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Ruja Ignatova

ルジャ・イグナトヴァ　/　るじゃ・いぐなとゔぁ

Thief from Bulgaria

May 30, 1980 (age 46)　・　Ruse, Bulgaria

Ruse
thief
con artist
businessperson

My Take

Ruja Ignatova is the kind of figure I can't look away from even knowing she's a villain. The self-styled "Cryptoqueen" built OneCoin, pulled in billions, and then simply vanished on 25 October 2017, leaving behind what The Times called one of the biggest scams in history. The grim irony is she's a University of Konstanz-educated, German-Bulgarian entrepreneur who turned a real intellect entirely toward fraud. She remains on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, which keeps the "where on earth is she" mystery alive. Brains aimed the wrong way can collapse this spectacularly. It genuinely unnerves me.

Overview

Ruja Plamenova Ignatova (Bulgarian: Ружа Пламенова Игнатова; born May 30, 1980 – disappeared October 25, 2017), also known by the nickname "Cryptoqueen", is a Bulgarian-German entrepreneur and con artist. She is one of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, and is best known as the founder of the fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme OneCoin, which The Times described as "one of the biggest scams in history." She was the subj…

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ruja Ignatova
Name (Japanese): ルジャ・イグナトヴァ
Reading: るじゃ・いぐなとゔぁ
Born: May 30, 1980 (age 46)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Monkey
Origin: Ruse, Bulgaria
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: thief / con artist / businessperson

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Konstanz

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B0%E3%83%8A%E3%83%88%E3%83%90

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