Great Escape: The "Female Sam Bankman-Fried" - Except the FBI Can't Find Her...
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While the scam is over, the story behind it is not. That won't change as long as it's main character remains in hiding.
The dollar amount allegedly stolen by 'Crypto Queen' Ruja Ignatova is approximately the same amount Bankman-Fried is accused of losing. But Sam's story is downright boring compared with the chaos still happening today in the aftermath of OneCoin.
Both Sam and Ruja are accused of losing $3 - $4 billion of their user's funds, which puts them in a category beyond just running "crypto scams"- they're officially among the "largest scams ever" both in the number of victims, over 3 million, and the total dollar amount taken from them - over $4 billion in USD value, according to the FBI and Europol.
Comparing Sam and Ruja May Be Unfair... to Sam. He Isn't Nearly as Evil...
There's one huge difference between them - Sam started a legitimate business. The more money he had the more careless he became... >>Continue to full article...
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Author: Ross Davis
Silicon Valley Newsroom
GCP | Breaking Crypto News