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Ruja Ignatova is a Bulgarian fraudster who was born on 30 May, 1980 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is best known for being the founder and CEO of the fraudulent cryptocurrency company OneCoin. She was arrested in Germany in August 2020 and is currently awaiting trial. Ignatova is 40 years old as of 2021. She stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m). She has a slim build and her hair is dark brown in color. Ignatova is currently single and has no known dating history. Ignatova is estimated to have a net worth of around $4 billion. She earned most of her wealth through her fraudulent cryptocurrency company OneCoin. Ignatova is currently awaiting trial in Germany for her involvement in the OneCoin fraud. She is facing charges of fraud, money laundering, and organized crime. If convicted, she could face up to 20 years in prison.

Popular As Ruzha Plamenova Ignatova
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Age 44 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 30 May, 1980
Birthday 30 May
Birthplace Ruse, Bulgaria
Nationality Bulgaria

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Ruja Ignatova Net Worth

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Timeline

2017

Since 2017, she has been on the run from law enforcement, including the FBI. She has been charged in absentia by U.S. authorities for wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering.

2016

Ruja's German ex-husband works as a lawyer in Frankfurt with the firm Linklaters; they had a daughter in 2016.

2014

In 2014, she founded a Ponzi scheme called OneCoin. In 2017, she disappeared. In 2019, her brother Konstantin Ignatov pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering in connection with the scheme.

2005

Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, she 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-Württemberg. In 2005, she earned a PhD in European private law from the University of Constance with the dissertation Art. 5 Nr. 1 EuGVO – Chancen und Perspektiven der Reform des Gerichtsstands am Erfüllungsort; which discusses lex causae in conflict of laws. Her doctoral advisor was Astrid Stadler. She says she also studied at the University of Oxford. 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.

1980

Ruja Ignatova (Bulgarian: Ружа Игнатова) (born May 30, 1980) is a convicted Bulgarian fraudster. She is best known as the founder of a Ponzi scheme known as OneCoin, which The Times has described as "one of the biggest scams in history". She was the subject of the 2019 BBC podcast series The Missing Cryptoqueen. The Times has also referred to her as a "scam queen".