Five shocking details from Anna Delvey case after she scammed $275,000 from New Yorkers by posing as a wealthy heiress
ANNA Delvey, whose real name is Anna Sorokin, posed as a wealthy heiress and scammed thousands from New Yorkers while doing it.
The case will be dramatized on Netflix’s Inventing Anna series, starring Julia Garner, which premieres on Friday, February 11, 2022.
The series will cover the true story of Anna Delvey and her years-long scheme of defrauding banks, hotels, and her wealthy acquaintances.
Many hope the series will uncover some questions still remaining about the strange case.
The Sun reveals five shocking details about the case from her "friends" not seeing red flags to the fack heiress' lack of remorse.
PRETENDED TO BE A GERMAN HEIRESS
The Russian-born Anna duped people into believing she was a German heiress with a trust fund worth $67million, prosecutors say.
Anna, who grew up in Germany when her parents moved there at the age of 16, used the fake identity to scam Manhattan’s elite.
She faked her way into exclusive parties, nightclubs, and hotels for years.
In reality, Anna came from a modest background - her father was a truck driver and her mother was a homemaker.
She attended Central Saint Martin’s art and design college before dropping out and moving to Paris in 2013.
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While interning at Purple magazine, Sorokin began using the surname Delvey.
In the past, Anna claimed that it was her mother’s maiden name.
However, her parents have said on record that they’re don’t know why she chose the name.
In the summer of 2013, Anna traveled to New York and immediately inserted herself into the elite.
She was able to convince people that she was a wealthy socialite and would flaunt her money on social media.
Anna had planned to set up a members-only arts club in Manhattan, said her former defense attorney Todd Spodek.
“Arts, fashion, entertainment, music, restaurants, everything in one place,” said Spodek. “The name of this was the Anna Delvey Foundation, the ADF.”
However, Anna said she never claimed to be an heiress or that she came from money. Spodek argued that the now 31-year-old exploited a system and told a few white lies.
SOLD THE RIGHTS TO STORY TO NETFLIX
Inventing Anna is being backed by Shondaland, the production company founded by Shonda Rhimes.
However, New York state law doesn't allow criminals to profit from their crimes, so before Anna could benefit, she first had to use the money to pay her victims back.
Meanwhile, Lena Dunham is working on a show about Anna's story for HBO.
'FRIENDS' DIDN'T SEE RED FLAGS
Those whom Anna was surrounded by didn't pick up on so-called "red flags" about the woman's behavior.
She reportedly asked friends to foot the bill for cabs and plane tickets, saying she encountered trouble moving assets from Europe.
But they complied, laughing it off when hounding her to pay them back.
“People have asked [me], were there red flags?,” Rachel Williams, a friend of Anna's, said to .
”I never questioned that she was who she said she was. I never had reason to and I wouldn't have thought that way.”
HER CARDS STOPPED WORKING IN MOROCCO
Williams was on a trip to Morocco with Anna after the so-called heiress offered to pay for all expenses.
Then, Anna's credit cards stopped working. So Williams handed over her card.
“I’m embarrassed to say that I was one of the props, and the audience, too," said .
"Anna’s was a beautiful dream of New York, like one of those nights that never seems to end. And then the bill arrives.”
Williams got stuck with a $62,000 bill — more than what she was making in a year.
SHE WAS SENTENCED TO 4-12 YEARS IN PRISON — BUT WAS LET OFF FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR
Anna was convicted in 2019 of eight counts. Among them, grand larceny attempted grand larceny, and theft of services.
While she was sentenced to 4-12 years in prison, she wound up serving less than four years total.
In February 2021, she was released on good behavior.
Within days of her release from jail, Anna had hired a film crew to follow her around and document her life.
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In an interview with Insider, Anna said, “I’m just kind of filming everything I’m doing right now and I’m going to see what to do with it later."
Less than two months later, Anna was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, due in part to her interviews and antics post-prison.
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