Anna Sorokin: the ethos of ‘fake it till you make it’
The Russian-born con-woman arrived in the US hoping to turn around her life and live a lavish lifestyle until her cover was blown. She changed her name to Anna Delvey, pretending to be a German heiress with a net worth of 60 million euros. Her lavish lifestyle in New York cost her around $200,000, most of which came from her ‘trust fund’.
She conned hotels, restaurants, and even banks, defrauding them of thousands of dollars. She once even manipulated her way into taking a private jet without paying. After those close to her figured out she was a fraud, she was sentenced to 12 years in prison, which critics often complain about being too harsh. The Netflix series “Inventing Anna” tells the story of Delvey and her crimes.