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Scammed by my friend, the fake heiress

Scammed by my friend, the fake heiress

Update: 2019-09-301
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Rachel DeLoache Williams ended up in the midst of a high profile court case in the United States. It all centred on Anna Sorokin - someone she had considered to be a close friend but who had conned her out of tens of thousands of dollars. Anna had tricked New York city’s elite into thinking she was a wealthy German heiress, when in fact she was a fraudster with no trust fund at all. Anna was found guilty on a number of charges including grand larceny and Rachel was a key witness in the trial.

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Katy Davis

Image: Fake heiress Anna Sorokin after she was sentenced
Credit: TIMOTHY A.CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
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Scammed by my friend, the fake heiress

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