OneCoin founder Ruja "Cryptoqueen" Ignatova is now the most wanted on Europol's most wanted list as the law enforcement agency is offering a €5,000 reward for information leading to her arrest on fraud charges.
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According to the Europol's page, Ignatova is suspected of "having induced investors all over the world" to put their money in a worthless "currency." The agency added:
"The fraud-related loss established so far is in the upper double-digit million range. The loss caused on a global scale probably amounts to several billion USD."
Ignatova's whereabouts have been unknown since October 2017 as she hasn't appeared in public since this date, neither in connection with OneCoin nor otherwise. The "Cryptoqueen" first introduced OneCoin back in 2014. The project is considered a Ponzi scheme over its organizational structure. According to US prosecutors' estimates, the scheme brought in approximately $4 billion worldwide.
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