Anna Sorokin
publication date: Saturday, September 17, 2022 (part of Fall 2022)
category: 
Hoaxes
clue: She went from Russia to Germany and to France within New York City, unless that was all another invention too.
explanation: Sorokin was a Russian-born con artist who also lived in Germany during her teen years. While living as "Anna Delvey" and working for a French magazine in New York, she defrauded businesses, banks, hotels, and acquaintances for hundreds of thousands of dollars by pretending to be an heiress. The TV series Inventing Anna documented her life. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
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