Konstantin Ignatov says OneCoin “the biggest mistake of my life”
In a series of social media posts, Konstantin Ignatov has claimed OneCoin was “the biggest mistake of [his] life”.
Ignatov also shared a snapshot at an airport, suggesting he’s either been deported or is voluntarily leaving the US.
Speculation about Ignatov’s future began almost immediately after it was announced he was sentenced to time served a few days ago.
Konstantin, the brother of OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova, received no additional prison time following 36 months in prison and home confinement (with limited release conditions).
Ignatov himself fueled rumors with a March 6 Instagram post, suggesting his original witness protection deal had been revoked.
Following his release, OneCoin scammers appear to have begun misappropriating images of Konstantin.
In a social media post addressing this, Konstantin wrote;
As I see already people misusing my pictures, let me just set one thing straight.
I am not part of OneCoin for over 5 years and I will never again be part of it.
I consider this the biggest mistake of my life and regret it deeply.
Please stay away from me with all your networks and coins.
So all the things you might read and see are fake! This stays in the past for me. Thankyou.
Subsequent posts from Ignatov show him at a departure gate in JFK International in New York…
…followed by a final farewell message to the US:
Where Ignatov is heading is unclear. Bulgaria or Germany are likely suspects, owing to Ignatov’s family ties.
Alternatively due to the potential of retaliation from organized crime interests, Ignatov might be headed elsewhere. Ignatov’s sister Ruja remains a wanted fugitive at large.
Such that we’re able to BehindMLM doesn’t intend to track Ignatov beyond leaving the US. Pending unexpected updates, this is likely where our coverage of Konstantin’s OneCoin journey ends.
Update 9th March 2024 – A March 9th Instagram post from Konstantin confirms he has returned to Bulgaria.
Back to driving forklifts in Bulgaria?
Also I wonder how Konstantin feels about his sister. It’d be interesting to know whether he sees it as solely his responsibility for getting involved in OneCoin. Or whether he holds a grudge against Ruja for getting roped in and left holding the bag.
Maybe one day I’ll set off to get some answers from people I’ve written about over the years.
Oz – he’ll do what all “reformed cybercriminals” do and most probably become an infosec consultant, charging 6 figure sums for after dinner speeches.
Makes me wonder if he’ll be under close surveillance or has an informant agreement to see whether he tries to make contact with sister again. The best way to get to a criminal is through their soft squishy family members.
I am confident that he has enough stashed away somewhere that he won’t be needing to ever work again, if he chooses.
I’m also not going to be surprised if he ends up leading the FBI to his sister – that is if she is actually still living.
Either way, it sends a message to criminals, crime ‘can’ pay…. as he’s in no way served a reasonable sentence compared to the lives that got ruined. IMO.
His grabs at attention and simultaneously publicly asking to be left out of what made him infamous make me think of Meghan and Prince Harry on Southpark doing a publicity tour to protect their privacy.
What a loser
Ignatov was active on social media prior to getting involved in OneCoin.
Douchebag persona or no, I think he figures he’ll go back to that. Or he leaves the US and never posts again.
Konstantin at any point could have said “Stop promoting OneCoin”.
He hasn’t.
Onecoin A strong currency will emerge on the scene and many platforms have accepted it. It will be a strong blow to skeptics across the world. Remember the message well.
^^ They’re still out there lol. Probably blowing up Konstantin’s inbox… pLeAsE cOmE bAcK!
Jesus, “Maxdown”! Are your parents closely related, did you grow up underneath power lines and is there a lot of lead in the water where you live?
I’m guessing you are one of the people who sold a goat in Uganda to buy into OneCoin and can’t face reality?
Kamram level stupidity
Ignatov sold some Bulgarian secrets for exchange. USA have some interesting things in the pocket now. Just watch what will happen next.
Ignatov for sure not flying home….
On June 19, 2024, a 93-minute video with Konstantin Ignatov was uploaded to a Bulgarian YouTube channel. Can one of our readers who speaks Bulgarian write a summary of what Konstantin said?
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Yeah this is a video that needs English subbies. Somebody fluent in whatever make it happen!
@Oz
We have informed the Bulgarian journalist Nikolay Stoyanov that this video exists. Perhaps he will offer a translation.
hey guys. watched it, but he doesn’t mention onecoin or his sister. he is pretty remorseful of his past, talks about his path back to life.
it’s actually not bad, as you see him in a pretty different light, looks like a guy who got his beating and learned his lesson.
he tells a bit about hard times in jail, his time with charity works and this stuff. it’s a portrait about him.
what might be relevant here he just calls “a closed page in his life, where he will always carry the guilt”, nothing else that might be relevant. no word about his sister at all.
if you are interested about his views on influencers or women that are spamming his social media thats it. its a boulevard podcast, where they have po singers usually, nothing journalistic at all
i know a guy from another podcast, he mentioned that konstantin will be there too.
if my information are true he is doing some stuff for the youth of fighting sports, not to take the worng turn. showing some of his mistakes, where it leads, not to be repeated.
young boxers often ddo dirty work for mafia here. he mentions this also in the 90 minute video. will ask around if i can attend his seminars for kids. you need a video?
@marian
Thanks for that. So basically just PR.
I figure Konstantin has come to some arrangement with Taki. Not speaking about OneCoin and Ruja is probably part of the deal.
If the fighting stuff is detached from OneCoin not much point following it. Any interest here in Konstantin doesn’t extend past OneCoin.
@oz
I don’t like him either, but my sister is into him because of his work with dogs.
Looks like pr, but what I heard from the other journalist he is in group of known people talking to children keep their path and giving self denfse courses to woman.
If this is true I am ok with pr. In Bulgaria we make bad guys stars. He is the first saying “I did shit don’t repeat it. “ also on his social media is no rich man stuff, just his dog and training
I can give you update on the other podcast, but here he just talks I made a lot of mistakes, huge guilt, but this time is over. The rest is more social views on Bulgaria.
The problem with Konstantin trying to reinvent himself is his sister Ruja Ignatova, who remains on the FBI’s most wanted list, is still at large. And Konstantin seems strangely OK with that – her disappearance, the crimes she’s committed and her fugitive status.
Until the elephant in the room is addressed Konstantin won’t be able to publicly move on. I mean he can try with dogs, self-defence classes, podcast interviews and what not – but that elephant in the room will always be there to anyone who actually knows him.
@oz honestly I don’t care about him and his image. I follow you guys for long time, and you know scammers come back with new scam.
So far I think better give seminars and use your name for this, than make more scams. Still if rumors are true that he will be bare knuckle fighting soon here, I hope he gets his face smashed lol.
A Bulgarian portal reported on March 11, 2024.
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Watched podcast and can say this guy is a complete sociopath.
But, is interesting that there are 95% positive reactions from Bulgarians in comments, means he can just start with a new scam immediately. They simply adore him, they will buy any story he is selling.
Did I just miss something? The guy who toured Ugandan orphanages while his sister helped more Ugandan kids to be abandoned since Idi Amin is going to be some kind of celebrity?
@stevie
Actually he say, he don’t want to be made famous. He doesn’t accept tv shows, he denies an affair with a pop singer and says he don’t want to be in yellow press. So no celebrity, and honestly this guy has no charisma for this at all.
On May 30, 2024, Konstantin Ignatov wrote this nonsense on Instagram.
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@ Marion. For a guy “not wanting to be famous”, Ignatov is acting in the complete opposite direction.
And what exactly is he doing being publicly accused of being involved with a pop singer when he has a fiancé and young child? He is loving the attention.
@ Melanie. That is a whole new level of cringe. Guys who don’t want to be famous publish poetry? I guess we’ll be reading “Ode to Mark Scott” soon?
10 years ago, on June 23, 2014, the domain onecoin.eu was registered.
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German journalist Martin Himmelheber has taken this as an opportunity to once again report on the OneCoin scam, which has now been in existence for 10 years.
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We had that guy on here last week from Bulgaria. Said he was going to go check out OneCoin’s offices. I think he ded. RIP 🙁
There is something weird and eerie about him, just watched the whole podcast, the way he speaks, the way he sits his mannerisms everything feels inauthentic and fabricated, his instagram posts always with that smile seems fake.
Konstantin Ignatov has changed his profile description on Instagram. This is new:
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I hope by “…and a bully” he means he also is a daddy to a bulldog, bull terrier, bull mastiff, etc or some such thing.
For a guy not wanting to be reminded of the “biggest mistake” of his life in OneCoin, he doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to delete any Instagram pics celebrating that.
Addition to comment #11.
OneCoin scammer Raúl Pazos from Ecuador, former IGC member South Latam, commented on the video with Konstantin Ignatov two weeks ago.
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This video currently has 86K views.
80-minute Bulgarian video from June 29, 2024.
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Rosen and Rumen Dimitrov were Konstantin’s bodyguards while he continued his sister Ruja’s OneCoin scam.
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Addition to comment #31.
Former OneCoin scammer Raúl Pazos Medina from Ecuador, IGC member South Latam, wrote on Instagram on July 26, 2024:
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Konstantin has not responded to this comment.
Currently Raúl Pazos Medina from Ecuador is promoting onfa.io. Invitation to a business presentation today.
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