FBI Sets June 30 Deadline for OneCoin Victims to Claim $40M Share

The FBI is telling victims of the OneCoin fraud to file compensation claims before June 30, with more than $40 million in forfeited assets available for distribution.

The bureau directed eligible investors to the U.S. Department of Justice's OneCoin Remission Program, which was set up to return money recovered during the government's prosecution of the scheme's operators.

Investors who bought OneCoin packages between the fourth quarter of 2014 and the fourth quarter of 2019 and ended up with a net financial loss may qualify, the FBI said. The program is independent of the criminal cases and processes claims through the DOJ.

OneCoin defrauded investors worldwide of more than $4 billion, the FBI reiterated, marketing itself as a real cryptocurrency while operating as a pyramid scheme.

The scheme's co-founder, Ruja Ignatova, remains on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list after disappearing in 2017. Her co-founder, Karl Sebastian Greenwood, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2023 after pleading guilty to wire fraud and money laundering.

The DOJ announced in April that it had set aside over $40 million from forfeited assets to compensate victims. The program runs through the official OneCoin Remission portal. The government reviews each petition and decides eligibility for reimbursement.

The FBI's reminder arrives days before the filing window closes on June 30, 2026.