臭名昭著的“加密货币女王”Ruja Ignatova 已经逃脱了五年的追捕，当局仍然对臭名昭著的 OneCoin 庞氏骗局背后的女人的下落一无所知。
现在的保加利亚国民包括 早在 2017 年 10 月，美国联邦调查局 (FBI) 的前 10 名最想要的逃犯名单上，她就设法摆脱了美国和欧洲执法部门的联合逮捕行动。
五年后，负责此案的德国法院和检察官仍在等待 Cryptoqueen 的出现，据传言，她最后一次被人看到是逃往希腊，以躲避全力抓捕她的行动。
但就像 Terra 的 Do Kwon 等其他参与涉嫌与加密相关的骗局的人一样，Ignatova 似乎正在动用所有正确的手段以保持隐藏并远离当局的控制。
Cryptoqueen 的 OneCoin 骗局
即使没有可用的区块链来展示，Cryptoqueen 也令人印象深刻地成功说服了 100 多个国家的超过 300 万人投资她的公司——OneCoin Ltd 和 OneLife Network Ltd。
伊格纳托娃用维卡币 她声称加密货币是可开采的，而且供应量非常充足（约 1200 亿）。她进一步用诸如资产像任何其他加密货币一样工作并且可以用作付款的承诺来引诱他们。
事实证明，该数字资产无法进行活跃交易，也无法用于购买任何东西。当客户意识到他们投资的东西并不物有所值时，已经太迟了。
Ruja Ignatova，图片：泰晤士报报道称庞氏骗局 Cryptoqueen 于 2014 年在保加利亚启动，Ignatova 非法带走的金额超过 40 亿美元。
联邦调查局悬赏 100,000 美元，奖励能找到她的线索逮捕。
虽然 Ignatova 和她的商业伙伴承诺他们的 Onecoin 加密货币将成为“比特币杀手”，但他们的金字塔计划背后既没有区块链也没有本地加密货币。
庞氏骗局审判开始
与此同时，即使 Cryptoqueen 缺席，对她所犯下的大规模骗局的审判也于 10 月 18 日在德国法院通过听证会开始。
伊格纳托娃的三名同案被告出庭，面临包括洗钱、欺诈和其他与银行相关的罪行在内的指控。
其中一位是 Cryptoqueen 的前法律顾问，据称他协助将 1970 万美元转移到开曼群岛。据推测，这笔钱用于购买两套伦敦公寓。
另外两人是非法处理维卡币客户资金一年达3.2亿欧元的配偶。
在宣读对被告的起诉书时，指定审理此案的德国检察官称 OneCoin 为“骗局”。
“实际上，（OneCoin）不断增长的价值是假的，挖矿过程只是通过软件模拟的，”检察官说 ，正如彭博社周三报道中所引述的那样。
英国日报《泰晤士报》称这次行动是“历史上最大的骗局之一”。
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