Glamorous fugitive Cryptoqueen has $5 million bounty on her head

A glamorous jet-setting fugitive known as the “Cryptoqueen” who oversaw a $4 billion Ponzi scheme akin to Bernie Madoff now has a $5 million bounty on her head, the FBI announced Thursday.Ruja Ignatova, an Oxford University-educated Bulgarian national charged with wooing unsuspecting clients to spend fortunes on worthless cryptocurrency, remains one of the FBI’s most elusive “Most Wanted” suspects after dodging international authorities for seven years.

“She may travel on a German passport to the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Germany, Russia, Greece and/or Eastern Europe,” the feds said — a nod to how slippery the accused crafty criminal has been since last being spotted in 2017.The brunette braniac, who has a penchant for blood-red lipstick, is believed to be traveling with armed guards or associates — and may have had plastic surgery to alter her appearance, the FBI added.Ignatova has claimed her birth date is May 30, 1980, making her 44 years old, the agency said.It added that she speaks three languages, English, German and Bulgarian.

“Ignatova was the founder of OneCoin Ltd., a Bulgaria-based company that marketed a purported cryptocurrency,” the feds said in a statement.“In order to execute the scheme, Ignatova allegedly made false statements and representations to individuals in order to solicit investments in OneCoin.Throughout the scheme, OneCoin is believed to have defrauded victims out of more than $4 billion.”The suspect reportedly grew up dirt poor in Bulgaria, where her father worked in a tire shop — and where she developed her obsession for money.At her height, her properties included a penthouse in the posh Kensington section of London and a more than $7 million “superyacht” dubbed the “Davina.”Ignatova was last spotted Oct.

25, 2017, when she took a commercial flight from Sofia, Bulgaria, to Athens, Greece — and has been in the wind since, federal authorities said.Her wingman, Swedish national Karl Greenwoo...

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