The mastermind, Ruja Ignatova, aka “the crypto queen,” disappeared without a trace in 2017 and is now the most wanted woman in the world.
On May 11, 2022, we reported that the North Rhine-Westphalia State Criminal Police Office and the Bielefeld public prosecutor's office were searching for Ruja Ignatova worldwide. She is accused of joint fraud in a particularly serious case. It's about more than 88 million euros. ( Continue reading… )
Who is Ruja Ignatova?
As we search for Ignatova's past, we ask who she actually was. The search begins in the country her parents come from and where she was born: Bulgaria. Her best friend Asdis Ran, known as the “Ice Queen”, an Icelandic supermodel, lives in Sofia. Asdis Ran speaks exclusively in front of the camera for the first time about her time with crypto queen Ruja Ignatova.
The true crime series “The Crypto Queen” tells the story of the largest Internet fraud to date – committed by the mysterious Ruja Ignatova. The series tells her unprecedented success story, her downfall and her disappearance. You can now see all episodes of the series The Crypto Queen in the ARD media library: https://1.ard.de/yt_kryptoqueen
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Note: A contribution from Johan von Mirbach. This article was produced in 2022 by a&o Filmproduktion Cologne. All statements and facts are current at the time and have not been updated since then.
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