| 31,580 crore scam: FBI nabs ‘Crypto Queen’ Ruja Ignatova

New York: “Cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova (42) is on the list of the 10 most important fugitives of the American investigative agency FBI.

Ruja defrauded hundreds of thousands of investors through the “OneCoin Cryptocurrency Company” he founded and swindled more than $400 crore (roughly Rs. 31,580 crore). She is one of the most important fugitives in Europe.

Ignatova founded her company in 2014. Appearing at London’s Wembley Arena in 2016, Ignatova claimed her company was a rival to Bitcoin in the burgeoning cryptocurrency market. However, in October 2017, he boarded a flight from Sofia, Bulgaria and escaped with the stolen money. U.S. She disappeared while the authorities were making moves to arrest Ignatova. Ignatova has not been heard from since. FBI A massive search is underway. A total of 11 women are on the FBI’s 529 wanted list. Ignatova is the only woman in the top ten.

The FBI circular says Ignatova traveled from Sofia to Athens, Greece, and may have traveled elsewhere. The FBI said she was accompanied by armed accomplices and may have had plastic surgery to alter her appearance. says

The U.S. said OneCoin lacked the support of secure and independent blockchain technology like other cryptocurrencies. The authorities clarified. A charge sheet was prepared in 2019 on charges of fraud, money laundering and conspiracy.

Ignatova, a German citizen, was born in Bulgaria. His father was an engineer and his mother was a teacher. After studying European law at Oxford University, he worked as a consultant for the international management consulting firm McKinsey & Company in Sofia.