Onecoin-Betrügerin: Teilerfolg für Ermittler bei Fahndung nach selbst ernannter „Kryptoqueen“
Ruja Ignatova gilt als Erfinderin der vermeintlichen Kryptowährung Onecoin. Nach ihr wird weiter wegen Betrugs international gefahndet. Für einige Geschädigte gibt es aber eine gute Nachricht.
A year after Bielefeld prosecutors charged Ruja Ignatova, the founder of the alleged cryptocurrency Onecoin, with fraud, international manhunt continues for the self-proclaimed "Cryptoqueen." Her whereabouts are still unknown, but prosecutors have managed to recover approximately €10.1 million from her wealth to compensate victims, the Bielefeld prosecutor's office reported.
The Bielefeld authorities had filed charges against the lawyer in September 2025 to prevent the statute of limitations from running out on her alleged fraudulent activities. The indictment lists around 17,500 victims and a total damage of €57 million, within a limited period between 2015 and 2016. Worldwide, millions of investors are believed to have been affected, causing a damage of a billion euros.
Prosecutors accused Ignatova of building a fraudulent pyramid scheme selling her invented cryptocurrency. The company headquarters were in Greven, Münsterland. Chief prosecutor Carsten Nowak explained that with the help of international legal assistance, they managed to seize around €10.1 million from the defendant's personal wealth, which came from the sale of two London properties, and it will go towards victim compensation.
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