam has a fiery Skype call with cryptocurrency enthusiast Tim Curry. DeSantis won't say he's running. It was easy: you purchased OneCoin tokens, and these then generated coins, which went into your account. She would have known that we were looking for her, he added, and she would have laughed at us. Since then, he has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering and fraud charges, and is due to be sentenced next month. He points out that he spent millions buying OneCoin, possibly more than anyone else. "If I knew what I would have to go through, I would have never blown the whistle. Armed with a microphone and several photographs of Dr Ruja, we headed off to Frankfurt and searched old addresses and gated neighbourhoods said to be the most expensive in Germany. What are the things that I'm going to have to do for this company?'" Then he got into network marketing, or multi-level marketing (MLM) as it is often known, and started making money. On the same day he was arrested, the FBI declared OneCoin a fraudulent currency. She is thought to have undergone several plastic surgeries in order to alter her appearance. When Georgia and I called them ourselves to check, they confirmed it. By March 2017, more than 3.5 billion had been invested in the OneCoin system. In 2016 it was here that 22-year-old Daniel Lienhardt came as he was scraping together the 700,000 Ugandan shillings ($250) he needed to buy a OneCoin starter package. It told the BBC: "OneCoin verifiably fulfils all criteria of the definition of a crypto-currency." The Forbes cover isn't: it was actually an inside cover - a paid-for advertisement - from Forbes Bulgaria, but once the real cover was ripped off, it looked impressive. And then went completely off radar. You told me it was a cryptocurrency company.'". "One Life!" Greatly feared for his use of violence, Silas Jayne operated in the very dark underworld of the champion horse business. 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". Ruja Ignatova, or Dr. Ruja, was a prominent figure in the growing cryptocurrency market. From a tiny fragment of a poster advertising a tennis tournament, an expert identified the park in which one photograph was taken. "Look, nothing has happened. "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. It added that the allegations made about it around the world were being challenged, stating: "Our partners, our customers and our lawyers are fighting successfully against this action around the globe and we are sure that the vision of a new system on the basis of a 'financial revolution' will be established. "I was thinking: 'What is my job going to be? Ruja Ignatova was born in Sofia but moved to Germany when she was 8 years old. In 2012, she was convicted of fraud in Germany in connection with the acquisition of a steel company obtained by Ruja and her father. "That's what they call it. The nature of MLM networks - where people often recruit others who are close to them - creates a blurred sense of responsibility. In November 2019, a jury in Manhattan found Mark Scott, a lawyer for OneCoin, guilty of conspiracy to commit money laundering and fraud of $400 million by concealing the ownership and source of the funds. They are desperate to get their hands on the conwoman, offering a $100,000 reward for intel that ultimately leads to her arrest. He takes the first one on the list and looks it up on the Companies House website. Daniel is one of thousands of Ugandans who've bought into Dr Ruja's fake cryptocurrency - and the OneCoin financial documents leaked to the BBC reveal that as time went on, investors like him became increasingly important to OneCoin. The stranger was Timothy Curry, a Bitcoin enthusiast and cryptocurrency advocate. From the very beginning, she was a gifted child and always at the top of her class. There is a BBC Sounds podcast called "The Missing Cryptoqueen." "We are very proud of this in this country," he says. Read about our approach to external linking. In an interconnected global economy, assets can simply vanish, and you end up chasing shadows. She was condemned to 14 months suspended jail sentence. She is best known as the founder of a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme known as OneCoin, which The Times has described as "one of the biggest scams in history". Jennifer McAdam, a 52-year-old Scottish single parent and businesswoman who fell victim to OneCoin fraud commented that she was pleased the FBI had added Ignatova to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. That was her last known location. Money can buy a lot of friends, and I would imagine shes taking advantage of that.. Doors opened. The head office in Sofia, where she was such an imposing presence, didn't know anything either. She knew there would be enough people either desperate enough, or greedy enough, or confused enough to take a bet on OneCoin. According to the BBC, farmers in Uganda sold their livestock and invested their money in OneCoin, hoping for a better life for their families and themselves. The police files contain presentations made at an "Operation Satellite" Europol meeting in The Hague on 15 March 2017. Listen to The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast on BBC Sounds - the search for Dr Ruja Ignatova continues, with a new episode about the police leak out on 19 October. [18] In 2019, her brother Konstantin Ignatov pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering in connection with the scheme. Up to 90 years for the Ponzi scheme. 2023 BBC. The article follows the life of a woman who started with the best possible education and a gifted personality, but threw it all away by making the worst possible life choices. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. There are videos of the minister, known as Bishop Fred, leading the congregation in call and response. Europol told the BBC it was looking into the matter, adding: "This complex scenario with many stakeholders makes it difficult to assess where and how such an incident might have occurred.". [20], Afterward, the North Rhine-Westphalia Police and German Federal Criminal Police Office announced that Ignatova is sought for fraud charges. 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]. Why did the FCA drop its Cryptoqueen scam warning? the congregations replies. Many were struck by the personality and persuasiveness of the "visionary" Dr Ruja. Europol said it was looking into the issue. That's the most important thing of all," he says. When Georgia and I visited Sofia a month later, Dr Ruja's personal mansion appeared to be locked up and empty, but the OneCoin office gave every appearance of being a busy workplace. I don't want those people I introduced into OneCoin to see me moving around. Today doors are locked. She earned a law degree from Oxford University and a PhD in private international law from. They live in an enormous house in an affluent neighbourhood on the outskirts of Amsterdam. A small beaten down van parked in front and was filled with various office equipment and supplies. Members could later exchange these educational packages, ranging from 100 euros to 118,000 euros, for OneCoins. "Oh, hey presto, they haven't filed a person with significant control. The Federal Criminal Police Office announced a 5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. That was the last time anyone saw or heard from Dr Ruja. On 5 November 2019, the day after the final episode of The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast was released, Dr Ruja's brother, Konstantin Ignatov, appeared in court in New York, testifying for the government in a case against a lawyer accused of laundering $400m of the money OneCoin made in the US. Several of the people Georgia and I interviewed spoke darkly about mysterious people and connections they didn't want to name. And his targets were public libraries in America where he would masquerade as a "jolly," well-educated professor and ultimately pillage rare books to the tune of more than half a million dollars. Realizing that an arrest warrant was imminent and fearing that she could spend the rest of her life behind bars, Ruja decided to flee. I would have just turned my back and walked away," he says. "In two years, nobody will speak about Bitcoin any more!" Facebook Previously, the property belonged to a company called Abbots House Penthouse Limited,. Game over.". This platform was launched after many delays. But it seems it's not just the promise of riches that keeps people believing. 1 EuGVO Chancen und Perspektiven der Reform des Gerichtsstands am Erfllungsort, which discusses lex causae in conflict of laws. 16 months' suspended imprisonment for a previous case. Others told us she was dead - which does remain a possibility. Her collaborators started getting arrested on securities and fraud charges and money laundering. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Dozens of girls treated after new Iran poisonings, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Covid origin likely China lab incident - FBI chief, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms, Havana Syndrome unlikely to have hostile cause - US. This mushrooms very rapidly - 25 rounds of recruitment later and everyone in the UK would be selling vitamins. A reward of $100,000 is offered by the FBI for information leading to her arrest. Investors might not have understood the technology, but they could see her talking to huge audiences, or at the Economist conference. Dr Ignatova pulled off one of the world's biggest ever scams, based on her new cryptocurrency called 'OneCoin', before disappearing in 2017. A few weeks after our meeting Alan gets back in touch, with some amazing information. "You're in at such an early stage and it's just going to go like Bitcoin. We should try to get the tracker off it, he says, and he doesn't appear to be joking. In 2020, it was announced that Jennifer McAdam will be portrayed by Kate Winslet in an upcoming Hollywood film about the OneCoin fraud. When you're dealing with a scam worth billions of euros, it's not unusual for shadowy groups to get involved. You can listen to episodes here. It seemed like easy money. It is believed that more than a million investors from 175 countries were defrauded into investing in OneCoin. Sitting at her computer, the Glaswegian clicked on a link and joined a OneCoin webinar. Bjercke would get an apartment and a car - and an attractive annual salary of about 250,000. It's not clear who Bjorn and Igor are talking about, or whether they are even talking about the same people, but the US Department of Justice claims to have evidence of a link between Dr Ruja's brother, Konstantin Ignatov - who took over the running of OneCoin when Ruja disappeared - and "significant players in Eastern European organised crime". US authorities have warned that Ruja Ignatova may have changed her appearance since going missing in 2017, FBI agents believe Ms Ignatova travels with armed guards or associates, Mr Schneider was interviewed by the BBC's Jamie Bartlett, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. FBI records presented in court documents earlier this year indicate that on 25 October 2017, just two weeks after her Lisbon no-show, she boarded a Ryanair flight from Sofia to Athens. The degrees are genuine. This was the secret of OneCoin's success. The only way to exchange these OneCoins for any other currency was through an internal marketplaceOneCoin Exchange, known as xcoinx. And literally my legs just went, and I fell on the floor,'" she says. The. Ruja's brother Constantin Ignatov, whom she placed in charge of the company after leaving in 2017, was arrested in March 2019. One week later McAdam bought a "tycoon" package, for 5,000. One day soon, she was told, she would be able to turn these coins back into euros or pounds. She exploited the Cryptocurrency boom for a fortune and then disappeared without a trace . You can also see more on the next episode of BBC Click. 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. I've even heard that she might be in London. In addition to losing their own money, they were the instigators for their loved ones to lose their investments as well. Igor Alberts, the MLM kingpin, said he'd heard she has Russian and Ukrainian passports and travels back and forth between Russia and Dubai. The BBC was not able to verify all of the documents leaked. I will double your coins, I will double your coins. "I thought, 'What???' The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Lots of people were looking to get involved in this strange new opportunity. He is now facing extradition to the US for his alleged role in the OneCoin fraud. By contrast, Jen McAdam says she bears a heavy burden of guilt. She watched excitedly on the OneCoin website as the value of her coins steadily rose. Dr Ruja Ignatova called her creation the 'Bitcoin killer' - and her hype duped a million investors. He introduced her to Bjorn Bjercke, the blockchain developer who said there was no blockchain. You think, 'Wait a bit longer. Cryptoqueen: How this woman scammed the world, then vanished, BBC News, November 24, 2019, https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61966824, https://www.banklesstimes.com/news/2021/11/17/onecoin-alive-and-kicking-in-bulgaria-govt-assisted-crypto-pyramid-scheme/. ', "I said: 'What? "When prophecy fails they believe more strongly," she says. She was entered into a Whatsapp group, with its own "leader" who disseminated information from the headquarters in Sofia. [11][failed verification] In 2005, she earned a PhD in private international law from the University of Constance in Germany with the dissertation Art. But we need to keep going, we needed to find the house. He was initially contracted by OneCoin in order to develop their blockchain for them. Ignatova was a convincing speaker. At one, in July 2017, the American pop star Bebe Rexha performed a private set. She is big on the fairytale and cinderella stuff so castles. [10][2] Claims that she may have studied at University of Oxford in England give no details of college, course, or date of matriculation. Ms Ignatova disappeared on 25 October 2017 after being tipped off about intensifying police investigations into her OneCoin cryptocurrency. Unlike Ignatova, however, he didnt stay free for very long. In November of the same year, he pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering and fraud. How a con man duped struggling farmers into a pigeon breeding scheme that had fraud written all over it. The agency is also offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to her arrest. The inescapable conclusion was that those rising numbers on the OneCoin website were meaningless - they were just numbers typed into a computer by a OneCoin employee. And even then, the question remained, where had she gone next? The promoters said it was the larger packages that were really life-changing. But the motive of other people was simply being able to acquire a better life; people who worked long hours, people who did difficult physical labor, old people. But earlier this month, Ignatova reportedly came out of the woodwork to claim one of her properties. Over the next several weeks, Curry sent a stream of information about how cryptocurrencies work: links, articles, YouTube videos. 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. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. [21][22] An Interpol Red Notice followed. Frankfurt probably isn't the only place she goes - it might be one of several places, including perhaps Dubai and Russia. Over the next hour or so she listened carefully to people talking enthusiastically about this exciting new cryptocurrency - how it could transform her fortunes. In 2017, Ignatova was already under investigation by the City of London Police, the German authorities, as well as the FBI and Europol, for a string of charges including securities and wire fraud and money laundering. Some feared she'd been killed or kidnapped by the banks, who - they'd been told - had most to fear from the cryptocurrency revolution. She can't bring herself to tell them the truth. "You must dig deeper.". It emerged during a money-laundering trial in. Like this one at Wembley Arena in London in 2016. "One Coin!" Thousands of people were gathering in venues, all over the world, to see and hear her presentations. Its understood Ignatova purchased the property under a company name, but a new rule means that the beneficiary of said company must also be named in full. Daniel took me and Georgia to meet Prudence, who first introduced him to OneCoin. she shouted. This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 21:13. She could hear the whoops and cheers of thousands of adoring fans in the background. In fact, OneCoins were entirely worthless, he said, per CNN. After Jen McAdam invested into OneCoin she was constantly told she was part of the OneCoin "family". Frantic calls and messages went unanswered. As the money started drying up in Europe, promoters turned more and more to countries like Uganda. "OK Jen they don't want to disclose that kind of information, just in case something goes wrong where the blockchain is being held. "You can never be blamed for believing in something. In early 2019, she was charged in absentia by U.S. authorities for wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering. The Rothschild family (/ r (s) t a l d / ROTH(S)-chylde, German: [ot.lt]) is a wealthy Ashkenazi Jewish family originally from Frankfurt that rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812), a court factor to the German Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel in the Free City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, who established his banking business in the 1760s. However, in October 2017, the scammer completely vanished as authorities circled and she hasnt been seen since. It's hard to say.". But when the day came, Dr Ruja - who was famously punctual - didn't show up. OneCoins other co-founder, Sebastian Greenwood, also fled. No other law enforcement bodies in attendance would confirm how the information got out. the FBI added Ruja Ignatova to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, The Missing Cryptoqueen: The Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con and the Woman Who Got Away With It, Cryptoqueen: How this woman scammed the world, then vanished, The life and crimes of Ruja Ignatova, new to FBI's 10 Most Wanted Ruja Ignatova, https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/30/fbi-adds-cryptoqueen-to-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-list-for-fraud.htm, 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova added to FBI's top ten most wanted list. "I'm somehow hiding myself. In October 2022, a documentary called "CryptoqueenThe OneCoin Scam" debuted at Mipcom Cannes. What's he waiting for? Even the most obscure entry or innocuous comment on a forum is usually saved somewhere, and with enough digging can be found. VIA HACHETTE BOOKS. Ruja Ignatova called herself the Cryptoqueen. he shouts. More folk are going to promote this. It's as glitzy as you would expect. "We made in our first month almost 90,000 out of nothing. In her downtime she would throw parties on her luxurious yacht The Davina. In general, people are tempted by the idea of making huge profits fast. Then we started looking at some old photos of Ruja, and spotted one friend who appeared with her all the way back to 2011. "I've been telling her it's changing. [13], In 2012, she was convicted of fraud in Germany in connection with her and her father Plamen Ignatov's acquisition of a company that shortly afterwards was declared bankrupt in dubious circumstances; she was given a suspended sentence of 14 months' imprisonment. 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. 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