When Stealing From Royalty Goes Wrong

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  • @0nahole
    @0nahole 2 роки тому +5241

    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 роки тому +150

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

    • @Skypad00
      @Skypad00 2 роки тому +353

      LMAO RUNESCAPE IS A GREAT REAL LIFE ECONOMICS STIMULATOR

    • @Priest_Of_Zebak
      @Priest_Of_Zebak 2 роки тому +111

      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 роки тому +46

      This comment is absolutely incredible, 1000% correct

    • @dollarcostbackpacker1226
      @dollarcostbackpacker1226 2 роки тому +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.

  • @hitslabproductions
    @hitslabproductions 2 роки тому +886

    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 роки тому +101

      Edit: that was about an year or two ago

    • @Ps1ClassicGameplay
      @Ps1ClassicGameplay 2 роки тому +87

      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 роки тому +3

      oof

    • @bhirawamaylana466
      @bhirawamaylana466 2 роки тому

      @@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 роки тому +22

      @@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

  • @legojay14
    @legojay14 2 роки тому +1649

    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 роки тому +216

      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 роки тому +44

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

    • @legojay14
      @legojay14 2 роки тому +90

      @@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 роки тому +83

      @@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 роки тому +3

      *you're

  • @toddtaylor6506
    @toddtaylor6506 2 роки тому +1646

    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 2 роки тому +122

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

    • @dollarcostbackpacker1226
      @dollarcostbackpacker1226 2 роки тому +136

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

    • @juliotraikov9175
      @juliotraikov9175 2 роки тому +11

      you wish lol

    • @princeofcupspoc9073
      @princeofcupspoc9073 2 роки тому +104

      "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 2 роки тому +14

      She watched too many youtube ads.

  • @freddywilliams9837
    @freddywilliams9837 2 роки тому +409

    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 Рік тому +31

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

    • @KiwiCatherineJemma
      @KiwiCatherineJemma Рік тому +56

      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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +21

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

    • @davecook3539
      @davecook3539 Рік тому

      Hopefully your right...deserves nothing less

  • @SimmiesSchrauberChannel
    @SimmiesSchrauberChannel 2 роки тому +405

    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 2 роки тому +61

      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.

    • @이주영-h5j9n
      @이주영-h5j9n 2 роки тому +3

      О, славяноведы 😅

    • @LuigioMacchio777
      @LuigioMacchio777 2 роки тому

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

    • @JM-gd3hr
      @JM-gd3hr 2 роки тому +54

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

    • @bickyboo7789
      @bickyboo7789 2 роки тому +5

      Interesting I've never heard of this

  • @lukesmart3071
    @lukesmart3071 2 роки тому +226

    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.

    • @LordZordid
      @LordZordid 2 роки тому +26

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

    • @bibsp3556
      @bibsp3556 2 роки тому +5

      Are they at least decent rigs for gaming or something?

    • @byzantinealter3553
      @byzantinealter3553 2 роки тому +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 роки тому +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

    • @byzantinealter3553
      @byzantinealter3553 2 роки тому +6

      @@therioq123 that is making money so let’s say they paid 10 k for the rig and they made 10k in crypto and then they sold the rig for half what they pay for….at the end they would be left 15k which 5k more then they started with, but they probably made more in crypto then 10k if they bought a 10k rig which is at least a gigahash worth of mining right their, and that assuming they sold in June they could have sold the rig itself at 10k or more back in March lol

  • @pascaldieterich3831
    @pascaldieterich3831 2 роки тому +250

    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.

    • @LayLayYTV
      @LayLayYTV 2 роки тому +28

      source: trust me bro

    • @pascaldieterich3831
      @pascaldieterich3831 2 роки тому +106

      @@LayLayYTV yeah basically you'll have to.

    • @Keithtkachuk
      @Keithtkachuk 2 роки тому +4

      Prag/Lehmann .. schön wars

    • @pascaldieterich3831
      @pascaldieterich3831 2 роки тому +5

      @@Keithtkachuk ganz genau ;)

    • @PuddingXXL
      @PuddingXXL 2 роки тому +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.

  • @plamenpenev7405
    @plamenpenev7405 2 роки тому +178

    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 роки тому +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 роки тому +20

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

    • @vitech1013
      @vitech1013 2 роки тому +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 2 роки тому +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 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @stefaniliev7040
    @stefaniliev7040 2 роки тому +322

    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 2 роки тому +53

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

    • @johniewalker4356
      @johniewalker4356 2 роки тому +31

      Watches too many movies.

    • @hunzukunz
      @hunzukunz 2 роки тому

      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 2 роки тому +5

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

    • @stefaniliev7040
      @stefaniliev7040 2 роки тому +32

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

  • @gwillis01
    @gwillis01 2 роки тому +271

    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 роки тому +53

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

    • @letsburn00
      @letsburn00 2 роки тому +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 роки тому

      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 роки тому +21

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

    • @dollarcostbackpacker1226
      @dollarcostbackpacker1226 2 роки тому +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.

  • @mojoxide
    @mojoxide Рік тому +27

    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 Рік тому +4

      Even crypto is centralized. No way around it.

  • @matzeaufketten
    @matzeaufketten 2 роки тому +89

    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 роки тому +2

      @@augustoof13 Oooooh thats a good one.

  • @amberhernandez
    @amberhernandez 2 роки тому +24

    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 2 роки тому

      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 2 роки тому

      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.

  • @ThatAintMud
    @ThatAintMud 2 роки тому +117

    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 роки тому +5

      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 2 роки тому +4

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

    • @Tobiemoss
      @Tobiemoss 2 роки тому +2

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

    • @user-sf9gs2pg1b
      @user-sf9gs2pg1b 2 роки тому +7

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

    • @atomicskull6405
      @atomicskull6405 2 роки тому +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.

  • @pmonkey03
    @pmonkey03 2 роки тому +8

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

  • @luridftwgaming8983
    @luridftwgaming8983 2 роки тому +52

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

  • @Mediados
    @Mediados 2 роки тому +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.

  • @DeyanIliev-mi9zq
    @DeyanIliev-mi9zq 2 роки тому +585

    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 роки тому +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 роки тому +5

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

    • @hitslabproductions
      @hitslabproductions 2 роки тому +40

      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 роки тому +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 2 роки тому +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.

  • @azynkron
    @azynkron 2 роки тому +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 2 роки тому +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

  • @F14TomCat1231
    @F14TomCat1231 2 роки тому +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.

  • @SquareOFortune
    @SquareOFortune 2 роки тому +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! 👏 🤩

  • @KillingN00bsPT
    @KillingN00bsPT 2 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

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

    • @antred11
      @antred11 2 роки тому

      @@suicune2001 Bollocks.

    • @antred11
      @antred11 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @do3807
    @do3807 2 роки тому +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

  • @dangerszewski9816
    @dangerszewski9816 2 роки тому +27

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

    • @NickMC512
      @NickMC512 2 роки тому +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 Рік тому

      A female protagonist would be lame

  • @thirdiii171
    @thirdiii171 Рік тому +3

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

  • @AzzerMac2
    @AzzerMac2 2 роки тому +36

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

  • @jimwolfgang9433
    @jimwolfgang9433 Рік тому +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

  • @AnthonyCheeseborough
    @AnthonyCheeseborough 2 роки тому +54

    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 2 роки тому +21

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

  • @taxidude
    @taxidude 2 роки тому +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!

  • @GrimalkinOnAir
    @GrimalkinOnAir 2 роки тому +5

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

  • @Safersephiroth777
    @Safersephiroth777 2 роки тому +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.

  • @skyeranger
    @skyeranger 2 роки тому +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 роки тому

      Let me guess - you missed out?

    • @thegrouchization
      @thegrouchization 2 роки тому +9

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

    • @mon0752
      @mon0752 2 роки тому

      @@thegrouchization who the fuck are you?

    • @Aliceintraining
      @Aliceintraining 2 роки тому

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

  • @markillingworth4836
    @markillingworth4836 11 місяців тому

    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.

  • @NurmYokai
    @NurmYokai 2 роки тому +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

  • @MrChris161137
    @MrChris161137 2 роки тому +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 2 роки тому +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.

  • @philipstephens9205
    @philipstephens9205 2 роки тому +32

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

  • @OvAeons
    @OvAeons 2 роки тому +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".

  • @amandahodgins4705
    @amandahodgins4705 2 роки тому +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!

  • @havyn88
    @havyn88 2 роки тому +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.

  • @MyaB1986
    @MyaB1986 2 роки тому +39

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

  • @juse2489
    @juse2489 2 роки тому +3

    you story telling is slowly being refined i love it

  • @trinkschokolade
    @trinkschokolade 2 роки тому +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 роки тому +11

      Thanks bud!

  • @wetdroidedition2549
    @wetdroidedition2549 2 роки тому +14

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

  • @DavidAndersonKirk
    @DavidAndersonKirk 2 роки тому +61

    Kira, your channel is now my favorite on all of UA-cam. 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!

    • @missingclerk
      @missingclerk 2 роки тому

      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 роки тому

      @@missingclerk Can't stand his narration style. UA-camrs 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 роки тому +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 роки тому

      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 роки тому +2

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

  • @dagreenblazer5958
    @dagreenblazer5958 Рік тому +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.

  • @choosumfat
    @choosumfat 2 роки тому +13

    Really enjoying this investigative report format. Keep it up.

  • @Robylazarus
    @Robylazarus 2 роки тому +4

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

  • @robonthat
    @robonthat 2 роки тому +14

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

  • @JJJBunney001
    @JJJBunney001 2 роки тому +14

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

  • @sarahchan-reeves8829
    @sarahchan-reeves8829 2 роки тому +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.

  • @FuzzyBuzzyLv
    @FuzzyBuzzyLv 2 роки тому +6

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

  • @MagesseT1
    @MagesseT1 Рік тому +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! 🥳

  • @TikkiNikki
    @TikkiNikki 2 роки тому +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".

  • @WorLadCiz
    @WorLadCiz 2 роки тому +1

    Subbed at 75k mark, now we flying at 202k. Oh my King Ash, I’m so proud of you king. The true king of the north.

  • @safidraws
    @safidraws 2 роки тому +4

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

  • @MarkJonathan_
    @MarkJonathan_ Рік тому +2

    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

  • @UpGrayeDD23
    @UpGrayeDD23 2 роки тому +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!

  • @aquirick
    @aquirick 2 роки тому +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.

  • @Uldihaa
    @Uldihaa 2 роки тому +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.

  • @houseofgrindgaming
    @houseofgrindgaming 2 роки тому +5

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

    • @oldvlognewtricks
      @oldvlognewtricks 2 роки тому +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.

  • @markharrisllb
    @markharrisllb 2 роки тому +2

    I have no interest at all in cryptocurrency or computers games, yet you make both absolutely fascinating to me.

  • @paparucoontour
    @paparucoontour Рік тому +3

    What an incredible similarity with FTX scam and SBF

  • @Grinch-Sama
    @Grinch-Sama 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @felixcat9318
    @felixcat9318 2 роки тому +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...

  • @c.w.simpsonproductions1230
    @c.w.simpsonproductions1230 Рік тому +2

    I kinda got into crypto for awhile. Not with the actual currency, but using my editing skills to work freelance in making animated promos and the like for various crypto companies. I always made sure to get paid in actual money and not crypto. When the crash happened, the only loss I suffered was work drying up.

  • @gigiapollo
    @gigiapollo Рік тому +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.

  • @ChitChat
    @ChitChat Рік тому +1

    The Wolf of Crypto coming to a theater near you 2023.

  • @andreaskvaloy
    @andreaskvaloy 2 роки тому +4

    These short documentaries are so good!

  • @jlvandat69
    @jlvandat69 Рік тому

    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.

  • @nojuanatall3281
    @nojuanatall3281 2 роки тому +7

    Great job with the research and presentation!

  • @TheSkepticalPanda
    @TheSkepticalPanda 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @mkhachfe
    @mkhachfe 2 роки тому +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.

  • @veritas3179
    @veritas3179 2 роки тому +2

    All these imaginary coins are worthless and scams. I hope people would stay away!

  • @katbryce
    @katbryce 2 роки тому +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.

  • @skobywankenobi
    @skobywankenobi Рік тому +2

    Simple. Check the Yauhts docked nearest to the airport, in Greece, belonging to the Saudis at the time she lsnded. She's in a barrel somewhere in the Persian gulf.

  • @DanOneOne
    @DanOneOne 2 роки тому +6

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

  • @Abshi_Ben
    @Abshi_Ben 2 роки тому +2

    Dude, the brothers surname cannot be "Ignatova" since this is a female name. "Ignatov", as shown in the video is correct. Other than that: Keep up the good work! I really enjoy your content.

  • @Eeveelyn
    @Eeveelyn 2 роки тому +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.

  • @LuisEdGm
    @LuisEdGm 2 роки тому +2

    Nice video, your production quality keeps increasing

  • @gwillis01
    @gwillis01 2 роки тому +6

    Thank you for this detailed video.

  • @neveridle
    @neveridle 2 роки тому

    One of the best yet. Your soundtrack is amazing

  • @LordZordid
    @LordZordid 2 роки тому +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".

  • @fredfong48
    @fredfong48 2 роки тому +2

    This is a really good documentary thank you KiraTV!

  • @harleyjune
    @harleyjune 2 роки тому +4

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

    • @pokegmystery2954
      @pokegmystery2954 2 роки тому

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

  • @gc636
    @gc636 2 роки тому +1

    2:04 "...emigrated FROM..." You got it right!

  • @Tuberuser187
    @Tuberuser187 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @Gutlard
    @Gutlard 2 роки тому +1

    If it sounds to good to be true it is. I feel bad for the plebs like me just trying to grind and take risks in a system that's set up so not in our favor ever. But they also say to not gamble with money you can't afford to lose...

  • @lorddelanghe666
    @lorddelanghe666 2 роки тому +4

    Great content, man. Love your videos.

  • @faceofdead
    @faceofdead 2 роки тому +1

    I am proud of us, Bulgarians. Some of the best/high quality Scammers world wide!

  • @ThunderChanter
    @ThunderChanter 2 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

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

    • @ThunderChanter
      @ThunderChanter 2 роки тому

      @@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 роки тому +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

  • @crispyporkman9798
    @crispyporkman9798 Рік тому +1

    His name is Konstantin Ignatov, as you can read from the screen. His sister's last name is Ignatova. There is an a for a female name ending and no a for male.

  • @novalinnhe
    @novalinnhe 2 роки тому +6

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

  • @MrLebruleur
    @MrLebruleur 2 роки тому +1

    Nice story telling format again, really like these videos rather than news

  • @JoeRogansGutBiome
    @JoeRogansGutBiome 2 роки тому +6

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

  • @MisterDivineAdVenture
    @MisterDivineAdVenture 2 роки тому +1

    17:30 DETAILS SOMEWHAT THE COPYCAT FOLLOW ON SCAMMERS. This is suggested in the main narrative as a succession of scams, even with criminal convictions. The psychology or psychopathy is the most valuable thing of note here, working in families and at the top of (falsely respected) organizations. AND HOW THAT QUASI-SPECIFIC PSYCHOPATHY IS somehow elementally INFECTIOUS.)
    The involvement of LOCAL POLICE in arrests for scams during programs is also notable.

  • @GardoTheHardo
    @GardoTheHardo 2 роки тому +4

    I know react stramers get a lot of shit but I wouldn't have found your channel without Cr1TiKaL reacting to it and I've watched a ton of your videos since. Great work man keep it up and congrats on 200k!

  • @mgtowstanleyzoltanov9808
    @mgtowstanleyzoltanov9808 2 роки тому +2

    I am scared to invent that One Coin model is exactly what the Defi space is filled up. Titano for example. Scammers everywhere. Death to all scammers! Death!

  • @asteranx
    @asteranx 2 роки тому +19

    The logos (or captions) for bigcoin and bitcoin are reversed on the 'centralized vs decentralized' slide at 4:28. Bigcoin is incorrectly pictured next to the caption about 'decentralized exchanges' as Kira is describing it as a centralized exchange.
    Unless this is maybe a john oliver-like 'And it's so confusing that you didn't even notice that they were backwards here' sort of thing that's going to make me look silly in the next 10 minutes.

  • @ZealotOfSteal
    @ZealotOfSteal 2 роки тому +2

    I'm always surprised when I see one of my countrymen mentioned, because it is just so rare.
    Shit like this makes me wish it was rarer.