The crypto queen possibly traveled on a German passport from Athens, possibly to the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Russia, Eastern Europe or even back to Bulgaria, the FBI has said. The smallest package cost 140, but they went all the way up to 118,000. They have persuaded their friends and families to invest in OneCoin. He introduced her to Bjorn Bjercke, the blockchain developer who said there was no blockchain. The self-styled crypto queen, however, is now wanted by law enforcement for her involvement in the OneCoin scheme. Ruja Ignatova, with the help of a partner, created a crypto currency that was a scam. I don't want those people I introduced into OneCoin to see me moving around. Phil and Georgia both recruit two people, and then all four of them recruit two more, and so on. Investors might not have understood the technology, but they could see her talking to huge audiences, or at the Economist conference. The police documents were passed to The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast by Frank Schneider, a former spy and trusted adviser to Ms Ignatova. But to me it symbolises something else too. According to the report, Ignatova was murdered aboard a yacht in the Ionian Sea, and her body was dismembered and cast overboard. [23] This listing was reciprocated by Europol adding Ignatova to its 'most wanted' list; however, Deutsche Welle notes that the Europol listing was removed under unknown circumstances. (I tested this explanation on my mother, the family technophobe, and she told me I'd failed to make it clear enough and should start again. Cryptoqueen: How this woman scammed the world, then vanished, BBC News, November 24, 2019, https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61966824, https://www.banklesstimes.com/news/2021/11/17/onecoin-alive-and-kicking-in-bulgaria-govt-assisted-crypto-pyramid-scheme/. The promoters said it was the larger packages that were really life-changing. They were shown photographs of her numerous degrees, and copies of Forbes magazine with her portrait on the front cover. At one, in July 2017, the American pop star Bebe Rexha performed a private set. Back July 2018 he was arrested in Koh Samui, Thailand, and extradited to the US where he pleaded guilty to wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to launder money. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. And Peragon was owned by another company called Artefix, which was owned by Ruja's mother, Veska. Jennifer McAdam, a 52-year-old Scottish single parent and businesswoman who fell victim to OneCoin fraud commented that she was pleased the FBI had added Ignatova to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. They live in an enormous house in an affluent neighbourhood on the outskirts of Amsterdam. In November 2021, her stake would have peaked at nearly $15 billion, but it has now dropped, still more than enough to help her stay hidden.". It represents the dark side of rapid technological change - the way that every new technology creates amazing new opportunities and possibilities for people who understand it, but also the chance to exploit the people who don't. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Dozens of girls treated after new Iran poisonings, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Covid origin likely China lab incident - FBI chief, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms, Havana Syndrome unlikely to have hostile cause - US. "You must dig deeper.". Files seen by the BBC from Europol meetings suggest the FBI-wanted fugitive knew about efforts to arrest her months before she vanished. "And he said: 'Well, first of all, they need a blockchain. "Acting on behalf of investors and creditors of OneCoin," Levy described it as one of the largest and most successful financial pyramids in history, seeking an investigation of misfeasance by the Bulgarian government for taking no steps to seize assets from OneCoin including real estate, bank accounts, and 230,000 Bitcoins.. She had been impressed by Ruja and the upward trend in the price of OneCoin without the fluctuations other cryptocurrencies usually have. "I did the calculation how many coins we needed to become the richest person on the planet," Igor says. [17], On 25 October 2017 Ignatova disappeared after being tipped off about increasing police investigations about OneCoin. ", Such explanations don't offer much comfort to those affected. A small beaten down van parked in front and was filled with various office equipment and supplies. Mr Schneider denies obtaining the documents, which he says were passed to him on a USB memory stick by Ms Ignatova. You told me it was a cryptocurrency company.'". The Rothschild family (/ r (s) t a l d / ROTH(S)-chylde, German: [ot.lt]) is a wealthy Ashkenazi Jewish family originally from Frankfurt that rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812), a court factor to the German Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel in the Free City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, who established his banking business in the 1760s. Except now with plastic surgery, and so harder to spot. To buy the packages some sold their cattle, their land and even their houses - with disastrous consequences. "So we need you to build a blockchain," he went on. So it seems Ruja is still alive, and is able to visit a European capital without fearing arrest. Unlike Ignatova, however, he didnt stay free for very long. Find out who her friends were, what her lifestyle was like, her family.". And his targets were public libraries in America where he would masquerade as a "jolly," well-educated professor and ultimately pillage rare books to the tune of more than half a million dollars. But it is controversial, because usually only a small number of people make all the money. So she decided to invest her savings and the money from her inheritance from her father into OneCoin. Igor Alberts, the MLM seller, also talks about the involvement of "very influential people". I would have just turned my back and walked away," he says. He claimed to be a good Samaritan, someone who had studied OneCoin carefully and wanted to speak to people who had invested. I don't want to be the person that breaks the news to Daniel's mother. Ruja's brother Constantin Ignatov, whom she placed in charge of the company after leaving in 2017, was arrested in March 2019. [2][7], Born in Ruse, Bulgaria, in 1980,[8] to a Romani family. Officers from the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Dubai and Bulgaria were also present. But the motive of other people was simply being able to acquire a better life; people who worked long hours, people who did difficult physical labor, old people. He was an Italian immigrant whose investment scam resulted in people losing tens of millions of dollars. Today doors are locked. The OneCoin founder is now wanted by . From the very beginning, she was a gifted child and always at the top of her class. Then we started looking at some old photos of Ruja, and spotted one friend who appeared with her all the way back to 2011. "We made in our first month almost 90,000 out of nothing. After that, she vanished and remains missing. If it's true she was in these countries earlier this year, she probably has a fake identity. His wife, Andreea Cimbala, nods along, adding that if he wakes up and puts on pink underwear, he sticks to pink as he chooses his shirt, trousers and jacket. By March 2017, more than 3.5 billion had been invested in the OneCoin system. And, most frustratingly of all, she correctly guessed that by the time we realised it, she'd be gone, along with the money. In November of the same year, he pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering and fraud. She reportedly earned a PhD in private international law from the University of Constance and has a daughter who. More folk are going to promote this. When investors became members promoting OneCoin, they were getting a percentage margin on the proceeds from the people they had introduced and persuaded to invest in the company. [16] In 2014, she founded a pyramid scheme called OneCoin. Backstage at London's Wembley Arena, Dr. Ruja Ignatova was nervously pacing up and down, dressed, as usual, in a full-length ball gown. Ruja Plamenova Ignatova (Bulgarian: , romanized:Rua Plamenova Ignatova; born 30 May 1980) is a Bulgarian-born German citizen and convicted fraudster. If it doesn't happen, life is hard.". Ignatov and Greenwood could face a maximum sentence of 90 years in prison. "There's the answer, right from the horse's mouth, it's official," said one promoter from Alberta, Canada, in a video posted online. There's a famous saying in journalism, "Follow the money." But though she has stopped recruiting, many others haven't, and there are still plenty of interested buyers, she says. London, June 11, 2016. On the other hand, Ruja and her collaborators amassed millions, which provided them with an affluent lifestyle: they bought luxury yachts, expensive jewelery and exclusive properties. [12] She reportedly has also worked for McKinsey & Company. In 2014, 34-year-old Ignatova and Sebastian Greenwood, an expert in multi-level marketing, launched a cryptocurrency called OneCoin. The force has provided assistance to foreign law enforcement partners in respect of their investigations concerning OneCoin personnel and will continue to do this. Ruja Ignatova celebrating her birthday with her husband and OneCoin members. But earlier this month, Ignatova reportedly came out of the woodwork to claim one of her properties. OneCoins other co-founder, Sebastian Greenwood, also fled. "If they still thought we were a fraudulent company, then guess what, that warning's not removed. We also learned that Dr Ruja had a daughter in late 2016, and that she remained very close to her. Here's an example: Ruja bought a very large property in central Sofia. "We gathered the teams together and we started to work like crazy," he says. "One Coin!" For its fans this is a revolutionary new form of currency, with the potential to sideline the banks and national currencies, and provide banking for anyone with a mobile phone. By the time the webinar had finished she had decided to invest 1,000. [11][failed verification] In 2005, she earned a PhD in private international law from the University of Constance in Germany with the dissertation Art. Maybe 1,000 wasn't enough? To explain this, I need first to explain briefly how a cryptocurrency actually works. She is thought to have undergone several plastic surgeries in order to alter her appearance. According to the Irish Daily Mail, filmmaker Scott Z. Burns, who is behind the production, described McAdam as the new Erin Brockovich. Following the success of Bitcoin and the subsequent explosion of its price, investors who bought early at a low price made huge returns. In 2016, Ms. McAdam had been in bed due to a chronic illness and she was unable to work. "If Dr. Ruja still has the 230,000 bitcoins, she would be one of the currency's largest holders. Do you know who to complain to when you are a victim of a Ponzi scheme or pyramid scheme? When Georgia and I called them ourselves to check, they confirmed it. Dr Ruja was still travelling the world to sell her vision - hopping from Macau to Dubai to Singapore, filling out arenas, pulling in new investors. The BBC asked the ministry whether its staff could be responsible for the leak, but it did not comment. Black-and-gold shoes, black-and-gold pleated suit, black-and-gold shirt, black-and-gold sunglasses, and he has a thick black-and-gold ring on. Perhaps it would put him in an uncomfortable position. That's the most important thing of all," he says. It's hard to say.". She would have known that we were looking for her, he added, and she would have laughed at us. In early June 2016 a 36-year-old businesswoman called Dr Ruja Ignatova walked on stage at Wembley Arena in front of thousands of adoring fans. Ruja Ignatova, the self-described "Cryptoqueen.". ), 'Hun, this could be your opportunity to get rich'. 2023 BBC. Will she get her money back? They can easily kill me. He already had 400,000 shillings in savings, and to raise the rest he returned from the capital, Kampala, to his family home, took three goats raised by his younger brothers, and sold them. That meant that investors could no longer trade their OneCoins and retrieve their investments. [14][15], In 2013, she was involved with a multi-level marketing scam called BigCoin. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. They are desperate to get their hands on the conwoman, offering a $100,000 reward for intel that ultimately leads to her arrest. The company went bankrupt shortly after acquisition under dubious circumstances. (And I, at the top, would be making a cut on all the sales. Now a hit podcast is stepping up the search for the international scam artist, writes Tanya Sweeney Everything is meant to be transparent - the website contains the details of every company in the UK. When I ask for more details, he replies: "No, I cannot tell that because I don't want to take that risk with our lives.". On the same day he was arrested, the FBI declared OneCoin a fraudulent currency. "We've been unable to identify UK-based assets, which could be used to compensate UK investors. "In two years, nobody will speak about Bitcoin any more!" Around the same time, the US authorities charged Dr Ruja in absentia for wire fraud, security fraud and money laundering. Over the next several weeks, Curry sent a stream of information about how cryptocurrencies work: links, articles, YouTube videos. When I ask him who might be behind the threats, he won't elaborate. BBC News Ruja Ignatova, also known as the "missing Cryptoqueen", has been placed on the FBI's top 10 most wanted list. Then he tries checking the company's owners. Prudence is a nurse in a Kampala slum, who thought she could make more money selling OneCoin and set about recruiting new investors. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. But this is the first principle to grasp: money is only valuable because other people think it's valuable. Over the next hour or so she listened carefully to people talking enthusiastically about this exciting new cryptocurrency - how it could transform her fortunes. Several of the people Georgia and I interviewed spoke darkly about mysterious people and connections they didn't want to name. There have been several alleged sightings of her, and it is believed that she could be travelling in the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and Dubai. Onecoin's Ruja Ignatova is a mysterious woman who has been on the run for over three years now. Answer 1 of 6: Hello out there. Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is one of five financial routes Ignatova has known connections to. It said the Missing Cryptoqueen podcast "will not present any truthful information and cannot be considered objective, nor unbiased". Some are running because they got loans from a bank. But later we hear that we might have been in the presence of Dr Ruja - that she was there, in the same room, right in front of our noses. And McAdam's leader prepared her carefully for conversations with OneCoin sceptics. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Why Covid lab-leak theory is now being taken seriously, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. The degrees are genuine. We don't know. Ruja's ambition was to create a cryptocurrency to rival Bitcoin for the ordinary person who was not an experienced investor, but who could invest a smaller amount of money and make a considerable profit. OneCoin was not a cryptocurrency and it did not have blockchain technology. The documents show attendees from Bulgaria's Interior Ministry at the March 2017 Europol meeting. THE FBI has added a Bulgarian woman dubbed the 'Crypto Queen' to its infamous 10 most wanted list after she stole billions in the biggest scam EVER. A book about this case was written by British investigative reporter Jamie Bartlett and published in June 2022. On 5 November 2019, the day after the final episode of The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast was released, Dr Ruja's brother, Konstantin Ignatov, appeared in court in New York, testifying for the government in a case against a lawyer accused of laundering $400m of the money OneCoin made in the US. Before long, she had invested 10,000 of her own money - and persuaded friends and family to invest 250,000 of theirs. The worlds most wanted woman is now officially listed as the ultimate beneficial owner of a London penthouse,he told iNews. Ruja Ignatova, also known as the "missing Cryptoqueen", received police information about investigations into her $4bn (3.5bn) cryptocurrency fraud before she disappeared, it is claimed. He claims he has made 100m over the last 30 years. 66K views, 1.6K likes, 214 loves, 348 comments, 854 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Cryptoqueen: I would like to share some very personal and exciting news with you. According to the BBC, farmers in Uganda sold their livestock and invested their money in OneCoin, hoping for a better life for their families and themselves. "If you have any negativity you should not be in this group," she was told. The listing of a property in the heart of London has brought a notorious cryptocurrency fugitive who ran a $4 billion Ponzi scheme out of the woodwork. The key point is that these special blockchain databases are what make cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin work. He has denied obtaining the documents and said: "When the Bulgarians participated at certain Europol meetings, it only took hours for her to get a complete rundown and get the minutes of what was said in those meetings. Finding people is his speciality, and there is one thing above all he says we should focus on. Now comes the story of Ruja Ignatova, the Bulgarian-born 'Cryptoqueen': an Oxford graduate who made billions by extorting normal people seduced by her cryptocurrency OneCoin. But it seems it's not just the promise of riches that keeps people believing. Alberts was brought up in a poor neighbourhood. But the authorities all over the world have been slow to react, partly because the whole area of cryptocurrencies is relatively new. I had no clue that it could be false. [2][3][4] She is the subject of the 2019 BBC podcast series The Missing Cryptoqueen and the 2022 book of the same name. Ruja Ignatova, or Dr. Ruja, was a prominent figure in the growing cryptocurrency market. We already knew that Dr Ruja spent some of her childhood in Schramberg, southern Germany. Bulgarian-born German citizen Ruja Ignatova, FBIs list of the 10 most-wanted fugitives. When there is nothing of value to sell, though, and all the money is made by recruiting other people, it is illegal and goes by another name: a pyramid scheme. This is also where Dr Ruja's husband - or perhaps ex-husband - lives and works. the FBI added Ruja Ignatova to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, The Missing Cryptoqueen: The Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con and the Woman Who Got Away With It, Cryptoqueen: How this woman scammed the world, then vanished, The life and crimes of Ruja Ignatova, new to FBI's 10 Most Wanted Ruja Ignatova, https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/30/fbi-adds-cryptoqueen-to-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-list-for-fraud.htm, 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova added to FBI's top ten most wanted list. It's going to go bigger. Twitter Ruja Ignatova was added to the FBI's Ten Most. We explore the path she followed in her business life, making her extremely rich, extremely quicklybut it was all done at the expense of others. The Forbes cover isn't: it was actually an inside cover - a paid-for advertisement - from Forbes Bulgaria, but once the real cover was ripped off, it looked impressive. Charles Ponzi is remembered for creating the Ponzi scheme. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. When you're dealing with a scam worth billions of euros, it's not unusual for shadowy groups to get involved. Following her studies, she became a consultant for McKinsey and Co. He didn't get it, and in December 2017 he quit. Just as he was boarding his flight home, he was pounced on by FBI agents, arrested, and charged with fraud in connection with OneCoin. All of them were "very up-tempo, full of beans, full of passion", she remembers. "I can only deduce that it came from the circles that she was in and the connections that she had through a variety of influential personalities.". "This is supposed to mean that you can no longer use a British company to hide behind," he says, as he scrolls down the page. OneCoin, Dr Ruja told the Wembley audience, was the "Bitcoin Killer". Members could later exchange these educational packages, ranging from 100 euros to 118,000 euros, for OneCoins. Previously, the property belonged to a company called Abbots House Penthouse Limited, based in Guernsey, a well-known tax haven with very little government oversight. Oliver describes this kind of dizzying arrangement as "improbably standard". "They're very easy to set up and they look legitimate.". A court reporter was there to hear his testimony, and according to his account of the proceedings Ignatov appears to have implied that his sister had duped him with the same line the organisation put out to its investors - that OneCoin critics were "haters" who could not be believed. And if you get in early, there's the chance to make a fortune. "I felt responsibility. From that amount, he had collected $50 million in fees. Founded and led by Dr Ruja Ignatova, a Bulgarian law PHD graduate and businesswoman, it grew quickly, often driven by hyperbolic public events. It's mathematic. I ask if he felt guilty, for having sold so many people a coin that didn't exist, and for having made so much money in the process. Frantic calls and messages went unanswered. Money can buy a lot of friends, and I would imagine shes taking advantage of that.. No lights visible through the windows. We had also visited the town of Waltenhofen in Bavaria, not far away, where she and her father bought a steelworks around a decade ago, an episode that led to her being tried for fraud. They would always need someone in charge who could manipulate the supply, and forgery was too easy. They don't have a blockchain today. But then I recruit Georgia and Phil to start selling too, and I make a cut on their sales as well. Together with Daniel, Georgia and I travel south to meet his mother. Dr Ruja Ignatova called her creation the 'Bitcoin killer' - and her hype duped a million investors. She would urge and convince simple people to invest in OneCoin and not be left out of the huge potential profits. She was entered into a Whatsapp group, with its own "leader" who disseminated information from the headquarters in Sofia. Documents leaked to the BBC show that British people spent almost 30m on OneCoin in the first six months of 2016, 2m of it in a single week - and the rate of investment could have increased after the Wembley extravaganza. Some are divorced.". Thousands of people were gathering in venues, all over the world, to see and hear her presentations. In general, people are tempted by the idea of making huge profits fast. Big companies like Amway and Herbalife use these techniques. Georgia suggests we tell Daniel's mother that we are journalists, and that we are investigating OneCoin because a lot of people aren't getting their money. She could hear the whoops and cheers of thousands of adoring fans in the background. I will double your coins, I will double your coins. Dr. Ruja Ignatova was born in Bulgaria on May 30, 1980. "I said to Andreea, 'We need to build it up to 100 million coins, because when this coin goes to 100 and we have 100 million, we are richer than Bill Gates.' It was a Ponzi scheme. Investors often told us that what drew them in initially was the fear that they would miss out on the next big thing. This proved to be fraudulent and she was sentenced to 14 months suspended jail sentence. In her downtime she would throw parties on her luxurious yacht The Davina. It seemed like easy money. Some sources think it could be four times that amount. Ignatovas brother, Konstantin Ignatova, took over the operation after she fled. Bjorn received 7.69 million euros which were transferred from Hong Kong. I show his results to Bullough, who immediately notices how many British companies there are. This platform was launched after many delays. This mushrooms very rapidly - 25 rounds of recruitment later and everyone in the UK would be selling vitamins. In fact, OneCoins were entirely worthless, he said, per CNN. In Europe, less money was invested in the first six months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. OneCoin was still growing fast, and Dr Ruja was starting to spend her new fortune: buying multi-million-dollar properties in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, and the Black Sea resort of Sozopol. Thanks for contacting us. Ms Ignatova, a 42-year-old Bulgaria-born German national, disappeared on 25 October 2017 after being tipped-off about intensifying police investigations into her Sofia-based scam. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Listen to The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast on BBC Sounds, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Dozens of girls treated after new Iran poisonings, Prince Andrew offered Frogmore Cottage - reports, Havana Syndrome unlikely to have hostile cause - US, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Beer and wine sales in Canada fall to all-time low, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms. Several OneCoin events took place in the UK after the FCA took down the warning, and money continued to be invested. So we start unearthing previous addresses, known friends, old phone numbers, anything that could help us. "The companies and individuals behind OneCoin are based outside UK jurisdiction," it said. A couple of people looked at the photographs and paused for a long time, raising our hopes - but then said they didn't recognise her. This is notoriously difficult - go online and you'll find hundreds of different descriptions, some of them utterly baffling to the non-specialist. "Particularly if you have invested something, not only money, but belief, reputation, intelligence. They don't care! Between August 2014 and March 2017 more than 4bn was invested in dozens of countries. Daniel took me and Georgia to meet Prudence, who first introduced him to OneCoin. She is big on the fairytale and cinderella stuff so castles. The reason so many people are excited by Bitcoin is that it solves that problem. But they used some of this cash to buy more OneCoin. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. That was the last time anyone saw or heard from Dr Ruja. Dr Ignatova pulled off one of the world's biggest ever scams, based on her new cryptocurrency called 'OneCoin', before disappearing in 2017. OneCoin is no longer operational, with the token unusable and the website inactive. Greatly feared for his use of violence, Silas Jayne operated in the very dark underworld of the champion horse business. Another tip he gives us is to find out where she has been on her yacht. She earned a law degree from Oxford University and a PhD in private international law from. Looking to get ideas for places to take our 3 year old while in Frankfurt. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Others told us she was dead - which does remain a possibility. She is now on the FBIs list of the 10 most-wanted fugitives and is the only woman currently on the hit list. According to OneCoin, its main business was selling educational material for cryptocurrency trading. "I thought, 'What???' The FCA said it had been up for long enough, but OneCoin promoters presented this as proof that the UK authorities considered OneCoin a legitimate investment. Nobody - not banks, not governments, or the person who invents it - is in charge or can change it. Following her studies, she became a . It was launched by two offshore companies: OneCoin Ltd. (based in Bulgaria and registered in Dubai) and OneLife Network Ltd. (registered in Belize). "OneCoins principals continue to operate from Bulgaria," according to Dr Levy. The FBI did not comment on the Europol documents, but Special Agent Paul Roberts told the podcast: "There were investigations all around the world into her, and into OneCoin generally, many of which she had become aware of due to actions by law enforcement in other countries.". Jen McAdam has a fiery Skype call with cryptocurrency enthusiast Tim Curry. Yet a typical recruiting event would include no education, but plenty of discussion about investing in cryptocurrency. So it's our blockchain technology, a SQL server with a database.". A senior promoter gave her a nice car to impress customers, and instructed her to visit farmers when their crops were being harvested and they had money in their pocket. "No other company even came close," Alberts says. She was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted in June 2022. After Jen McAdam invested into OneCoin she was constantly told she was part of the OneCoin "family". 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