When Stealing From Royalty Goes Wrong

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  • Опубликовано: 20 июн 2022
  • Where did Ruja Ignatova go? Is she still alive? What happened to the 230,000 bitcoin she had? Is Onecoin still in operation?
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  • @0nahole
    @0nahole 2 года назад +5164

    Everyone needs to play Runescape before they're allowed to do anything with their finances. This way they can get a scammed in a safe and contained environment. Imagine going long enough into your life without being scammed, amassing enough wealth to invest and your faith in humanity still intact just to have it all stripped away when it could have been done when you're 12 years old over a Mithril Platebody.

    • @bmay81
      @bmay81 2 года назад +147

      After so many of these videos, and well life experience, I don’t have any faith in people.

    • @Skypad00
      @Skypad00 2 года назад +351

      LMAO RUNESCAPE IS A GREAT REAL LIFE ECONOMICS STIMULATOR

    • @Priest_Of_Zebak
      @Priest_Of_Zebak 2 года назад +110

      This is so very true its actually crazy.
      Oldschool runescape, the game for life.
      Learn to woodcut and construct 15,370 mahogany tables just to learn to build a house :D
      I love runescape.

    • @joshkpatt
      @joshkpatt 2 года назад +45

      This comment is absolutely incredible, 1000% correct

    • @dollarcostbackpacker1226
      @dollarcostbackpacker1226 2 года назад +31

      Funny you say that... i worked as a project manager officially and unofficially.... a dedicated mind. Playing tactic games and doing resource management... i knew most all i needed at age 12.

  • @toddtaylor6506
    @toddtaylor6506 2 года назад +1609

    She's either dead or terrified every second of every day that someone is going to find her. Stupid part is the woman probably could have lived a life of luxury just being an honest investor, business owner. Instead, she repeatedly chose to be a crook. Same could be said of Madoff and dozens of other people that have done this kind of stuff.

    • @zee9709
      @zee9709 Год назад +117

      nah, man. she can live comfortably in a place like bali, her face pretty common in asia

    • @dollarcostbackpacker1226
      @dollarcostbackpacker1226 Год назад +133

      Doubt she is afraid. People with money can disappear or rearrange their face.

    • @juliotraikov9175
      @juliotraikov9175 Год назад +11

      you wish lol

    • @princeofcupspoc9073
      @princeofcupspoc9073 Год назад +100

      "She's either dead or terrified every second of every day that someone is going to find her." You don't understand sociopaths. Nothing makes them lose sleep.

    • @bryanmoyna9715
      @bryanmoyna9715 Год назад +13

      She watched too many youtube ads.

  • @hitslabproductions
    @hitslabproductions 2 года назад +863

    Extra info.
    I'm Bulgarian from the city of Plovdiv. One day I was going to a restaurant near one of the most luxurious hotels in the city, the Imperial hotel, property of the than mayor of Plovdiv Ivan Totev.
    I was drinking my beer and I saw maybe 10 super fancy cars parking in front of the restaurant. Once the cars were parked, some probably extremely wealthy people got out (massive jewellery, heavy golden watches, the whole thing).
    After that, seemingly from nowhere a group of about 20 young people came out, all wearing onecoin t-shirts, they were probably the staff and also the translators. It was an international gathering. There where people from Spain, Italy, Germany and so on.
    They all gathered in the restaurant stayed there for about half an hour and after that they all made their way to the Imperial hotel just 200m down the road.
    The scam is still ongoing...

    • @hitslabproductions
      @hitslabproductions 2 года назад +95

      Edit: that was about an year or two ago

    • @Ps1ClassicGameplay
      @Ps1ClassicGameplay 2 года назад +84

      I know people that are still thinking that their investments are safe whit onecoin even if my countrys goverment officials said the thing is a scam. Some people are just in too deep.

    • @nyx019
      @nyx019 2 года назад +3

      oof

    • @bhirawamaylana466
      @bhirawamaylana466 2 года назад

      @@hitslabproductions how about now ? Is there some activity from One Coin ? Or at least something similar ? Even if it's just rumor that fine too.

    • @hitslabproductions
      @hitslabproductions 2 года назад +21

      @@bhirawamaylana466 haven't heard anything since. I think they probably decided to use the scamming infrastructure of one coin but to change the name. I don't think Ruja or her brother have anything to so with onecoin anymore. Its a build infrastructure, made for scams, change the name, use it again

  • @freddywilliams9837
    @freddywilliams9837 Год назад +392

    Ruja is definitely at the bottom of a lake somewhere. If she was dealing with ruthless, powerful men and could implicate them for their crimes, there's no reason she wouldn't be disposed of as soon as she'd outlived her usefulness.

    • @MainMackDaddy
      @MainMackDaddy Год назад +30

      These people are just pawns who sold their soul to become a puppet

    • @KiwiCatherineJemma
      @KiwiCatherineJemma Год назад +54

      There's an old saying "it couldn't happen, to a nicer sack of shite". In photos, Ruja looks flash in a fancy designer gown alright, but if she crossed some Arab Sheik, and took him for a few Billion bucks of real money, then she'll be wearin' cement shoes and swimmin' with the fishes I reckon. Hey, look how dangerous it was for that journalist guy who just wrote unflattering stories, he was apparently murdered in a Saudi-Arabian Embassy in Turkey, even with witnesses waiting just outside and listening to his dying screams as transmitted by his Apple Smartwatch. Y'gotta wonder though, did her captors keep her alive, for awhile at least, and have a wee bit of fun with her before stuffin 'er into Davy Jones' locker ? ..."it couldn't happen to a nicer sack of shite".

    • @bkak2245
      @bkak2245 Год назад +5

      @@KiwiCatherineJemma i wanna read more abt the journalist you mentioned lol, what can i search for to look at it if u dont mind

    • @KiwiCatherineJemma
      @KiwiCatherineJemma Год назад +21

      @@bkak2245 "Jamal Khashoggi" it's on Wikipedia.

    • @davecook3539
      @davecook3539 Год назад

      Hopefully your right...deserves nothing less

  • @legojay14
    @legojay14 2 года назад +1635

    Let this be an important lesson for people who ask "Why shouldn't I scam people. It's so easy and those people live like kings" You get jail if your lucky. If you aren't. Someone who knows what you did decides to tie up a loose end.

    • @markbaker4425
      @markbaker4425 2 года назад +214

      Same thing i always say about drug dealing.
      Is the easy money worth having to look over your shoulder forever?

    • @Floris_VI
      @Floris_VI 2 года назад +44

      If i know one thing, dont piss of the bulgarians, they will mess you up

    • @legojay14
      @legojay14 2 года назад +89

      @@markbaker4425 The biggest tell these people who consider it will get caught is they think they'll do it once and live easy forever. Not realizing once you commit a crime like this and succeed it never goes away. That trail is always there if you don't cover it up and you'll never know if you covered up perfectly. If you assume you did that trail will just be all the more easier for someone to follow. It ain't just detectives that might follow either. A rich idiot is lots of much better criminals favorite target. They know you won't protect yourself correctly

    • @markbaker4425
      @markbaker4425 2 года назад +82

      @@legojay14 its always the other criminals you have to watch out for. Cause if they rob you. What u gonna do? Go to the police?
      Ive known a lot of drug dealers over my time smoking weed. Barely any have been arrested. But id say 90% have been robbed or stabbed or threatened.

    • @Caydiem
      @Caydiem 2 года назад +2

      *you're

  • @lukesmart3071
    @lukesmart3071 2 года назад +221

    I am so glad I was born with common sense. And a skeptical mind.
    Several of my friends spent 5 to 10 grand on crypto mining rigs. And both were laughing at me this time last year for not jumping onto the bandwagon.
    Now thier rigs are mining a few cents a day. And thier wallets have been drained.
    Meanwhile I haven't lost anything.

    • @bhante1345
      @bhante1345 2 года назад +40

      It'll bounce back, it'll bounce back.....

    • @LordZordid
      @LordZordid 2 года назад +25

      @@bhante1345 The stock prices might, but I doubt mining will as incentive is gone and it essentially ads no value.

    • @bibsp3556
      @bibsp3556 2 года назад +5

      Are they at least decent rigs for gaming or something?

    • @byzantinealter3553
      @byzantinealter3553 2 года назад +2

      Tbh if they mined from last year in June and sold as they got crypto then they broke even easily , plus the value of those rigs still exists so they could probably get around half the value they paid, which means they made money.

    • @therioq123
      @therioq123 2 года назад +20

      @@byzantinealter3553 Not if you take into account they paid for those rigs to begin with. If you are talking about getting even with crypto and selling your rigs for half what you paid for that isn't making money

  • @pascaldieterich3831
    @pascaldieterich3831 2 года назад +246

    The crazy part for me personally about this whole story is that Konstantin Ignatov is an old acquaintance of mine. We were never friends or anything like that but we knew each other and went to the same nightclub when I was around 18 years old. I think it was in 2019 when I first even heard of this story and his envolvment from one of my best friends and I was absolutely baffled.

    • @on_space.
      @on_space. 2 года назад +27

      source: trust me bro

    • @pascaldieterich3831
      @pascaldieterich3831 2 года назад +105

      @@on_space. yeah basically you'll have to.

    • @Keithtkachuk
      @Keithtkachuk 2 года назад +4

      Prag/Lehmann .. schön wars

    • @pascaldieterich3831
      @pascaldieterich3831 2 года назад +5

      @@Keithtkachuk ganz genau ;)

    • @PuddingXXL
      @PuddingXXL 2 года назад +19

      I know what you mean. Remember the whole "Iclip" portmornee where you could store cards and bills but not hard cash?
      The lead CEO was a good friend of a student collegue of mine and we used to do little promotional events to help him out.
      Half a year later we discovered that he severely underpaid his staff and ran away with the companies tax return money.
      He turned from sympathetic nice guy into full on demon boss. He was an absolut dick afterwards and fired all of us calling us whor*** and worse.
      Another half a year later and he got sued by one of his bigger investor on the case of fraudulent advertisement and tax fraud.
      Story was wild. I learned that you never know what someone intentions are. Think for yourself and don't just invest in the first semi-sci fi idea that sounds fun and comes around.

  • @SimmiesSchrauberChannel
    @SimmiesSchrauberChannel Год назад +391

    Hey KiraTV,
    Just a small heads up regarding names. Last names in Eastern Europe countries - for example Russia - often have different endings for men and women. Female last names normally end in the "feminine form" - meaning they get an "a" or "ja" at the end. Male Last names end in a consonant. That's why the brothers name in this case is Ignatov and her name is Ignatova.
    Have a great day and keep up the great work!
    Simmie

    • @fallty
      @fallty Год назад +60

      The feminine form is meant to match the female first name. They are gender matched. I aways cringe a little when they get it wrong in big movies. Black Widow is supposed to be Natasha Romanova for example. They've spent hundreds of millions on a movie and they can't be othered to google check the name for5 minutes.

    • @user-hv9vn4fi4w
      @user-hv9vn4fi4w Год назад +3

      О, славяноведы 😅

    • @luigimacchi9525
      @luigimacchi9525 Год назад

      HEYY THIS IS SEXIST! ARE YOU ASSUMING THEIR GENDER???????q!!11!?!?

    • @JM-gd3hr
      @JM-gd3hr Год назад +52

      @@fallty Her name as been anglicized as Natasha Romanoff. During anglicization, gendered endings are discarded.

    • @bickyboo7789
      @bickyboo7789 Год назад +5

      Interesting I've never heard of this

  • @gwillis01
    @gwillis01 2 года назад +269

    I have heard some American news analysts say over the years that if the SEC had really been doing its job, they would have asked Madoff enough questions to stop the scheme.

    • @foruminfo9079
      @foruminfo9079 2 года назад +53

      He was the chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market in 1990, 1991 and 1993. He sat on SEC advisory committees.

    • @letsburn00
      @letsburn00 2 года назад +76

      Madoff was so large that SEC took advice from him. The idea that "they are so rich, why would they scam people?" Is a really dangerous idea.

    • @KollinsPlays
      @KollinsPlays 2 года назад

      If you expect a government organization to be effective at it's stated job, you are even more naïve than the people getting scammed by crypto schemes. For starters, governments know they don't have the industry knowledge to regulate said industries, so they pull members from the very companies they claim to be regulating. Basically they set up a security group to guard the henhouse by recruiting foxes. Second, there are many government run systems and nobody ever says, "Gee! I wish my trip to Starbucks was as convenient as my trip to the government's motor vehicles department." Third, have you ever heard of a government run system shutting down because it reached it's goal or do they just grow? Does your local government run aid for the homeless and has it reduced the number of homeless? Does it run an unemployment system that reduces unemployment? Fourth, how's your local government school system doing? Has the school system been churning out smarter and smarter kids and been rewarded for success or has it been producing underachieving, indoctrinated idiots and been rewarded for it's shortcomings with increasing budges and expanding bureaucracy?

    • @crapshot321
      @crapshot321 2 года назад +21

      @@letsburn00 All too true. The obscenely rich ALWAYS want more money..

    • @dollarcostbackpacker1226
      @dollarcostbackpacker1226 Год назад +3

      They investigated him at leadt twice.... one time he had people in another room doing fake trades on foreign markets to prove he was in fact trading... while the investigators were in his office.

  • @plamenpenev7405
    @plamenpenev7405 2 года назад +175

    The first scam she did in Germany is very reminiscent of the way our ex-rulers during the communist regimen would act. As soon as the USSR collapsed in 1989, those in power basically defrauded the entire population of Bulgaria and ran abroad with as much money as they could, then started a new life. I cannot confirm if her parents are ex-officials, but I suspect so, because they ran back in 1990. That is something most locals could never afford or even think of, because there were already a couple of generations that were used to living in complete isolation from the Western world and would not trust it, due to their programming. Her family being able to afford living there and educating their kids somehow is also pretty strange to me, because technically you should be broke and you are not going to be paid well as an immigrant in 90's Germany, that's for sure.
    Overall, I think that her scam was successfull not because its planning was that genius or something, but because she had strong connections (another possible indicator that she's not from a "standard" family) and because she used her charms to trick rich people to invest.

    • @bibsp3556
      @bibsp3556 2 года назад +27

      This is a really interesting insight, and seems like a reasonable deduction. It's always about who you know, after all

    • @cyrusvile6622
      @cyrusvile6622 2 года назад +20

      Could be. Crime runs in families, and it is taught not invented.

    • @vitech1013
      @vitech1013 Год назад +2

      Very true, Bulgaria did NOT have any national debt before the fall of the Communism, after 1992 the national debt suddenly rose to 10-12billion in 2 years. In Canada alone, we knew that Canadian Real Estate billionaire Ignat Kaneff created a REIT trust to invest stolen money & receive percentage (legalizing).

    • @plamenpenev7405
      @plamenpenev7405 Год назад +11

      @@vitech1013 Ahaha, that Ignat Kaneff story is golden. He actually had the nerve to come back here after decades and started giving interviews and spreading lies that he became a billionaire by starting out as a low paid construction worker without any engineering or other relevant education. According to him, he was very good at his job and slowly people gave him more and more responsibilities until they started letting him lead entire projects. The media here markets him as one of our national treasures that managed to find success by being a decent human being.

    • @geoffreycharles6330
      @geoffreycharles6330 Год назад +1

      @@plamenpenev7405 and how do you think he got to be one of thr richest men in Canada?

  • @stefaniliev7040
    @stefaniliev7040 2 года назад +317

    In all the videos I've seen of her no one has ever shown any significant proof that she actually landed in Greece. The article itself, which is referenced has only confirmed the Bulgarian leg of the flight. I'm surprised that no one is mentioning the fact she was known to be rich at that time, including by the Bulgarian police as they raided her company. In a country where the police is known to operate as a mafia and happens to be quite poor one should consider the scenario she got shot, disposed off and "put" on a flight out. Imagine being a cop in one of the most corrupt police forces and you see a billionaire, known to have stolen the money and have plenty of enemies walking down the street. Of course you would abduct and torture her to pocket as much money as possible. What's the worst that is going to happen? You'll get called to investigate your own crime? "Look, see she left the country. Those flight logs we control totally say this!"

    • @juliotraikov9175
      @juliotraikov9175 Год назад +52

      Our cops are pretty sloppy bro, they probably woudn't cover this up as good

    • @johniewalker4356
      @johniewalker4356 Год назад +30

      Watches too many movies.

    • @hunzukunz
      @hunzukunz Год назад

      way more likely would be for the cop to just take a bag money to stay qiet and let the filthy rich people cover everything up.
      not commiting any atrocities, still getting some cash and all you have to do is shut up

    • @LiminalQueenMedia
      @LiminalQueenMedia Год назад +5

      Its mostly funny you think billionaires deal with regular police instead of mediated by literal battalions of personal securiety.

    • @stefaniliev7040
      @stefaniliev7040 Год назад +32

      ​@@LiminalQueenMedia Bulgaria is very far away from the US and happens to have very different laws. Feel free to continue the lecture though.

  • @mojoxide
    @mojoxide Год назад +26

    The fact that all investors thought it was a good idea to invest so much in a brand new digital-but-still-centralized currency is hilarious.

    • @ChrisWijtmans
      @ChrisWijtmans Год назад +4

      Even crypto is centralized. No way around it.

  • @ThatAintMud
    @ThatAintMud 2 года назад +111

    I actually saw a Wanted-poster of her (issued by Europol) on a subway station billboard in Germany 2 or 3 months ago. I remember being interested and googling her because I had never heard of that name and because I'd never seen a real life modern Wanted-poster before haha. Great video man!

    • @weberman173
      @weberman173 2 года назад +4

      you neer saw a wanted poster before that? huh, they are like everywhere at most "Major"(and semi major) transtation with an internal police office(as in, a police office that is inside the Trainstation)altough interpol ones are a tad rarer

    • @tarnishedofnorenown387
      @tarnishedofnorenown387 Год назад +4

      Never been to Grandline? We have them 24/7 in newspapers

    • @Tobiemoss
      @Tobiemoss Год назад +2

      Sorry youll have to remove that wanted poster, data protection act what what?

    • @user-sf9gs2pg1b
      @user-sf9gs2pg1b Год назад +6

      @@weberman173
      Interesting, I’ve never seen any either. I’ve only ever seen people looking for their pets :(

    • @atomicskull6405
      @atomicskull6405 Год назад +1

      Keeping up appearances I guess, pretending she's still alive and on the run and not dead and disposed of in a lime pit or something.

  • @luridftwgaming8983
    @luridftwgaming8983 2 года назад +49

    A crypto scam without any actual crypto. Doesn’t get any scammier than that.

  • @pmonkey03
    @pmonkey03 Год назад +7

    If they crack down on "organizations" like this, it still boggles me that Scientology hasn't been hit yet

  • @Mediados
    @Mediados Год назад +6

    Sometimes I am surprised by how little some people think. I mean when someone comes around the corner and says "If you give me half the money in your purse I'll return twice as much soon." they would never give it away, but it the person asking weara a suit and rented a hall for the day, suddenly it has to be legitimate.

  • @matzeaufketten
    @matzeaufketten 2 года назад +90

    I just read an article in an online magazin today about her and onecoin. And i asked myself while reading, why haven't i heared from Kira about that. And here we are. Awesome vid with some more indepth info about that case than in the article. Love it.

    • @kempolar9768
      @kempolar9768 2 года назад +2

      @@augustoof13 Oooooh thats a good one.

  • @AnthonyCheeseborough
    @AnthonyCheeseborough 2 года назад +53

    There's no way someone publicly scams 10 billies and thinks they can just get away with it. You'd have to be insane

    • @dollarcostbackpacker1226
      @dollarcostbackpacker1226 Год назад +19

      There was that canadian that gambled away most of the exchanges crypto.... then went to india and "died" "creamated" been gone for years.

  • @SquareOFortune
    @SquareOFortune 2 года назад +51

    Your documentary-style content is some of the best on the platform. It’s always been my favorite genre to enjoy with a nice mug of coffee, and it’s obvious you’re passionate about the format since you’re so darn good at making these.
    I know they don’t bring in the same level of views as the “easier” and less editing-intensive videos, so I’m thankful you’re able to spend the time to produce these even if they don’t always make the same returns.
    Keep up the amazing work! 👏 🤩

  • @amberhernandez
    @amberhernandez 2 года назад +23

    This entire video was such a wild ride; I can't believe how gullible people are. The fact she may still be alive and living well in some backwater nowhere town while international manhunts are tearing up the world to find her astounds me!

    • @Hellsong89
      @Hellsong89 Год назад

      There is plenty of countries, as mentioned in middle east that dont give two flying fucks and will get you luxury villa in remote location for few billion $ witch she could easily afford... but then again its likely she was killed and that money is now in hands of entirely wrong people...Freemasons, terrorist organizations, saudi prince just to name few would be extremely interested to get their hands on her or more over those funds. Let alone most of the world nations that had investigation on her

    • @MrMarinus18
      @MrMarinus18 Год назад

      The sad truth is that humans are not as smart as we like to think we are.
      Manipulating humans into doing stupid or even downright evil stuff is not hard.

  • @dangerszewski9816
    @dangerszewski9816 2 года назад +27

    her bio and list of crimes sounds like the briefing for a level of the new Hitman trilogy, seriously.

    • @NickMC512
      @NickMC512 Год назад +2

      Hahah, you’re right! She DOES sound like someone Agent 47 would be paid to assassinate! Someone needs to make a mod…

    • @eldenlord5938
      @eldenlord5938 Год назад

      A female protagonist would be lame

  • @scum-scum
    @scum-scum 2 года назад +62

    Good on ya for spreading awareness of this.
    As a point of trivia, the 'j' in her first name is pronounced like the 'j' in 'deja vu.' That name would officially be transcribed as Ruzha. Think like Brezhnev, you know? Feel free to check out the wiki entry of the Cyrillic letter Zhe, if i explained it poorly.

  • @azynkron
    @azynkron 2 года назад +13

    With that kind of money involved, they will never stop looking for her unless she's ghosted already. And I'm not talking about the police.

    • @CryptoHuncho
      @CryptoHuncho Год назад +5

      You ain't lying lol especially other rich people that got scammed by her it's a hella bunch of people out there that are looking for her

  • @gigiapollo
    @gigiapollo 7 месяцев назад +4

    Realistically speaking, she’s most likely dead or living in a constant state of fear and paranoia.
    You don’t steal from the people she stole from and simply get away with it. Especially not when you consider how much money she had stashed away.

  • @DeyanIliev-mi9zq
    @DeyanIliev-mi9zq 2 года назад +586

    As a Bulgarian I am both impressed with the amount of money she stole and disgusted with it. But I must admit I never heard of her or any of her crypto scams. Sadly it shows how people out there are easy to fool when it comes to investing into crypto. We should hsve learned after the bitconect fiasco.
    Also you butchered her name horribly but it's ok because first she deserves it and second it is a hard name to pronounce in English as there isn't the type of letter in the English alphabet. Maybe a more accurate way of reading it would be as Rudzha. Still nice video.

    • @slavmalev7635
      @slavmalev7635 2 года назад +7

      Just go and watch the original clip of "shushana" watch the T-Shirts they wear. Imagine how deep the whole scheme runs when you know how things work around here.

    • @slavmalev7635
      @slavmalev7635 2 года назад +5

      @@franciscoleon2836 Also.. Boy how wrong you are.

    • @hitslabproductions
      @hitslabproductions 2 года назад +41

      Extra info.
      I'm Bulgarian from the city of Plovdiv. One day I was going to a restaurant near one of the most luxurious hotels in the city, the Imperial hotel, property of the than mayor of Plovdiv Ivan Totev.
      I was drinking my beer and I saw maybe 10 super fancy cars parking in front of the restaurant. Once the cars were parked, some probably extremely wealthy people got out (massive jewellery, heavy golden watches, the whole thing).
      After that, seemingly from nowhere a group of about 20 young people came out, all wearing onecoin t-shirts, they were probably the staff and also the translators. It was an international gathering. There where people from Spain, Italy, Germany and so on.
      They all gathered in the restaurant stayed there for about half an hour and after that they all made their way to the Imperial hotel just 200m down the road.
      The scam is still ongoing...

    • @parashkevdraganov2395
      @parashkevdraganov2395 2 года назад +1

      Ne sme q chuvali tuka zashtoto purvo nqmame pari a tq e targetvala bogati i alchni idioti i vtoro tuka znaem che ot mangal kon ne se kupuva...

    • @fallty
      @fallty Год назад +3

      They even used to have an office. It was right at Slaveykov square. They closed it right before the big roadworks there that went for 2 years.

  • @F14TomCat1231
    @F14TomCat1231 2 года назад +144

    KiraTv. Relatively new here. But I have to say, I am deeply impressed with your content. Both on the earlier reviews, but these investigative pieces are excellent. Incredibly well researched and presented. Absolutely love it. Keep it up man.

  • @wetdroidedition2549
    @wetdroidedition2549 Год назад +11

    It is funny how almost all multimillionaire scammers appear on a Forbes' cover.

  • @do3807
    @do3807 Год назад +7

    Man... You know, with things like... Elaborate diamond or art heists, or DB Cooper, there's sometimes an element of hoping the perps make it, and chill on a beach somewhere.
    But, with scams that prey on people like this, nope. I wish nothing but justice on em

  • @philipstephens9205
    @philipstephens9205 2 года назад +32

    Always enjoy your coverage of these topics. Keep it up.

  • @skyeranger
    @skyeranger 2 года назад +14

    Seen the video and while seeing it remembering an add for Crypto I always get in which they talk about "the biggest redistribution of wealth in modern history" ... yeah it's redistributed into the coffers of thieves, scammers and sharlatans.

    • @mon0752
      @mon0752 2 года назад

      Let me guess - you missed out?

    • @thegrouchization
      @thegrouchization 2 года назад +9

      @@mon0752 Let me guess - you fit into one of the aforementioned categories?

    • @mon0752
      @mon0752 2 года назад

      @@thegrouchization who the fuck are you?

    • @Aliceintraining
      @Aliceintraining 2 года назад

      @@mon0752 you look like a scammer. maybe I should call the police on you.

  • @jimwolfgang9433
    @jimwolfgang9433 Год назад +1

    Another swiftly appraised, detailed and engaging upload to add to what is a pretty damn impressive back catalogue, that is fully accessible, right now, for us all to explore and in some areas, like this, learn something along the way. Eggshellant

  • @MagesseT1
    @MagesseT1 Год назад +2

    Also, a twist on the adage "A fool and his money are soon parted" seems now to be:
    🥳 A fool and his money are SOME PARTY! 🥳

  • @KillingN00bsPT
    @KillingN00bsPT 2 года назад +46

    Another great video KiraTV, these kind of documentaries should play on TV so people are aware of this kinds of scams, Knowledge is power after all. Last year, I stopped a friend in time before he got into a ponzi scheme. Tbh they should show this at schools as well, it's these kind of information that could save you in the future. Thank you :D

    • @suicune2001
      @suicune2001 2 года назад +2

      Yeah but they don't teach anything genuinely useful in schools.

    • @antred11
      @antred11 Год назад

      @@suicune2001 Bollocks.

    • @antred11
      @antred11 Год назад +2

      They could point out to students that they shouldn't be too trusting, but sadly common sense can't really be taught.

  • @amandahodgins4705
    @amandahodgins4705 2 года назад +17

    This was a really engaging video, Kira! I'd heard of the OneCoin story before, but not in so much detail. Leep up the good work!

  • @dagreenblazer5958
    @dagreenblazer5958 Год назад +4

    I thought more mention might be given to her brother Konstantin, as news reports i read at the time described him as already being involved with a serious organised crime syndicate/mafia.
    I remember the impression given at the time was she was fronting it for money but it was the syndicate her brother belonged to behind it all - in terms of European countries, Balkan gangs are known to be the most involved in online fraud anyway. I would strongly suspect she got murdered to maintain silence as soon as shit hit the fan.

  • @Riccardo-kw5dc
    @Riccardo-kw5dc 2 года назад +2

    Actually the mispell is brilliant. They also do that in fishing (the Nigerian Prince kind of scams), they cover up with mistakes to select only the people gullible enough to not care about them, which are generally easier to fish.

  • @MyaB1986
    @MyaB1986 2 года назад +39

    Ruja iz read as "ru-zha" meaning rose. Bulgarians are not speaking Spanish so they don't read their Js as Hs.

  • @robonthat
    @robonthat 2 года назад +14

    wow i love your mini documentary series, always greatly put together

  • @paparucoontour
    @paparucoontour Год назад +3

    What an incredible similarity with FTX scam and SBF

  • @UpGrayeDD23
    @UpGrayeDD23 2 года назад +4

    you were made for this shit man. This new style fits u so well. Your videos are articulate and interesting. Keep doing you and what makes you happy. It shines through in your work. Loving it!

  • @choosumfat
    @choosumfat 2 года назад +13

    Really enjoying this investigative report format. Keep it up.

  • @NurmYokai
    @NurmYokai 2 года назад +9

    Irony is strong here. The company could have gone 'legit,' using the rising value of the bitcoin they had. All would have been wealthy beyond belief.
    BUT ...
    "Missed it by that much." Maxwell Smart

  • @markillingworth4836
    @markillingworth4836 6 месяцев назад

    I listened to a podcast about this a couple of years ago. It's a really fascinating story. She's either very adept at hiding or she's swimming with the fishes somewhere. Very good concise video, thank you.

  • @felixcat9318
    @felixcat9318 Год назад +4

    She certainly operated with a very high level of cash generation capability.
    230,000 Bitcoins alone would create an incentive for criminals to steal them along with whatever else they could extort.
    She is hardly a figure to garner sympathy, whatever happened to her...

  • @AzzerMac2
    @AzzerMac2 2 года назад +35

    Your narration of a timeline of events like this is genius. Do not stop.

  • @trinkschokolade
    @trinkschokolade 2 года назад +33

    Thank you for the vid 🙂 Your work is so interesting and has really made me interested in Scams, particularly in the gaming and crypto space. Let's go! Happy 200k 🥳

    • @KiraTV1
      @KiraTV1  2 года назад +11

      Thanks bud!

  • @sarahchan-reeves8829
    @sarahchan-reeves8829 Год назад +2

    Thank you Ash, you never fail to impress 👌🏼🤩💕💕
    I've realised that KiraTV is the JCS of crypto scams/Kickstarter game start up scams. His quality of investigation is so great because he's been entrusted with info no one else is. I love that I'm wanting to watch, then rewatch a few weeks/months later his investigative mini-docos.

  • @juse2489
    @juse2489 2 года назад +3

    you story telling is slowly being refined i love it

  • @DavidAndersonKirk
    @DavidAndersonKirk 2 года назад +59

    Kira, your channel is now my favorite on all of RUclips. I literally listen to it constantly because your coverage is entertaining, informative, funny and just so very well done. You have a great talent for it. As well, since I leave your videos on all night while I sleep, you've narrated quite a few of the strange fraud dreams I've had of late. Please keep up the great work, and should I ever get out of my financial desperation- I'll show you some love on Patreon as well. Thank you for what you do!

    • @R0yalGambit
      @R0yalGambit 2 года назад

      If you're not familiar with Coffeezilla, I think that would be right up your alley as well, if you like this type of video.

    • @DavidAndersonKirk
      @DavidAndersonKirk 2 года назад

      @@R0yalGambit Can't stand his narration style. RUclipsrs that speak like they're trying to be on the news are irritating to me. Too much energy. Information itself is enough, thoughtful writing and a calm delivery are what keep me coming back.

    • @jpar6031
      @jpar6031 2 года назад +4

      such a relief to read this comment without it ending in "I made over blah blah amount of BTC with the advice of scammer#1233 " lol

    • @triggerhappy8872
      @triggerhappy8872 2 года назад

      Hang on a minute,, yeh this dude is good & all But!!!!!. You didn’t mention the Goat 🐐, DEADBUG now that dude is a Professional crime channel he makes documentaries & his narration is often hilarious..

    • @DavidAndersonKirk
      @DavidAndersonKirk 2 года назад +2

      @@jpar6031 "Not financial advice, not a financial advisor" ;P

  • @GrimalkinOnAir
    @GrimalkinOnAir 2 года назад +5

    Bulgarian here. And so proud we gave something to the world ...

  • @OvAeons
    @OvAeons 2 года назад +4

    There will always be those who scramble to people stating they will 2x, 5x, 10x their investments. No matter how many times they are burned they will jump in thinking "this could be the one".

  • @MrChris161137
    @MrChris161137 Год назад +7

    at my work there was one who advertised for onecoin and wanted to get as many people involved in it as possible. was kinda annoying but glad i didnt get myself involved in it. also the packages were expensive starting at 2500€ or something. might have been more but cant remember exactly since it was 5-7 years ago.

    • @Dwightstjohn-fo8ki
      @Dwightstjohn-fo8ki Год назад +1

      When I joined Loomis in Canada in 1980 there was a straight "money for nothing" multi-level scam and I was incredulous how many of my co-workers were involved: it had all the food group appeals. Except reality.

  • @LordZordid
    @LordZordid 2 года назад +4

    I imagine people who attended those Onecoin seminars while listening to Ignatova speak were thinking... "Waow! I too can become a rich fat ugly cow instead of just a fat ugly cow".

  • @FuzzyBuzzyLv
    @FuzzyBuzzyLv 2 года назад +6

    TBH i can't believe so many people invest in these scams... Especially when the face of the company is so unlikeable.

  • @safidraws
    @safidraws 2 года назад +4

    I remember when that went down. That was absolutely wild.

  • @Robylazarus
    @Robylazarus Год назад +4

    A very well presented documentary, let this be a lesson for all of us who run after easy money.

  • @JJJBunney001
    @JJJBunney001 2 года назад +14

    Congrats on 200k, you've worked really hard and deserve nothing but the best

  • @havyn88
    @havyn88 Год назад +5

    As someone with the surname Ng, I've heard it mispronounced so many times (even American Chinese usually get it wrong) but this is the first time I've heard it just spelled out. Not gonna lie, it actually sounds better than having it mispronounced.

  • @jlvandat69
    @jlvandat69 9 месяцев назад

    Excellent video. Well-narrated and very interesting. These times are so unique- there's a proliferation of scammers, con men, ponzi schemes and political cults. I blame the internet.....that miraculous tool that enables us to access exceptionally good information in real time also allows the less discerning amongst us to access any form of misinformation we desire. This latter "deficiency" is creating problems for individuals and society unlike anything we ever dealt with. I just hope we find ways to greatly reduce misinformation.

  • @mikkelnpetersen
    @mikkelnpetersen Год назад +2

    If anything/anyone says something like "easy money" and "huge returns" (such as "double you money in mere days"), the chance it's a scam is above 99.999999%

  • @TikkiNikki
    @TikkiNikki 2 года назад +15

    Always stoaked for the KiraTV noti, gets my heart pumping. I know I'm about to watch a banger! keep making the researched vids, even if your posts are longer than "usual".

  • @Thereison
    @Thereison 2 года назад +3

    Another great documentary - keep it up man. Love this content

  • @thirdiii171
    @thirdiii171 Год назад +2

    Many advertisement here on youtube were also a big scam like games and chinese products but youtube still let them advertise.

  • @nojuanatall3281
    @nojuanatall3281 2 года назад +7

    Great job with the research and presentation!

  • @Safersephiroth777
    @Safersephiroth777 Год назад +4

    I knew about this woman but I didn't knew she disappeared in my country Greece. Strange how I haven't heard about that here.

  • @MarkJonathan_
    @MarkJonathan_ Год назад +3

    Great work *nattcyberspy*- so glad you are out there fighting these lowlifes. We need to do all we can to spare the elderly and the general public from these despicable people ! Kudos to YOU!!
    You deserve the Nobel prize for keeping us safe.big up brother

  • @Grinch-Sama
    @Grinch-Sama 2 года назад +1

    I saw her docked yacht yesterday when I visited Sozopol, Bulgaria.

  • @kwisatzhaderach1458
    @kwisatzhaderach1458 Год назад +2

    Their lazy naming schemes was so cringe but so effective.

  • @Tuberuser187
    @Tuberuser187 Год назад +3

    You don't steal that much without someone either being very angry or wanting a slice.

  • @Eeveelyn
    @Eeveelyn 2 года назад +6

    I wonder if she went from greece to cyprus. With the right amount of money she can buy an official cyprus passport under a new identity. At that point it should be easy to move around the european union without anyone knowing her true identity.

  • @TheSkepticalPanda
    @TheSkepticalPanda Год назад +2

    Really good breakdown of events and the mechanisms of this scheme. Good job Kira.

  • @taxidude
    @taxidude Год назад +2

    Greedy people ripping off other greedy people. You said it yourself. Nobody gave a toss where the money was coming from as long as they got paid! My heart bleeds!

  • @lorddelanghe666
    @lorddelanghe666 2 года назад +4

    Great content, man. Love your videos.

  • @mkhachfe
    @mkhachfe 2 года назад +4

    I love your videos mate and your style of narration. Regarding the video, its just insane to me how DIFFERENT some people's lives are to mine. Might as well live in a different galaxy it's so far removed from my life. Also... Imagine if those USB drives became corrupted. Shouldn't have bought cheap generic drives from Amazon.
    Keep up the good work mate. Sure you will grow your sub numbers very fast with quality uploads like this.
    You and Callum Upton have very relaxing, non irritation voices.

  • @Nettsinthewoods
    @Nettsinthewoods Год назад

    Thank you for this. I will now watch it again, it’s such an outrageous story and you told it so well.

  • @TheCrazierz
    @TheCrazierz Год назад +1

    Don't let this distract you from the the fact that in 1966, Al Bundy scored four touchdowns in a single game while playing for the Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship game versus Andrew Johnson High School, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against his old nemesis, Bubba "Spare Tire" Dixon.

  • @JoeRogansGutBiome
    @JoeRogansGutBiome Год назад +6

    She is just the front lady there is a group behind her pulling all the strings.

  • @gwillis01
    @gwillis01 2 года назад +6

    Thank you for this detailed video.

  • @Uldihaa
    @Uldihaa 2 года назад +4

    I wonder how much it hurt Konstantin to have his tats removed when he went into Witness Protection?
    Also, I wonder if the deep fake video was an attempt to flush her out of wherever she's hiding; assuming she's still alive anyway.

  • @andreaskvaloy
    @andreaskvaloy 2 года назад +4

    These short documentaries are so good!

  • @DonaldTurner
    @DonaldTurner Год назад +1

    a friend "offered" this to me, i think 2015 ish. less than 2 mins of google at the time, suggested scam, I told them, and passed.

  • @fredfong48
    @fredfong48 Год назад +2

    This is a really good documentary thank you KiraTV!

  • @novalinnhe
    @novalinnhe 2 года назад +6

    Great work as always Kira! Hope you are still enjoying making these :) you're excellent at it!

    • @vhrod1681
      @vhrod1681 2 года назад +1

      He's the best!

  • @katbryce
    @katbryce Год назад +4

    The returns from Madoff were market-leading, but only a little bit higher than genuine investments, that’s why it lasted so long. The concerns people had, that led to the downfall weren’t actually the % return, but the fact it was so consistent.

  • @neveridle
    @neveridle Год назад

    One of the best yet. Your soundtrack is amazing

  • @jannekiljunen6784
    @jannekiljunen6784 2 года назад +3

    So when will they do the "Number Two Coin"? I have a few ideas for fitting icons..

  • @houseofgrindgaming3448
    @houseofgrindgaming3448 2 года назад +5

    Thanks for covering these topics. So many msm outlets don't. We need coverage like this.

    • @oldvlognewtricks
      @oldvlognewtricks 2 года назад +3

      This video is peppered with screenshots quotes and and video clips of ‘mainstream media’ news reports and journalism from the last many years.
      Just because you’re not bothering to read it, doesn’t mean it’s not being reported.

  • @LuisEdGm
    @LuisEdGm 2 года назад +2

    Nice video, your production quality keeps increasing

  • @hiramabiff2017
    @hiramabiff2017 8 месяцев назад

    How dare they steal peoples money and waste it like that... Who the hell do they think they are acting like our politicians and governments.

  • @werwar27
    @werwar27 2 года назад +34

    how do you even fall for this. She literally looks like a Disney villain, and people still trusted her

    • @6581punk
      @6581punk 2 года назад +11

      She looks a bit like Anita Sarkeesian :)

    • @graye5336
      @graye5336 2 года назад +11

      @@6581punk That's what he said: a Disney villain.

    • @the2ndsaint
      @the2ndsaint 2 года назад +6

      People voted for Donald Trump. Twice. There's no limit to the gullibility of the masses.

    • @JUUJJII
      @JUUJJII 2 года назад

      @@the2ndsaint I voted Biden. That’s MY president 🙏

    • @1882osr
      @1882osr 2 года назад +5

      Simple. Be a sociopath and present yourself however you like with no morals at all, do it confidently as a salesperson and you've got a world class scam artist

  • @DanOneOne
    @DanOneOne Год назад +6

    After watching several videos about fraudsters like her, honestly I ran out of compassion for them, because they just never stop!

  • @cobracrew1986
    @cobracrew1986 Год назад +1

    She went to Greece. Then over to Istanbul. Changed her appearance, got new ID and moved on.

  • @powdermuaythai
    @powdermuaythai Год назад +1

    love this format, Kira. keep up the great work. you're a legend

  • @harleyjune
    @harleyjune 2 года назад +4

    No notification youtube? Shame on you. Glad I got here just in time anyway

    • @pokegmystery2954
      @pokegmystery2954 2 года назад

      Weird how that works, for me I think it only doesn’t when the account has already uploaded 2-3 videos that day

  • @ThunderChanter
    @ThunderChanter 2 года назад +9

    Has anyone done any research on how the crypto scene has impacted the stock market? I cant imagine scam after scam pulling in millions each time has had an overall positive outcome for it. Be interesting to see exactly how big an impact that is

    • @ThunderChanter
      @ThunderChanter 2 года назад +1

      @@SioxerNikita Right because that whole thing with Gamestop stock didnt happen. Even if you're average Joe isnt investing in Facebook, they still out money into things like Edward Jones and play the market. And large sums of money, like the millions-billions these scams pull in, will impact the market. Because now that money ISNT being traded at the levels it was, its sitting in an account waiting to get cleaned or for the heat to die down. Which means its functionally removed from teh market

    • @thewanderer4509
      @thewanderer4509 2 года назад +4

      To be fair, in the long run, crypto may attract larger hordes of individual speculators from the traditional stock markets.
      Prior to the advent of crypto market proper, individuals with money to burn go to the stock market, which depends on these hordes' speculative buying and selling to go up or down over medium to long term (depending on whether one is investing with hope the market goes up or down(short sell)).

    • @Wobbothe3rd
      @Wobbothe3rd 2 года назад +2

      no effect at all. irrelevant to the value of real businesses.

    • @ThunderChanter
      @ThunderChanter 2 года назад

      @@Wobbothe3rd But its not. It is actively draining millions per scam AWAY from real business. That money is being removed from the cycle and isnt going back into it, and with it being dirty money its not being put back in

    • @ThunderChanter
      @ThunderChanter 2 года назад +2

      @@SioxerNikita But the millions being dumped into crypto, scam or not, still affects the stock market. That is money that could have been spent on products or services effectively removed. And while a few hundred people being scammed may not seem like it'd have a huge impact overall, we're talking about about thousands of people losing millions multiple times a week. That is going to add up

  • @neanda
    @neanda Год назад

    Very cool research, and that last sentence, wow

  • @tilasole3252
    @tilasole3252 Год назад +1

    I love how the ads on RUclips during a scamming video, are all scams.

  • @Griffolion0
    @Griffolion0 2 года назад +5

    With every horror story that comes out, it staggers me that people still think crypto is the future. If it is the future, then we're destined for a dystopian hell scape.

  • @michl4800
    @michl4800 2 года назад +5

    Thanks!

    • @KiraTV1
      @KiraTV1  2 года назад

      You're welcome, thanks for the tip!

    • @paledesertmoth6255
      @paledesertmoth6255 Год назад

      @@KiraTV1 Imagine if this tip is from Ruja herself

  • @The-Dom
    @The-Dom Год назад +2

    These scammers seem so obvious to me. Maybe rich people are just so used to being surrounded by (and operating like) scoundrels they dont even know what honest people look and sound like anymore.

    • @StaalBurgher0
      @StaalBurgher0 Год назад +1

      The vast majority being scammed are not rich and they lose all their life savings.