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Canonical ID: Q20819716 · Entity type: Person (reference)
| Property | Value | Lang | Source dataset | Source ID | First seen | ||
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Person:notes | Ruja Ignatova is wanted for her alleged participation in a large-scale fraud scheme. Beginning in approximately 2014, Ignatova and others are alleged to have defrauded billions of dollars from investors all over the world. Ignatova was the founder of OneCoin Ltd., a Bulgaria-based company that marketed a purported cryptocurrency. In order to execute the scheme, Ignatova allegedly made false statements and representations to individuals in order to solicit investments in OneCoin. She allegedly instructed victims to transmit investment funds to OneCoin accounts in order to purchase OneCoin packages, causing victims to send wire transfers representing these investments. Throughout the scheme, OneCoin is believed to have defrauded victims out of more than $4 billion. | eng | us_fbi_most_wanted | us-fbi-ruja-ignatova | |||
Person:notes | Languages: English, German, Bulgarian | eng | us_fbi_most_wanted | us-fbi-ruja-ignatova | |||
Person:notes | Ignatova is believed to travel with armed guards and/or associates. Ignatova may have had plastic surgery or otherwise altered her appearance. | eng | us_fbi_most_wanted | us-fbi-ruja-ignatova | |||