Bogus detective in OAP swindle

A get-rich-quick scheme that I’ve exposed is under investigation by authorities across Europe, with 50 people questioned by police.

OneCoin claimed to be a crypto currency to rival Bitcoin.

Investors are enticed to put up to £28,000 into the scheme and to recruit family and friends with the promise of a 10% commission on whatever they invest.

Companies associated with OneCoin have now been investigated in the UK, United States, Ireland, Italy, Canada and the Ukraine.

Its computer servers are in Sofia, Bulgaria, home of the founder Ruja Ignatova, and authorities there raided offices and confiscated documents on Friday.

According to the Specialised Prosecutor’s Office, 50 people have been questioned, although there have been no arrests, following a request from police in Germany.

It said in a statement: “The Specialised Prosecutor’s Office is involved in an international operation to neutralise a largescale pyramid structure for commercial fraud, progressive customer recruitment and money laundering by creating and distributing virtual currency OneCoin.”

In 2016, the City of London police confirmed they were investigating OneCoin, and the Financial Conduct Authority released a consumer alert.

Three men have been arrested in East London, Bradford, and Walsall in the West Midlands on suspicion of fraud and money laundering.

OneCoin denies any wrongdoing and says the investigation could cause it “immeasurable financial loses”. RAID Founder Ruja Ignatova No sooner had I told last week how an elderly woman lost £24,000 to the notorious bogus detective scam than another case surfaced.

This time a woman in her 80s was phoned by a man claiming to be a police officer investigating fraud on her bank account.

The victim was ordered to withdraw a quantity of cash – the police are not saying how much.

She was told that if questioned she should tell the cashier that the money was for a second-hand car.

Later that day, the bogus officer collected the cash from the woman’s home in Aylesbury, Bucks.

Thames Valley Police have issued this CCTV picture of a person they would like to contact. SUSPECT Police hunting this man