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RUJA IGNATOVA
OneCoin · 2017
Crypto Ponzi scheme
Ruja Ignatova founded OneCoin, marketing it as 'the Bitcoin killer' through a multi-level marketing scheme. The cryptocurrency had no real blockchain — it was a database controlled by OneCoin. She raised approximately $4B from investors worldwide in one of history's largest fraud schemes. Ignatova disappeared in 2017 before authorities could arrest her. She was indicted in the US and remains on the FBI's most wanted list.
Raised
$4.0B
Outcome
🏃 Fled
Victims
3,000,000