Ruja Ignatova, also known as the "missing Cryptoqueen", has been placed on the FBI's top 10 most wanted list.
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The FBI has put 42-year-old Bulgarian woman Ruja Ignatova, also known as the &#39; Missing Cryptoqueen&#39; on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for cheating investors of more than $4 billion in a cryptocurrency scam.</p>
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The FBI has offered a $100,00 reward to anyone who can provide useful information to track down Ignatova, who the Department of Justice said used her OneCoin cryptocurrency as a ponzi scam to target investors worldwide between 2014 and 2018.</p>
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She is the only woman on the FBI&#39;s 10 most wanted list.</p>
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In 2014, OneCoin, a self-described cryptocurrency, began offering buyers commission if they sold the currency on to more people.</p>
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But FBI agents say OneCoin was worthless and was never safeguarded by the blockchain technology used by other cryptocurrencies.</p>
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According to allegations made by federal prosecutors, it was essentially a Ponzi scheme disguised as a cryptocurrency.</p>
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&quot;She timed her scheme perfectly, capitalising on the frenzied speculation of the early days of cryptocurrency,&quot; BBC cited Damian Williams, Manhattan&#39;s top federal prosecutor as saying.</p>
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Investigators believe Ignatova was tipped off in 2017 after a U.S. District Court in New York issued a warrant for her arrest, which enabled her to escape to Greece and disappear.</p>
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Special Agent Ronald Shimko, who is investigating the case out of the FBI&#39;s New York Field Office, said he hopes the publicity of being on the most wanted list will lead to the arrest of Ignatova.</p>
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&#39;There are so many victims all over the world who were financially devastated by this,&#39; Shimko said. &#39;We want to bring her to justice,&#39; The Daily Mail quoted him as saying.</p>
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&quot;We also believe she has high quality fake identity documents and has changed her appearance,&quot; he added.</p>
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