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As a Bulgarian, I find it mindblowing anyone would believe this woman and invest their money in her crypto... From the way she talks to the way she looks how can anyone think this is anything but a scam 🤔
Her CV failed to disclose her previous criminal conviction in Germany. I used to go under their promotional videos on TH-cam, advising people to look at the history of the top leaders and then decide what you are dealing with. Eventually i received a cease and desist warning stating Dr Ruja may be taking legal action against me. To which i responded looking forward to facing up to exposing this in my defence in court.
I'm even surprised at those people you're warning are not also talking trash on you, like saying you don't want them to make it in life. They might even be the one that arranged the seize and desist warning. People only like to be made examples of when it involves wrong financial decisions. They hate advice and think you're trying to stop them from getting rich as you.
I had a bank auditor as an instructor in college who said few people go into white collar crime with a plan in place to get out. By it's nature financial crimes grow and grow and grow. You either live on your income and launder just enough to make chasing you down not worth the bother, and escape to a very comfortable retirement, or it blows up in your face eventually. He said mostly it was someone feeding an addiction who had no plan, and who burned their stolen money as fast as they got it.
The Bulgarian investigative journalist Dimitar has balls of steel. The stories he is investigating are no joke. Bulgaria is seriously corrupt. He would be unable to trust anyone to keep him safe. I guess that's why he leaves the country whenever he's threatened by Taki's people. I hope he stays alive. The world needs people like Dimitar. This is a great story though. Thanks BBC.
@@jairuslol Bulgaria WAS and STILL IS a RUSSIAN COLONY!! Bulgarians Realy already do not feel like any think. And every think is very simple - every body is is taking a big bite of our flesh . EXCLUDING AMERICA.
That is what I believed until the end when her security/intelligence guy vanished as well...I am not sure but it could be that they bought USA citizenship via some identity deft, some cosmetic surgery to change their look...they have money they can buy anything in USA and they would safer in USA than anywhere else.
@@nikobellic570its really not. Does it exist in crypto? Absolutely. Is it “crypto in a nutshell”? No. Don’t mean to sound rude but you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about if you think that’s what the whole blockchain industry is. I’ve been invested in crypto for 6 years now. You need to understand blockchain decentralisation and actually research. Unfortunately MOST cryptos will fail. It’s not just about “currency”. Bitcoin just as an example doesn’t do much. But it’s a great hedge against gold and the dollar because it’s deflationary and there is a set amount. You can’t make more. Gold is mined. Money is printed. Bitcoins mined supply is halved every 4 years. It’s not simple, but blockchain and crypto will improve the lives of millions of people worldwide. Right now South America and Africa are the ones benefiting because they’re the poorest people who need it. First world nations will follow.
lol Right?! Because she has an Oxford PhD, I have met people who studied at Oxford and yet are thick as bricks. Also her PhD was in business for Pete's sake, not in quantum physics. A fool can be very impressed by another fool very easily, and simply because the standard among fools is that low. Doesn't take an Oxford education to know that. Girl was (or is) a back of the barrel thief, nothing more. It takes no special "sophistication" to do what she did, just a very fundamental lack of character and sense of morality.
It'd obvious she is just a frontwoman. Anyone with any technical knowledge knows immediately she has no clue what she's talking about. Snakeoil marketing.
It's interesting-- when you really want something to be true your mind will "see" things how they need to be seen in order for it to more safely believe it. Our minds are quite fascinating.
Why not mention a single word about her brother Konstantin Ignatov who took over once she disappeared.. he did 3 years of jail in US and is chilling right now.
As a Bulgarian I must tell you all a common knowledge in my country and that is : Every county has a mafia , and in Bulgaria the mafia has a country It’s been like this for 30 years and it’s not gonna change anytime soon
@@elida3233 The level of corruption was nowhere near the same. They truly believed in marxism and socialism. The communist secret police trafficked drugs but never inside Bulgaria.
This is why the ruling communist class is terrified that common people can have weaponry. They themselves keep whole arsenal of weaponry, and are extremely nervous that the nation can decide to arm. Last time I spoke to a commie, he took out his pistol and threatened me. I told him, next time I will take out mine, and let's see what happens. He stopped speaking to me and avoids me now.
Crim crims ALWAYS get book and film deals. Always. Every famous crimmy throughout history has been glorified on-screen. They're considered to be ALPHAS, and every one of them are inspirational to lower-level crimz. It gives them something to aspire for, and someone to admire. Folks like Capone, Bankman-Fraud, Theranos girl, Aleggz Jonez, Chump, Madeoff, Sean Cohmz, etc., etc. They're ROLE MODELS. I'm not kidding; everyone wants that kind of wealth, power, respect, and admiration. People deify and adore serial keelerz, too! 💪😎✌️
what kind of movie? shes just a scammer and not even a good one or one who moved the world. shes like a D celebrity and thats only in her country. here, no one ever heard of her.
These words were chilling #35:52 - #36:20 - "Taki is a ghost, You never see him, you only hear from him! You never talk to him, he is talking to you through other people! You cannot deliver a message, you get the message! If you don't listen, you disappear!
I agree, generally get rich quick schemes are good ways to lose all your money. However for me it's been worth taking those risks. I bought about 1000 Ethereum when they were $1 each and sold them for about $3k each a while back. I did pretty well out of crypto as a whole, it's paid for the rest of my life which is nice.
I realized that the secret to making a million is saving for a better investment. I always tell myself you don't need that new Maserati or that vacation just yet. That mindset helped me make more money investing. For example last year I invested 80k in stocks and made about $246k,but guess what? I put it all back and traded again and now I am rounding up close to a million
After I raised up to 450k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom..
Someone has to pay the money, so why would they put up as much as she stole? I understand she can pay off people but still someone has to pay the bounty and there’s no making it anything but what you can afford to lose.
My favourite part about mafia lifestyle, is when they can't have fun with what they stole, they are forced to go into hiding, become paranoic, start snitching & deleting each other 😂😂😂
My favourite part about it is the ones who get away with everything and never get caught, living out a great life Gangsters are meant to move in silence, it’s works that way
As a Bulgarian i found the words " you could go down the streets in Sofia and get shot". Yes, you can be, only if you are a criminal. Sofia is a safe place
I think Taki fellow was involved in one coin from the start along with others and Ruja was the face of it.Ruja thought she was a partner and got drawn into the lifestyle and lost her head to think of consequences,but in reality she was getting used and then eliminated once the job was done
It's easy to get in . But when you try to get out.....?? 😢😢😢 " Ruja..! Could we have a little chat with you...?? No. Nothing's wrong . Just a friendly chat.... "
Or she and others launched One Coin attracting attention from her fellow Bulgarian nationals, aka Bulgarian Mafia. They then "offered" (an offer you can't refuse) to be her security and so began the ponzi scheme partnership. 😮
How silly of her. Who needs anything more than a comfortable home with basic appliance and a reliable car. All the extra stuff doesn't really improve your life for one to steal and betray for.
That's what I'm saying! How can you enjoy your life or even live it when you end up on the run or in jail?? This woman is a fool. Even her seminars seem fake. "We will DOUBLE your bitcoins!" Who falls for this crap??😅
Under capitalism, the entire world works like her logic of extortion, wealth hoarding and fraudulent activities, so you are describing a desirable but absent version of the world, not "the reality" that she somehow missed.
@@SvalbardSleeperDistrict Greed is in the human heart, not in the economic system. Look at any socialist regime that has ever existed and there's been fat cats living off stolen money and resources.
Taki is not the Bulgarian mafia king. It is the Byoko Borisov. Ex-prime minister, who, despite his connections to the mafia, is supported by the EU commission.
This documentary was made only because the criminals didn't need to connect to the BBC and pay to stop it. Starting from the big US and Britain, most countries' authorities are the top criminal in their nations. We can ignore for the time being that The Western are behind the mega Billion dollar crimes including human trafficking, drugs, raw material theft, and sponsoring armed conflicts around the world.
I am from Bulgaria and I am sure she is in Bulgaria. Live or dead she is here. btw, You never talked about Ruja brother which was released from the States and now he is in Bulgaria.
Yes, commies are allies with gypsies, and use them for communist party purposes. It is a well known fact, communists in Bulgaria work together with gypsies for their agenda. This is the main reason that gypsies are untouchable. Everybody, go to Bulgaria and see with your eyes, law is for Bulgarians only, commies and gypsies are above the law.
As a bulgarian we say: No body found, no proof of death. // I believe she is hiding somewhere, cuz she was preparing for this. I mean what is proven from the evidences. There is also big chance the bulgarian mafia to eliminate her, but not that much evidences for this...
F she's not dead she's wearing masks for herself to go around the world hiding FBI's personality for her to capture, she's a doctor you know? Plenty of money then he go to the derma to undergo facelift
It's plausible. Like they said, nobody typically stays off the radar that long. And she enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, it's not something that is easy to keep hidden.
@@mr-boo If she was dead, then where is the death certificate to prove it? If she is investigated, then why these investigators never found a trace of her dead body?
The spy chief of her talked in whole documentary about her & tell BBC he will not run , then at the end of the documentary he vanished just like her, I laughed so hard 😂😂
She is rich enough to exist as a country now. All she has to do is flash this money to another corrupt place and she gain asylum there. A lot of the poorer countries or new money countries are run by gangsters that steal from their public with the politicians lobbying for this rich gangsters. I'm pretty sure the money is keeping her alive with her alliances to any of this other gangster outside Bulgaria.
in all probability, yes. Especially if she put a whole lot of trust in them after she bailed, AND her portfolio was vulnerable to be stolen from her (incl the stashes of piled cash in various places around the world).
@@urbanmasque in todays high tech world ? She stole Billions. Various govts and high profile people and organizations would be looking relentlessly. Its very hard to "disappear" in todays world. They caught the murderous villain of "Alpha Dog" in Paraguay years later.
If I was Ruja, and still alive, I would live in the UAE. Maybe RAK, where the ruler would be the waterproof security as long as there is money to pay him. Imagine wearing an abaya and Niqab, she could live fairly normal life. Not even her driver would know who she is. Worth looking out, but be aware, UAE is not safe when crossing the line of the sheikhs.
One thing noboby mentioned in the film is the possibility that she underwent a face surgery and then lives among us with other identity. Who knows she watched this video and laughed out loud.
I have a crazy theory. She may have not changed only her face, but everything about her. Picture this, she had sex reassignment surgery, takes testosterone and is now living as a MAN. Everyone is looking for a beautiful woman living luxuriously, not an immigrant man, doing menial jobs....
I think that’s what Epstein has done,paid his way and got people at the top to clear it-and laughed his way out the back door of prison to the plastic surgeon and now he is probably on another island owned by Rusa sipping champagne !
If she is still alive and in hiding, then we will need a movie about how she managed to disappear and not be traced. It seems Mission Impossible, but perhaps if you had enough untraced money you could?
She disappeared in Greece, yeah? A wanted man who’d abducted and murdered a businessman and his girlfriend in the late 90s, one of the most wanted criminals in the country, went unnoticed for decades. He was believed to have escaped abroad but it turned out he’d been living in downtown Athens the whole time and was only discovered by chance, after his death, after someone thought he looked familiar in the morgue just a couple of years ago. I’m sorry to say this but people can easily go unnoticed in Greece, authorities are not the most competent and can be bribed by people like her and Taki to look the other way. So I don’t think it’s impossible she might still be alive and hiding in Greece, as far as authorities are concerned. The mafia getting rid of her, however, is pretty realistic. But getting caught or their target saved? Nah
Either she's still useful enough for the money laundering, etc, and is being assisted hiding by organised crime group. Or she's too big a risk because of the high profile, and it's better to be rid of her and take whatever monies she has. If she's bright enough and manipulative enough, she might still be alive
I find it very hard to believe that many people in Bulgaria would have fallen for what she was selling. Bulgarians are poor but more importantly, we are super suspicious by nature, and we know that get-rich-quick schemes are very, very unlikely to work. Also, no one has bothered to check her out and her background, come on!
Recently ex communist countries don’t trust easily for sure. They don’t trust the government let alone anyone else. My parents immediately said the vaccines are a dodgy situation and refused to
Here in Bulgaria if you are high ranked politician you are either produced by mafia to be so or if you are not then after a while you just fired under some false alligations. The most most powerfull politician as ex prime minister Boyko Borisov and Peevski are product of mafia from the 90s. And that is a widely known fact.
When there are fireworks and someone telling you are going to get rich, if your greed blinds you so much that you can't see this giant red flag...well...
Crypto is risky as many would say but I think the actual risk in Crypto is not investing, buying the capitulation isn't a tough call, but it is a very tough call to figure out what to do aside holding. I remember when I just got into crypto back in 2019 but later in 2020 I ended up selling it because I was dumb and I didn't understand it. I studied and learned and now I know how it works. Got back into crypto early in 2023 with 10k and I’m up with 128k in a short period of time
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She will be alive in some country that does not have extradition laws. Russia, Iran, lots of countries will let wealthy people hide out. People who are wanted by America but are not captured is quite a long list.
To us Bulgarians, there is nothing misterios about Taki. A gangster who inherited a massive criminal empire from his former boss Georgi Iliev, foundER of VIS and VIS 2 “insurance company”.
The book is even better again. Covers the technical detail of the inner workings of the laundering operation which they never really went into in the podcasts and documentaries
I find it inconceivable that someone who relished the high life, as she did, would be content to hide utterly from everyone. Or be able to. To me, the far more plausible theory is that she was done away with by person or persons unknown. For any number of reasons.
right.. I use to see all these ppl on Instagram with pages with tons of followers and posts showing their luxury lifestyle.. posts of their crypto stats showing all this money they were making and they would advertise trying to get people to join them and promise these huge return investments based on how much they put in.. there were so many ppl wanting to join and did I'm sure.. the comments were ppl saying "I want to join you and make money like you" they literally reach out to people also I got multiple messages requests from all these so called crypto ppl who would try to get you to sign up under them and feed you all these lies about it and how much money you can make.. how your life can change etc..they are still profiles on Instagram now with these pages..
51:13 As soon as I heard him say "where should I go in this world" I knew he was going into hiding. There are countless countries that do not have an extradition agreement with the US, the EU or GB and there are countless others who have also gone into hiding. This comment alone was an indication of his intentions.
Yeah but those countries are NOT law abiding. Those countries are gangster countries. You wanna hide from the USA in Iran? Allahku Akhbarrrrrrr! You wanna hide from the EU in Venezuela? Where you wanna go?
She disappears without a trace and Taki's men are now living in her properties in Bulgaria, Germany, and Dubai? Yeah, this isn't rocket science. She's dead.
When you watch these documentaries about these people and their money and how they acquire it by illicit means - was it worth it? Always looking behind you, riding in bullet proof cars, drinking champagne that could be poisoned, employing security and not having a single soul you can trust - give me the simple life thanks.
very wise comment... Buddha called it "the middle path" . He used it to supposedly achieve enlightenment. Not too rich and not too poor.... just enough in everything... and I'm with you in this... that kind of life sounds like a nightmare..
Version 1 - RUJA STAYS HIDDEN: I personally think that this woman is smart enough to make a deal with Taki. Some of you will say that people like Taki, do not stay behind their word when there are 4.5 billion on the table. Ok maybe she ran away with 2 or 1 billion but who cares, that is a lot of money. Espesically for someone like Taki, who is on the run for like 10 years now or so? He is also in Interpol Most Wanted. But the point here is that she is really smart and I think that she made just another great deal there on that yacht. For the part with the hiding, again the explanation is Taki. As mentioned he is on the run for years now. He is know to have plastic surgeries, passport from Dubai (UAE), and he already has the skills to teach Ruja how to stay under the radar. Possible Outcome: Ruja changed her face, voice, name, nationality, year or birth, and every relation connected to her old one. She is one of the many Unknown Billionaires in Dubai that no one bothers Version 2 - RUJA IS DEAD: As mentioned above, Taki is not someone to mess with. I am from Bulgaria and I know this. You know.. the rumors... like always. There is a trick in the criminal world, which if you follow, you will succeed. "Keep things simple". Taki was ok with getting money for protecting Ruja. That was a great deal for him. But when everyone is looking for Ruja, what do you do? Correct. You keep it simple. You want to delete every connection to that person. Then you want to delete every information in that persons head. But how? Correct. You keep it simple. You just "wooga booga" her immeditelly. Why? Because she obviously has met Taki, obviously knows information about him. Interpol knows Taki and wants him too. What do you think will Ruja do in this situation? Lifetime in prison? or get like 10-15 years if she helps them get Taki. But Taki is not an idiot and knows this can and will happen. So he keeps it simple. Possible Outcome: Ruja called Taki in Bulgaria, Taki told her to go to Greece where a car will wait for her, and told her to be alone. Meanwhile he was thinking of how to get those money. (He is on the run for years now and he needs them a lot, whatever everyone says, those people do not run from money, even if they have.) And he is smart and he got it. The car drove Ruja south where they entered a yacht and Taki told her to wait. After probably a week they met and they started a discussion which went into a business agreement. They agreed that Taki will hide Ruja and in exchange, he will get half the money of what she had. Well they got themselves a deal, and after couple of days he got his money and ordered to "Wooga Booga" Ruja Ignatova once and for all.
Ruja is probably hiding. The world is a very big place and if an individual is rational and lays low it will be extremely hard to locate, specially with un- traced/washed money that may have been fueled to legit investments for years. She had money on the side, was quite secure about her well being (sent the body guard away) , could easily cross the Mediterranean from Greece , get a new identity and a different look and set herself in a place and live her days quite comfortably in the shadows. in addition the onecoin network was a valuable asset to launder/hide money and it would be a bad decision to simply throw away someone with useful knowledge. As Schneider vanished also and have not been traced, chances are they are both doing well.
@@Solrac-Siul Maybe yes, but not together, never heard of fugitives hiding together. Criminals are together because they can steal from the other one, not because they like their company
@@---Waffle--- I can be wrong obviously but by the description provided in regards Schneider and his experience, he looks to be the kind of individual that knows the ins and outs of how to not show on any radar when needed. From some others comments, he also appeared to have been liquidating positions and assets before vanishing . I also worked for Aegis LLC in the past, and when I say "The world is a very big place and if an individual is rational and lays low it will be extremely hard to locate" I may have some past experiences . Or she can be dead, as in order to die you just need to be or have been alive. It is complex, if for one side she can be a liability to some, at the same time could be a very useful asset that once set up a very complex and well oiled pipeline to make money vanish, and individuals with those skills and structure are worth their weight .
Dear Drafunt. Delivered ditty: A fool and his money are soon parted. The money remains in this case, but the soul fool flitters into the finite firmament.
She had shark eyes. Soulless eyes. On stage, she barely was able to crack a smile, even while trying to rally auditoriums of victims to invest in her scam. It's unbelievable that so many people fell for her performance.
You work for 40yrs to have $1m in your retirement, Meanwhile some people are putting just $10k in a meme coin for just few months and now they are multi millionaires. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life
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That was off for me as well, immediately the documentary started I questioned how a CEO, or a business person was showing up for conferences in tacky party dresses. I was wondering how anyone bought into her scam with that kind of look
When someone from lower end society goes to a higher level real quick then they(she) have no idea they look like a prom dress. The clothes and attire she had probably was on par with her level
They'll never find a trace of her or the money. And it was planned that way all along. A big fraud like that has to have someone to disappear with the money and take all the blame. Everybody else were just innocent bystanders.
I’m surprised these people have children. That makes them extremely vulnerable. What an awful existence for all involved. Clearly “all that glitters isn’t gold”. They can keep their 5 star lifestyle!
I bet you she is in South Africa... Either in Cape Town (Clifton/Camps Bay) or Johannesburg (Sandton) Russian crime is big here... damn it... all crime is big here and no one gets caught...
Exactly my sentiments, as a country we are so ever an attractive destination for the underworld, Cape Town being their semi-European enclave, politicians are also part of this top tier gangsterism
This entire story is just built to proof Aruja doesn’t exist anymore but it’s hard to believe. She can easily live with a different identity with a different face.
Am I the only one having the feeling that she is never truly happy when she speaks in front of an audience or in general? There is something very sad in her eyes.
How come anyone forging their own coins or printing their own paper money will go to prison, and yet people can just make up digital money from thin air and they're hailed and celebrated for it?
@@NnamdiNw good point, you could print your own paper money and get people to believe in it all you like. The crime is making pretend money that should only be issued by the central bank, ie counterfeit
@@mjowsey I think cryptocurrencies are advertised as decentralised, I’ve never seen a non governmental digital currencies claimed to be from a countries central bank. I’m not in favour of the whole cryptocurrencies phase but I’m just saying we can’t arrest people for making their own currencies, we can arrest them for fraud but not for making their currencies
With all that money, If this woman was involved with an experienced spy, she could have changed her appearance and integrated herself in a new country and living a low key life style.
Taki organized her flight to Greece. He also organized the three burly bodyguards in the back of the Porshe that picked her up from the airport. She was on Taki's balance sheet as a contingent liability. Nice to have a clean balance sheet.
This is what happens when you play with powerful people's money, it's always advisable to stick to doing things the legal way. I hope she's still alive but the more documentaries we hear about this woman the more i have doubts she's alive
@@MrG_11 in Bulgaria, where it's used for byuing votes and TV channels. That''s why the mafia doesn't want Bulgaria to change to Euro - they will loose all of this dirty money.
How convenient to have everyone believe she is dead, when she isn't, but still runs money laundering for Taki behind the scene. Trust is hard to come by and she has all the connections already, kind of a waste for Taki to dispose of her, when he can control her completly and have her keep working as a ghost for him. What a movie plot 🤯
I always get chest pains watching, for the people in the documentary. Are they safe. This truly is brave of them. Even the producers, do y'all think they get extra security after release. Even during filming, I feel like this comment is going to give me a panic attack. Let me stop.😢 Pheeeew...❤
it's so amazingIt's sooo amazing that BBC World Service has more information on Ruja than the actual authorities who are supposedly asking the public for help. What a stellar display of investigative prowess by our esteemed law enforcement!
Same with "options" and day trading, another major scam. Bro. STiLL thinks he was "investing" when he was gambling the family legacy cash.......to nothing. STILL thinks he made "a few mistakes" byt next time. There won't BE a "next time". Delusional thinking and too manypeople suck themselves into it.
She is alive. Joseph kony has been off the radar for over 20 years actively committing crimes. She could be dead if the criminal bosses think of her as a snitch. Frank knows where she is. He just won't admit it as it carries fatal consequences.
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WHAT is her nation ?
MAX AZZARELLO! SAY HIS NAME. He sacrificed his life in the hopes of alarming us of crypto ponzi schemes. RIP MAX!
@@Basil-y7s
Gypsy with Bulgarian passport, and communist mafia connections.
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As a Bulgarian, I find it mindblowing anyone would believe this woman and invest their money in her crypto... From the way she talks to the way she looks how can anyone think this is anything but a scam 🤔
def has a snake oil vibe
I thought Bulgarians were very poor😮😮😢❤
Exactly! She looks so cheap and dressed so tastelessly and shows no trace of intelligence and knowledge in her speeches, it's shocking
As a fellow Bulgarian I concur. We can see a shyster from a mile away. How did anyone fall this chzigunka ?
🤤 @@touche7174
Her CV failed to disclose her previous criminal conviction in Germany. I used to go under their promotional videos on TH-cam, advising people to look at the history of the top leaders and then decide what you are dealing with. Eventually i received a cease and desist warning stating Dr Ruja may be taking legal action against me. To which i responded looking forward to facing up to exposing this in my defence in court.
They don't listen to you😂
People want fantasy & quick easy money, not facts. Unfortunately people like yourself are usually ignored or called fud etc until its too late.
I'm even surprised at those people you're warning are not also talking trash on you, like saying you don't want them to make it in life. They might even be the one that arranged the seize and desist warning. People only like to be made examples of when it involves wrong financial decisions. They hate advice and think you're trying to stop them from getting rich as you.
@@snooganslestat2030shame on them 😂
TH-cam is complicit
This is what the BBC should be doing. Serious in-depth investigation.
Pff lol you call this serious investigation??
Ten out of ten for ironic statements! 😂
yeah but that s not scotland yard or interpol. they should also keep doing their normal job: news-.
An hour to tell us -------nothing.
Well they are, aren’t they?
What's the point in having all that money if you are constantly having to look over your shoulder every five seconds?
It may start off slowly with a couple hundred thou and then move into millions, and by billions, control and ceasing has ended? 😮
I had a bank auditor as an instructor in college who said few people go into white collar crime with a plan in place to get out. By it's nature financial crimes grow and grow and grow.
You either live on your income and launder just enough to make chasing you down not worth the bother, and escape to a very comfortable retirement, or it blows up in your face eventually.
He said mostly it was someone feeding an addiction who had no plan, and who burned their stolen money as fast as they got it.
if you had a taste of that kinda money you'd probably get it
And the gangster guy who was protecting her supposedly killed her after she was seen as a liability.
0 point that’s all
She didnt lie to anyone! She actually left evryone with one coin😂
Good humour 😅😅😅😂❤
Makes total sense
OMG we were all wrong! Please, obese woman, come back!
Lmao 🤣
Brilliant 😂😂😂
The Bulgarian investigative journalist Dimitar has balls of steel. The stories he is investigating are no joke. Bulgaria is seriously corrupt. He would be unable to trust anyone to keep him safe. I guess that's why he leaves the country whenever he's threatened by Taki's people. I hope he stays alive. The world needs people like Dimitar.
This is a great story though. Thanks BBC.
Yess!! 100%
Yeah dude! He's the real deal.
Bulgaria is an American colony and everything is more complex than it looks like.
@@jairuslol Bulgaria WAS and STILL IS a RUSSIAN COLONY!! Bulgarians Realy already do not feel like any think. And every think is very simple - every body is is taking a big bite of our flesh . EXCLUDING AMERICA.
@@jairuslolyou are kidding, right? 🤣🤣🤣
She was terminated. She was a liability and a huge risk for the Bulgarian mafia. They used her and terminated her when she fulfilled her purpose.
‼️‼️💯
She allowed herself be used
She lost her usefulness
Greed
What will she be doing with that kind of money
Why?
That is what I believed until the end when her security/intelligence guy vanished as well...I am not sure but it could be that they bought USA citizenship via some identity deft, some cosmetic surgery to change their look...they have money they can buy anything in USA and they would safer in USA than anywhere else.
Maybe.
putting ALL your assets in one fund with ZERO track record is.........stupid. Period.
Especially when that one fund is run by a gypsie.
That's crypto in a nutshell
@@nikobellic570its really not. Does it exist in crypto? Absolutely. Is it “crypto in a nutshell”? No. Don’t mean to sound rude but you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about if you think that’s what the whole blockchain industry is. I’ve been invested in crypto for 6 years now. You need to understand blockchain decentralisation and actually research. Unfortunately MOST cryptos will fail. It’s not just about “currency”. Bitcoin just as an example doesn’t do much. But it’s a great hedge against gold and the dollar because it’s deflationary and there is a set amount. You can’t make more. Gold is mined. Money is printed. Bitcoins mined supply is halved every 4 years. It’s not simple, but blockchain and crypto will improve the lives of millions of people worldwide. Right now South America and Africa are the ones benefiting because they’re the poorest people who need it. First world nations will follow.
or greed!
From the way she talks, I can not believe people saying she is always the smartest person in the room
lots of stupid people in the world lol
lol Right?! Because she has an Oxford PhD, I have met people who studied at Oxford and yet are thick as bricks. Also her PhD was in business for Pete's sake, not in quantum physics. A fool can be very impressed by another fool very easily, and simply because the standard among fools is that low. Doesn't take an Oxford education to know that. Girl was (or is) a back of the barrel thief, nothing more. It takes no special "sophistication" to do what she did, just a very fundamental lack of character and sense of morality.
She talks like typical snake oil sales person
It'd obvious she is just a frontwoman. Anyone with any technical knowledge knows immediately she has no clue what she's talking about. Snakeoil marketing.
It's interesting-- when you really want something to be true your mind will "see" things how they need to be seen in order for it to more safely believe it.
Our minds are quite fascinating.
Why not mention a single word about her brother Konstantin Ignatov who took over once she disappeared.. he did 3 years of jail in US and is chilling right now.
Because US justice is a bad joke.
They want to paint Ruja as a victim. "All Taki's fault", yeah right
It's the BBC, did you think you were going to get a full, unbiased account of events?
Damn
@@Itskiloyep BBC operating from the underworld crime capital of the world
As a Bulgarian I must tell you all a common knowledge in my country and that is :
Every county has a mafia , and in Bulgaria the mafia has a country
It’s been like this for 30 years and it’s not gonna change anytime soon
Тая не е българка . Германка е . Какво се обясняваш . Германия да си я издирва .
30 years? What do you think was the doing of The leaders of the previous communist party ?
@@elida3233 The level of corruption was nowhere near the same. They truly believed in marxism and socialism. The communist secret police trafficked drugs but never inside Bulgaria.
same in Russia
This is why the ruling communist class is terrified that common people can have weaponry. They themselves keep whole arsenal of weaponry, and are extremely nervous that the nation can decide to arm.
Last time I spoke to a commie, he took out his pistol and threatened me. I told him, next time I will take out mine, and let's see what happens. He stopped speaking to me and avoids me now.
There is only two things here. Either she is really dead dead or they want the world to believe that ruja is dead to stop chasing her
Bravo Sherlock, that's what they say at the end of the documentary.
She dead dead
100% .
I cant help think "delete" is a buzz word and she is not dead.
I wouldn't be surprised this Cryptoqueen's story will be made into a movie one day.
Crim crims ALWAYS get book and film deals. Always. Every famous crimmy throughout history has been glorified on-screen. They're considered to be ALPHAS, and every one of them are inspirational to lower-level crimz. It gives them something to aspire for, and someone to admire. Folks like Capone, Bankman-Fraud, Theranos girl, Aleggz Jonez, Chump, Madeoff, Sean Cohmz, etc., etc. They're ROLE MODELS. I'm not kidding; everyone wants that kind of wealth, power, respect, and admiration. People deify and adore serial keelerz, too! 💪😎✌️
@@Novastar.SaberCombatwell said. What a sad world we live in....where people glorify criminals.
as long as people still glorify these fraudsters and call them "queens", no doubt about that.
Its already filming and will be on theaters next year
what kind of movie? shes just a scammer and not even a good one or one who moved the world. shes like a D celebrity and thats only in her country. here, no one ever heard of her.
These words were chilling #35:52 - #36:20 - "Taki is a ghost,
You never see him, you only hear from him!
You never talk to him, he is talking to you through other people!
You cannot deliver a message, you get the message!
If you don't listen, you disappear!
i know!!
I think that's why the British "gangster" started working for OneCoin after attempting to blackmail them. :D
If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
People just don't realize there's NO one shot get really rich scam that's legit
Yeah, it’s really pathetic how people can get blind and deaf with greed.
Btc a decade ago wasn’t 🤷🏾♂️
it didnt even sound that good tbh LOL
I agree, generally get rich quick schemes are good ways to lose all your money. However for me it's been worth taking those risks. I bought about 1000 Ethereum when they were $1 each and sold them for about $3k each a while back. I did pretty well out of crypto as a whole, it's paid for the rest of my life which is nice.
I realized that the secret to making a million is saving for a better investment. I always tell myself you don't need that new Maserati or that vacation just yet. That mindset helped me make more money investing. For example last year I invested 80k in stocks and made about $246k,but guess what? I put it all back and traded again and now I am rounding up close to a million
Thanks to Mrs Maria Davis.
She's a licensed broker here in the states
I'm surprised that this name is being mentioned here, I stumbled upon one of her clients testimony on CNBC news last week.
After I raised up to 450k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom..
Wow I'm just shocked you mentioned Maria Davis, thought I'm the only one trading with her
Offering $100k for someone who stole Billions ... make it make sense
She presumably has maids, cooks, plumbers.
Someone has to pay the money, so why would they put up as much as she stole? I understand she can pay off people but still someone has to pay the bounty and there’s no making it anything but what you can afford to lose.
Interesting point
Right?!? If they really want her they’ll need to PAY the bill, not just leave a tip!!
@@curiositycloset2359
I’m sure they are living on her property & are watched whenever they leave. Especially with how paranoid she can get.
His BBC, please do a series on mysterious disappearances and deaths of Boeing executives and contractors
The gov will do their best to be an obstacle with this investigation.
You mean that company whose shares are owned by US lawmakers and government leaders?
not likely but Hell Yeah :D
I think the bbc would be pressured to keep quiet about Boeing
Doesn't the @BBC claim its high and mighty freedom and fairness. Liek to see that in action
My favourite part about mafia lifestyle, is when they can't have fun with what they stole, they are forced to go into hiding, become paranoic, start snitching & deleting each other 😂😂😂
Deleting each other😂😂😂😂
@@straigtballin wink wink 😂
My favourite part about it is the ones who get away with everything and never get caught, living out a great life
Gangsters are meant to move in silence, it’s works that way
@@Dunno-h8r Ruja! Is that you? 😂😂
Dubai always welcomes u
As a Bulgarian i found the words " you could go down the streets in Sofia and get shot". Yes, you can be, only if you are a criminal. Sofia is a safe place
Same! I got so triggered by this @bbc the chance of getting stabbed and die in London are SO much higher
@anna-mariyaivanova6106 it's very BBC to report on corruption and criminality. Outside the UK, of course.
@@anna-mariyaivanova6106 BBC is a publicly funded broadcaster. It's very progressive and is in denial about crime in diverse cities in England
Why is Onecoin still running then?
I think Taki fellow was involved in one coin from the start along with others and Ruja was the face of it.Ruja thought she was a partner and got drawn into the lifestyle and lost her head to think of consequences,but in reality she was getting used and then eliminated once the job was done
Ruja and Ignatova are typical twist of Bulgarian names for gypsies. She is not Bulgarian. She is a gypsy with Bulgarian passport.
It's easy to get in . But when you try to get out.....?? 😢😢😢
" Ruja..! Could we have a little chat with you...?? No. Nothing's wrong . Just a friendly chat.... "
I don't think she was "that' innocent. She probably got backstabbed true but she is not just an innocent "face of the company"'
Exactement!
Or she and others launched One Coin attracting attention from her fellow Bulgarian nationals, aka Bulgarian Mafia. They then "offered" (an offer you can't refuse) to be her security and so began the ponzi scheme partnership. 😮
When someone like this dies as a result of the game, they are playing, they do not “become a victim“, they are only victims of their own greed
She not dead please
She lived the high life for years and years, until she died. Not a sad ending for her at all.
The Missing Cryptoqueen was one of the best stories and podcasts I’ve ever followed.
Agreed. It's my Roman Empire. I think of it several times a week.
Did you watch BBC Panorama feature on this too in 2018?
How silly of her. Who needs anything more than a comfortable home with basic appliance and a reliable car. All the extra stuff doesn't really improve your life for one to steal and betray for.
Not if you are a narcissistic pshychopat. 😂😂😂
They operate on a different software, than us
That's what I'm saying! How can you enjoy your life or even live it when you end up on the run or in jail?? This woman is a fool. Even her seminars seem fake. "We will DOUBLE your bitcoins!" Who falls for this crap??😅
100%.
Under capitalism, the entire world works like her logic of extortion, wealth hoarding and fraudulent activities, so you are describing a desirable but absent version of the world, not "the reality" that she somehow missed.
@@SvalbardSleeperDistrict Greed is in the human heart, not in the economic system. Look at any socialist regime that has ever existed and there's been fat cats living off stolen money and resources.
Taki is not the Bulgarian mafia king. It is the Byoko Borisov. Ex-prime minister, who, despite his connections to the mafia, is supported by the EU commission.
Haha so true
Many such cases. Look at the head of the EU, you basically have to be a criminal to work there.
I am Taki, what are u talking Bro
Why EU supports this and does nothing ?
True
The courage and talent of the BBC investigative team is astonishing. 👏
Except for the ridiculous looking man-bun on that reporter.
I always wonder arent these people scared? lol
It's their job. The hotter the story, the more money comes in.
Not all are the meh meh type.
@thefamousdjx No. Journalists are off limits.
@@KNByamTell that to the Mexicans (or the Northern Irish)
Here in South Africa... all the Criminals are chilling... Government here are Criminals themselves...
😂😂😂😂 Many nations have them. The brilliant ones stay in power forever coz of the trickle down brain. Thy people thrive, u thrive.
This documentary was made only because the criminals didn't need to connect to the BBC and pay to stop it. Starting from the big US and Britain, most countries' authorities are the top criminal in their nations. We can ignore for the time being that The Western are behind the mega Billion dollar crimes including human trafficking, drugs, raw material theft, and sponsoring armed conflicts around the world.
I am shocked at how willing any journalist is to show their face. One of the most dangerous jobs in the world.
Yeah, especially when wearing an ugly man-bun, makes you too easy to recognize.
@@frankd4875 😂
@@frankd4875 lol
@@frankd4875 And now there are two reasons why someone might want to kill you.
@@frankd4875 LOL
I am from Bulgaria and I am sure she is in Bulgaria. Live or dead she is here. btw, You never talked about Ruja brother which was released from the States and now he is in Bulgaria.
why?
She is dead. Come on. Do you really think they left her alive?
Yes, commies are allies with gypsies, and use them for communist party purposes. It is a well known fact, communists in Bulgaria work together with gypsies for their agenda. This is the main reason that gypsies are untouchable. Everybody, go to Bulgaria and see with your eyes, law is for Bulgarians only, commies and gypsies are above the law.
As a bulgarian we say: No body found, no proof of death. // I believe she is hiding somewhere, cuz she was preparing for this. I mean what is proven from the evidences. There is also big chance the bulgarian mafia to eliminate her, but not that much evidences for this...
F she's not dead she's wearing masks for herself to go around the world hiding FBI's personality for her to capture, she's a doctor you know? Plenty of money then he go to the derma to undergo facelift
It's plausible. Like they said, nobody typically stays off the radar that long. And she enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, it's not something that is easy to keep hidden.
@@mr-boo
If she was dead, then where is the death certificate to prove it?
If she is investigated, then why these investigators never found a trace of her dead body?
The spy chief of her talked in whole documentary about her & tell BBC he will not run , then at the end of the documentary he vanished just like her, I laughed so hard 😂😂
Yeah😂
She's not around anymore, she's a liability for the Bulgarian gangsters especially it's done as a business.. common sense.
She is rich enough to exist as a country now. All she has to do is flash this money to another corrupt place and she gain asylum there. A lot of the poorer countries or new money countries are run by gangsters that steal from their public with the politicians lobbying for this rich gangsters. I'm pretty sure the money is keeping her alive with her alliances to any of this other gangster outside Bulgaria.
in all probability, yes. Especially if she put a whole lot of trust in them after she bailed, AND her portfolio was vulnerable to be stolen from her (incl the stashes of piled cash in various places around the world).
Why would they do that? Seems like more trouble than to just give her a new identity and set her up somewhere.
@@urbanmasquelol, easier than putting her in a bin?
@@urbanmasque in todays high tech world ? She stole Billions. Various govts and high profile people and organizations would be looking relentlessly.
Its very hard to "disappear" in todays world. They caught the murderous villain of "Alpha Dog" in Paraguay years later.
And very recently Schneider was flagged in the Dubai Unlocked report as someone who was doing real estate deals while under house arrest...
any link to this news?
If I was Ruja, and still alive, I would live in the UAE. Maybe RAK, where the ruler would be the waterproof security as long as there is money to pay him. Imagine wearing an abaya and Niqab, she could live fairly normal life. Not even her driver would know who she is. Worth looking out, but be aware, UAE is not safe when crossing the line of the sheikhs.
One thing noboby mentioned in the film is the possibility that she underwent a face surgery and then lives among us with other identity. Who knows she watched this video and laughed out loud.
I have a crazy theory. She may have not changed only her face, but everything about her. Picture this, she had sex reassignment surgery, takes testosterone and is now living as a MAN. Everyone is looking for a beautiful woman living luxuriously, not an immigrant man, doing menial jobs....
I think that’s what Epstein has done,paid his way and got people at the top to clear it-and laughed his way out the back door of prison to the plastic surgeon and now he is probably on another island owned by Rusa sipping champagne !
You did the surgery?
@@kfc_bucket5172 Yeah, still waiting for the payment 😆
@@kfc_bucket5172 It would take a TEAMeffort for that surgery. And even then.....
"His name is Taki the Bulgarian cocaine king"
left me wondering what that guy does for a living
The most descriptive name in criminal history
Brilliant😂
😂
Best comment ever 😂😂😂
I believe the "cocaine" is a traditional Bulgarian dance
If she is still alive and in hiding, then we will need a movie about how she managed to disappear and not be traced. It seems Mission Impossible, but perhaps if you had enough untraced money you could?
You assume another identity and authorities have no clue who they’re looking for
I'll wait for Netflix, they are great in investigating for movies
She disappeared in Greece, yeah? A wanted man who’d abducted and murdered a businessman and his girlfriend in the late 90s, one of the most wanted criminals in the country, went unnoticed for decades. He was believed to have escaped abroad but it turned out he’d been living in downtown Athens the whole time and was only discovered by chance, after his death, after someone thought he looked familiar in the morgue just a couple of years ago. I’m sorry to say this but people can easily go unnoticed in Greece, authorities are not the most competent and can be bribed by people like her and Taki to look the other way. So I don’t think it’s impossible she might still be alive and hiding in Greece, as far as authorities are concerned. The mafia getting rid of her, however, is pretty realistic. But getting caught or their target saved? Nah
She also could have plastic surgery done to look like someone entirely different
With the amount of money she had, she could have basically become a different person and erased all traces of her past life.
Either she's still useful enough for the money laundering, etc, and is being assisted hiding by organised crime group. Or she's too big a risk because of the high profile, and it's better to be rid of her and take whatever monies she has. If she's bright enough and manipulative enough, she might still be alive
I find it very hard to believe that many people in Bulgaria would have fallen for what she was selling. Bulgarians are poor but more importantly, we are super suspicious by nature, and we know that get-rich-quick schemes are very, very unlikely to work. Also, no one has bothered to check her out and her background, come on!
Recently ex communist countries don’t trust easily for sure. They don’t trust the government let alone anyone else. My parents immediately said the vaccines are a dodgy situation and refused to
Bulgarian people did not invest . It was mainly in UK and some other countries . Her head office was in Bulgaria.
@OpenlyBritishAre you being sarcastic? 😅
kinda crazy how the bulgarian politic knows mafia is stronger than them
Here in Bulgaria if you are high ranked politician you are either produced by mafia to be so or if you are not then after a while you just fired under some false alligations. The most most powerfull politician as ex prime minister Boyko Borisov and Peevski are product of mafia from the 90s. And that is a widely known fact.
Just yesterday Ursula von der Leyen endorsed the politician who helped Taki to never get caught and prosecuted - Boiko Borisov
Where can I read this?
Von der Leyen is an absolute disgrace. I can't believe she still has any form of power
@@bubamileva, google it. She visited Plovdiv a few days ago.
@@bubamilevathere is a page called Google, y'know?
Can Boiko be believed?
When there are fireworks and someone telling you are going to get rich, if your greed blinds you so much that you can't see this giant red flag...well...
Some ppl are led by desperation too. Sadly, they both end up here
@@ykjo5613 If a person is desperate for money, they should get a job. I don't get where they got the money if they were so poor and desperate.
"At this point Ruja was paranoid". You're not paranoid if someone's really plotting against you.
Dear Rattovich, Paranoid: the most misused word.
Yeah, that made me raise an eyebrow too.
"... she was paranoid. And had good reason to be..."
That is not paranoia. That is awareness.
Crypto is risky as many would say but I think the actual risk in Crypto is not investing, buying the capitulation isn't a tough call, but it is a very tough call to figure out what to do aside holding. I remember when I just got into crypto back in 2019 but later in 2020 I ended up selling it because I was dumb and I didn't understand it. I studied and learned and now I know how it works. Got back into crypto early in 2023 with 10k and I’m up with 128k in a short period of time
I'm new to cryptocurrency and don't understand how it really works. how Can someone know the right approach to investing and making good profits from cryptocurrency investments?
As a beginner what do I need to do? How can I invest, on which platform? If you know any please share.
As a beginner investor, it’s essential for you to have a mentor to keep you accountable. Myself, I’m guided by Alex Gomez. A widely known crypto consultant
I'm surprised that this name is being mentioned here, I stumbled upon one of his clients testimonies on CNBC news last week...
I started working with Alex Gomez back in June, and my financial goals have never been clearer. It’s like having a strategic partner for my money with a solid track record.
Stop calling that thief a doctor, it’s insulting to the real ones.
She got a PhD she is/was entitled to use Dr.
@@huwgrossmith9555Exactly!
Can’t a doctor be a thief?
@chriscuomo9334 Do research on why Dr. Jill has a "Dr." in her name and is addressed that way! Don't engage too much with MAGA propaganda networks. Wake up!
She has a PhD
She will be alive in some country that does not have extradition laws.
Russia, Iran, lots of countries will let wealthy people hide out. People who are wanted by America but are not captured is quite a long list.
Yes, but they haven’t completely disappeared, their whereabouts and goings on can still be seen.
@@PulpHouseHorrornot always, like that wirecard criminal jan marsalek. It is suspected he is hidung in russia but there is no solid evidence
Or maybe in London
Dont forget israel, highest number of unconvicted (bc they fled) pedophiles
@bernardwanjohi7201 yep in London a lot of criminals hide their money. Bulgarians too
To us Bulgarians, there is nothing misterios about Taki. A gangster who inherited a massive criminal empire from his former boss Georgi Iliev, foundER of VIS and VIS 2 “insurance company”.
The podcast was great. This is even better. Good job.
Documentary not podcast
@@Jsarmy87124 The documentary was done in the form of a podcast.
The book is even better again. Covers the technical detail of the inner workings of the laundering operation which they never really went into in the podcasts and documentaries
I think so
@@SemiIoconno its not its a documentary?!…dont you know the difference???!!!🙄😔
I find it inconceivable that someone who relished the high life, as she did, would be content to hide utterly from everyone. Or be able to. To me, the far more plausible theory is that she was done away with by person or persons unknown. For any number of reasons.
The most amazing part of the story is that the ONE COIN still exists and function. But in far more small scale.
indeed, their still pop up sometimes.
right.. I use to see all these ppl on Instagram with pages with tons of followers and posts showing their luxury lifestyle.. posts of their crypto stats showing all this money they were making and they would advertise trying to get people to join them and promise these huge return investments based on how much they put in.. there were so many ppl wanting to join and did I'm sure.. the comments were ppl saying "I want to join you and make money like you" they literally reach out to people also I got multiple messages requests from all these so called crypto ppl who would try to get you to sign up under them and feed you all these lies about it and how much money you can make.. how your life can change etc..they are still profiles on Instagram now with these pages..
51:13 As soon as I heard him say "where should I go in this world" I knew he was going into hiding. There are countless countries that do not have an extradition agreement with the US, the EU or GB and there are countless others who have also gone into hiding. This comment alone was an indication of his intentions.
Yeah but those countries are NOT law abiding. Those countries are gangster countries. You wanna hide from the USA in Iran? Allahku Akhbarrrrrrr! You wanna hide from the EU in Venezuela? Where you wanna go?
But what about his wife and children?
Sounds dangerous .
TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU ! He knew exactly where Ruja was and now they are HIDING together 🤷♀️
Agreed. I think it's obvious which country they fled to. Convenient from Greece. Often takes in criminals and is itself a criminal organization.
I don't think he's gone on the run. I think they fed his body parts to the sharks the same as his boss Ruja.
Listening to this documentary feels like watching a movie,, well in my opinion this is much better than any movies I've seen😅
I agree and very stimulating.
That is one special way to make Bulgaria famous. :)
Great work from the narrator, pronouncing Ignatova right.
There’s definitely bigger players and other organized crime syndicates
She disappears without a trace and Taki's men are now living in her properties in Bulgaria, Germany, and Dubai?
Yeah, this isn't rocket science. She's dead.
I think they said in Bulgaria nor in other countries. Also I agree with you that she’s most likely dead and the sea story makes total sense.
Maybe it's to trick us that she is dead😅
When you watch these documentaries about these people and their money and how they acquire it by illicit means - was it worth it? Always looking behind you, riding in bullet proof cars, drinking champagne that could be poisoned, employing security and not having a single soul you can trust - give me the simple life thanks.
Exactly my point. The constant panic is enough to kill anyone. The simple life wins. My peace over everything.
Well said 👌
very wise comment... Buddha called it "the middle path" . He used it to supposedly achieve enlightenment. Not too rich and not too poor.... just enough in everything... and I'm with you in this... that kind of life sounds like a nightmare..
True though, you can't even trust your own children
How do you beat a shadow? Shine a light on them... as you are doing with this and podcast on the BBC app... great story, guys
Version 1 - RUJA STAYS HIDDEN:
I personally think that this woman is smart enough to make a deal with Taki. Some of you will say that people like Taki, do not stay behind their word when there are 4.5 billion on the table. Ok maybe she ran away with 2 or 1 billion but who cares, that is a lot of money. Espesically for someone like Taki, who is on the run for like 10 years now or so? He is also in Interpol Most Wanted. But the point here is that she is really smart and I think that she made just another great deal there on that yacht.
For the part with the hiding, again the explanation is Taki. As mentioned he is on the run for years now. He is know to have plastic surgeries, passport from Dubai (UAE), and he already has the skills to teach Ruja how to stay under the radar.
Possible Outcome: Ruja changed her face, voice, name, nationality, year or birth, and every relation connected to her old one. She is one of the many Unknown Billionaires in Dubai that no one bothers
Version 2 - RUJA IS DEAD:
As mentioned above, Taki is not someone to mess with. I am from Bulgaria and I know this. You know.. the rumors... like always.
There is a trick in the criminal world, which if you follow, you will succeed. "Keep things simple". Taki was ok with getting money for protecting Ruja. That was a great deal for him. But when everyone is looking for Ruja, what do you do? Correct. You keep it simple. You want to delete every connection to that person. Then you want to delete every information in that persons head. But how? Correct. You keep it simple. You just "wooga booga" her immeditelly. Why? Because she obviously has met Taki, obviously knows information about him. Interpol knows Taki and wants him too. What do you think will Ruja do in this situation? Lifetime in prison? or get like 10-15 years if she helps them get Taki. But Taki is not an idiot and knows this can and will happen. So he keeps it simple.
Possible Outcome: Ruja called Taki in Bulgaria, Taki told her to go to Greece where a car will wait for her, and told her to be alone. Meanwhile he was thinking of how to get those money. (He is on the run for years now and he needs them a lot, whatever everyone says, those people do not run from money, even if they have.) And he is smart and he got it. The car drove Ruja south where they entered a yacht and Taki told her to wait. After probably a week they met and they started a discussion which went into a business agreement. They agreed that Taki will hide Ruja and in exchange, he will get half the money of what she had. Well they got themselves a deal, and after couple of days he got his money and ordered to "Wooga Booga" Ruja Ignatova once and for all.
I mostly bet on second option .She became fish food.
Ruja is probably hiding. The world is a very big place and if an individual is rational and lays low it will be extremely hard to locate, specially with un- traced/washed money that may have been fueled to legit investments for years. She had money on the side, was quite secure about her well being (sent the body guard away) , could easily cross the Mediterranean from Greece , get a new identity and a different look and set herself in a place and live her days quite comfortably in the shadows. in addition the onecoin network was a valuable asset to launder/hide money and it would be a bad decision to simply throw away someone with useful knowledge.
As Schneider vanished also and have not been traced, chances are they are both doing well.
@@Solrac-Siul Maybe yes, but not together, never heard of fugitives hiding together. Criminals are together because they can steal from the other one, not because they like their company
@@---Waffle--- I can be wrong obviously but by the description provided in regards Schneider and his experience, he looks to be the kind of individual that knows the ins and outs of how to not show on any radar when needed. From some others comments, he also appeared to have been liquidating positions and assets before vanishing . I also worked for Aegis LLC in the past, and when I say "The world is a very big place and if an individual is rational and lays low it will be extremely hard to locate" I may have some past experiences . Or she can be dead, as in order to die you just need to be or have been alive. It is complex, if for one side she can be a liability to some, at the same time could be a very useful asset that once set up a very complex and well oiled pipeline to make money vanish, and individuals with those skills and structure are worth their weight .
@@Solrac-Siul true
Stupid people and their money... Greed
she is also a greedy post-wall woman. Why search for her, unless you want to put her in jail?
Dear Drafunt. Delivered ditty: A fool and his money are soon parted. The money remains in this case, but the soul fool flitters into the finite firmament.
BEWARE of FALSE PROFIT = GREED VS ❤️
@@KammeO When people preach crypto instead of pounds, pastors preaching and plying trades of deception: Please run:
She had shark eyes. Soulless eyes. On stage, she barely was able to crack a smile, even while trying to rally auditoriums of victims to invest in her scam.
It's unbelievable that so many people fell for her performance.
Disagree. She does not look off putting or insincere. She smiles a lot and seems genuine and happy. That is why she was able to fraud thousands
@@olgaanisimova6916 i disagree, there's a clear dissonance in her personality, away from the cameras and in private you'd quickly tell.
I don't care how cooperative some of these criminals are, I feel they all should be held accountable for their crimes!
If anybody ever finds her unfortunately it's probably more than likely going to be her body. She didn't just disappear
her fashion sense was deplorable.
Careful - if she reads that she might send her 'boys' to change your mind !
that's what I noticed too! There's a saying that "money can't buy class". She dress like a granny.
I love her red lipstick
Alway the case with “new money”, especially Eastern Europeans.
She was morbidly obese, that's why she looked bad in everything. 😂
Cryptocurrency = Greed
And money laundering replacing cash
combined with stupidity,IMHO
I agree
Cryptocurrency is for two kinds of people - the criminals that scam you, and the simps that fall for it every time.🤡
whilst it may have some truth it's just a very generic and ignorant statement
You work for 40yrs to have $1m in your retirement, Meanwhile some people are putting just $10k in a meme coin for just few months and now they are multi millionaires. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life
How can one start,most times people don't know where to start when it comes to crypto.
But it would be great if you can provide proper guidance on steps to follow please
As a beginner investor, it’s essential for you to have a mentor to keep you accountable. Myself, I’m guided by Alex Gomez. A widely known crypto consultant
Please how can I get in touch with this Alex Gomez ? I really need to give him a try
This is he’s telegrams user name
@AlexRcoin THAT IS THE USER NAME
THAT IS HIS USER NAME
You were made to believe she is the "target". She is a scapegoat for others.
😫🙄 she's out there living
Nope. She’s gone. Breaking news yesterday
@@geneeverett33Where was the report that is is actually dead? There is only speculation at the moment.
She's definitely dusted. Welcome to the layer cake, ma'am.
Must be some powerful & well connected people involved. There’s no way in heck one person can move that amount of $ around without being traced.
WHY you should NEVER invest in crypto,only used for crime:)
@bravosierra2447 obviously part of some secret services are behind this bitcoin garbage and so on
@@bravosierra2447 Unless everyone thinks you are dead...
@@bravosierra2447she probably even had plastic surgery to change her figure and she’s walking free without no one notice
Why is she wearing a prom dress instead of business attire. That would have been my first tip she’s using the money for herself 😬😂
Because she is a gypsy woman.They like this kind of attire.
That was off for me as well, immediately the documentary started I questioned how a CEO, or a business person was showing up for conferences in tacky party dresses. I was wondering how anyone bought into her scam with that kind of look
When someone from lower end society goes to a higher level real quick then they(she) have no idea they look like a prom dress. The clothes and attire she had probably was on par with her level
@@GeorgiGeorgiev-ne9ps Both of you need to tell that to Mark Zuckerberg who wears a single coloured polo shirt most times.
Gypsy queen :)
BBC’s ”The Missing Cryptoqueen” podcast is by far the best podcast I have ever listened! This story is full of mystery. I’m obsessed!
My official assessment is "Dead as a Dodo"
Майката си е ебало
They'll never find a trace of her or the money.
And it was planned that way all along.
A big fraud like that has to have someone to disappear with the money and take all the blame.
Everybody else were just innocent bystanders.
Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner
Best movie ever!
HEAT. 😅
Best life advise
Never have children lol
@@blindmown especially with what's going on in this world 👍
I’m surprised these people have children. That makes them extremely vulnerable. What an awful existence for all involved. Clearly “all that glitters isn’t gold”. They can keep their 5 star lifestyle!
Agree and the exposures these kids are getting from these dangerous lifestyles.
I bet you she is in South Africa... Either in Cape Town (Clifton/Camps Bay) or Johannesburg (Sandton) Russian crime is big here... damn it... all crime is big here and no one gets caught...
Yep Bulgarians are there too
Where you from? 😂😂😂😂😂
Exactly my sentiments, as a country we are so ever an attractive destination for the underworld, Cape Town being their semi-European enclave, politicians are also part of this top tier gangsterism
Could be in Thailand, it's the same situation here.
Yes I think Moscow, Russia 🇷🇺 for sure
What about her daughter?
Yeah exactly, that´s the question that I keep coming back to
Her daughter is either dead or sex trafficked into the gangs. Thats what happens in Bulgaria.
Does she care? Is the child her’s.?
@robe1811 you know that her brother is active on Instagram.... uploading stories and posts all the time...
That was my question too.
With so much money involved nobody will ever know
This entire story is just built to proof Aruja doesn’t exist anymore but it’s hard to believe. She can easily live with a different identity with a different face.
She just found a way to disappear, and watch this video with a new identity. tsk2
Great documentary! Would have been nice to hear more about Ruja’s early life, and how her family and relatives are doing now.
Listen to the BBC podcast “the missing Cryptoqueen” it’s amazing
There’s a podcast about this too: The missing crypto queen. It goes more into her past, I think you’ll like it! :)
Am I the only one having the feeling that she is never truly happy when she speaks in front of an audience or in general? There is something very sad in her eyes.
Because it was all a lie and she knew that
nah its the gloat of a sociopath/psychopath
How come anyone forging their own coins or printing their own paper money will go to prison, and yet people can just make up digital money from thin air and they're hailed and celebrated for it?
No, there's an arrest warrant for her. Her brother is in prison. The FTX guy is in prison for a long long time
It’s their coin, they are not counterfeiting a country’s legal tender, they are making their own coin. It’s the same way a company can make coupons.
@@NnamdiNw good point, you could print your own paper money and get people to believe in it all you like. The crime is making pretend money that should only be issued by the central bank, ie counterfeit
If it's your own it's fine!! The problem starts if you pretend it's from the Central Bank but it's actually home-made!
@@mjowsey I think cryptocurrencies are advertised as decentralised, I’ve never seen a non governmental digital currencies claimed to be from a countries central bank. I’m not in favour of the whole cryptocurrencies phase but I’m just saying we can’t arrest people for making their own currencies, we can arrest them for fraud but not for making their currencies
Anybody saying "I can guaranteed double your money without you doing anything"! Is = a fraudster. 👎
Gangster behaviour.
I agree and we victims feel for it.
Crypto has no real value whatsoever its only worth what the next man is willing to pay for it. Its a scam
Obviously. A lot of people don't get it
You just described fiat. The government can print trillions of it out of thin air.
Correct that 99.9% of 'Crypto' is a scam. Bitcoin is different though, don't buy unless you understand the distinction.
😄
@@cheesyandy1 what's the difference
My takeaway from this is Bulgaria is definitely one of the top countries I want to tour before I die.
You gotta try the yogurt.
Same
Or if you want to die
Why?
@@manyulgarprsch Living life dangerously. 🤣
With all that money, If this woman was involved with an experienced spy, she could have changed her appearance and integrated herself in a new country and living a low key life style.
Taki organized her flight to Greece.
He also organized the three burly bodyguards in the back
of the Porshe that picked her up from the airport.
She was on Taki's balance sheet as a contingent liability.
Nice to have a clean balance sheet.
How can you fit three burly guys in the back of a Porsche? I wouldn't think it was possible.
@@s13rr4buf3 SUV
@@s13rr4buf3 i have exactly the same question. have the OP ever seen a Porsche? I would assume not coz he can't spell it right.
This is what happens when you play with powerful people's money, it's always advisable to stick to doing things the legal way. I hope she's still alive but the more documentaries we hear about this woman the more i have doubts she's alive
I sincerely doubt she's alive. She has been deleted.
I rather have $1000 in my bank account and live freely than to have billions and live in hiding.
She's gone.
If so, where's the money?
@@MrG_11ostensibly gone too
@@willankhatter yes that's what I'm asking who got their hands on it? Seems like taki (?)
@@MrG_11 in Bulgaria, where it's used for byuing votes and TV channels. That''s why the mafia doesn't want Bulgaria to change to Euro - they will loose all of this dirty money.
out to the shops?
There should be a movie about this crime if not a series.
How convenient to have everyone believe she is dead, when she isn't, but still runs money laundering for Taki behind the scene. Trust is hard to come by and she has all the connections already, kind of a waste for Taki to dispose of her, when he can control her completly and have her keep working as a ghost for him. What a movie plot 🤯
Nah she was a liability since the FBI and CIA were looking for her. She brought too much attention and eyes. Its obvious
But her role was to be the front woman, the hype woman who attracts new customers to the ponzi scheme . If she is not doing that she is of no use.
The risk of her being found and ratting on everyone outweigh any value she had
We are more than just one coin….we are zero coin!
Ha, ha
She is not gone, she is still laundering money today, and if she doesn't, someone else will.
Yep
Just watched the channel 4 3 parter about this and this BBC version is way way better. Well done!
100%
Thanks Shora. Did you watch me and what are your thoughts?
Bravo for your job as investigation Journalist!
I always get chest pains watching, for the people in the documentary. Are they safe. This truly is brave of them. Even the producers, do y'all think they get extra security after release. Even during filming, I feel like this comment is going to give me a panic attack. Let me stop.😢 Pheeeew...❤
100,000 dollar reward for billion dollar fugitive?😅
Y because she is no longer by the sound of it
it's so amazingIt's sooo amazing that BBC World Service has more information on Ruja than the actual authorities who are supposedly asking the public for help. What a stellar display of investigative prowess by our esteemed law enforcement!
I agree and credit goes to those featured and disclosing investigative information. They are the real investigators.
She is not in danger, she is the danger. She is the one who knocks. She is the Heisenberg but on a much bigger scale. Heisenberg of Sofia.
More like Keyser Soze ...
Best comment! 😂
Why do you label "investors" as investors and not as "gamblers"?
The Bank of England labels Crypto as an asset no intrinsic value...
What intrinsic value does fiat have?
You walk into a Casino and put your entire stash on Red ...?
Is that an " investment.. "....?? 😳
@@dunar1005the army
Same with "options" and day trading, another major scam. Bro. STiLL thinks he was "investing" when he was gambling the family legacy cash.......to nothing. STILL thinks he made "a few mistakes" byt next time. There won't BE a "next time". Delusional thinking and too manypeople suck themselves into it.
It wasn't crypto. And it was advertised as MLM - there are investors
She is alive. Joseph kony has been off the radar for over 20 years actively committing crimes. She could be dead if the criminal bosses think of her as a snitch. Frank knows where she is. He just won't admit it as it carries fatal consequences.
I agree. Frank Schneider knows where he is, thats why he dipped