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Hi, I'm Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey.
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Con artist?
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Maybe.
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Opportunist?
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Definitely.
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Icon?
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Obviously.
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Anyway, I grew up in a drab, working-class Russian town where I fantasized about a completely different, much more glamorous existence.
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I refused to turn out like my boring, generic parents.
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Nope, I was going to pursue fame and fortune, no matter the cost.
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In high school, I got pretty good at designing my own clothes.
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And honestly, people noticed.
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Compliments were flying left and right.
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But then, when I was 16, my parents decided to move us to Germany.
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I thought my new classmates would totally vibe with my unique style, but nope.
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They roasted me for being different.
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What?
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You didn't get enough attention in Russia?
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I couldn't even understand what they were saying.
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I was still learning German, but the pointing and snickering I heard loud and clear.
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Can you free me the ketchup, please?
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Sure.
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What the heck?
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You said free the ketchup!
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Just then, I grabbed my harmonica bottle, taking a sip before casually playing a tune on the cap's built-in harmonica.
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I wasn't even thinking about it, just something I did.
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But suddenly, all eyes were on me.
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Wait, what was that?
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What was what?
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The bottle!
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You played it like a harmonica!
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Oh, yeah.
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It's a water bottle and a harmonica, obviously.
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That's insane!
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I need one.
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By the next week, I had ordered a few bottles for them from Amazon.
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They acted all grateful.
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For a while, I thought, maybe this is it.
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Maybe they'll start being nice to me.
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Then, a few days later... So, uh...
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There aren't any left from the ones you gave us?
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Can I have yours?
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It's for my sister.
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I hesitated, but handed it over, thinking this has to be a turning point.
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Spoiler alert.
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It wasn't.
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They stayed mean.
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By the way, grab your harmonica bottle from the link in the description, guys.
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I was holding back tears.
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No way could I let them see me cry.
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They'd tear me apart.
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So I bolted to the bathroom and let it all out.
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But as I sat there, staring at the same ugly black loafers peeking out from the stalls, it hit me.
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They're the ones who have it all wrong.
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Just small town sheep with zero taste.
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Me?
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I had the big dreams.
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They didn't hate me.
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They were just jealous.
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When I was 18, I was accepted into the prestigious Central St. Martin's Art School in London.
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But my first class was boring.
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The professor had no charisma, no sense of style, and his voice sounded like listening to paint dry.
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I can't take it.
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How do you expect anyone to learn anything when you're more dull than the subject matter?
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Everyone stopped and stared at me dumbfounded.
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I didn't belong here either.
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Russia was too drab, London too stuffy.
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It was time to go to a place where people weren't afraid to stand out from the crowd.
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Berlin.
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I got an internship at a PR company where I learned that Everything in this world is built on image, money, power, and success.
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Darling, are you wearing polyester?
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To a client dinner with a fashion company!
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I cannot have your poor taste reflecting poorly on me.
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Where do you shop?
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I, uh, I make my own clothes, actually.
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It's cheaper.
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Hmm, interesting.
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Very interesting.
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I could tell my boss totally lost respect for me after that.
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No one takes a poor person seriously.
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Ugh, I quit the internship before I could get fired.
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I was ready to fake it till I made it.
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It was time to inhabit the successful fashionista I would one day become.
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I moved to Paris with $20 in my pocket to pursue an internship with Purple Magazine.
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My great-aunt was the first woman in our family to wear a tube top in Russia.
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She was so counter-culture.
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Let me bring that love of the bold to your magazine.
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You won't regret it.
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It worked.
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I was hired on the spot, but Paris was expensive for a 20-year-old,
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and $400 a month wasn't enough to fake being glamorous.
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So I asked for a job, and didn't get it.
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I begged my parents for money to help me finish my internship, but let's just say I spent it on trying to make a name for myself.
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Dinners at Paris' finest restaurants, nights out mingling with the rich and beautiful at the most exclusive clubs.
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But soon, I ran out of money.
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You owe me two months' rent, dada.
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I had no way of keeping up rent, so I decided to flee the country and move to America.
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48 hours later, I arrived in New York City and checked into the chicest hotel in Manhattan.
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I used my Purple Magazine ID badge to gain access to an exclusive event at New York Fashion Week.
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And with my blazing blue power suit, I arrived on the red carpet, confidently posing for pics.
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People seemed to believe I was someone, because suddenly, click-click-click, Photos were being snapped of me left and right.
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The taller I stood, the more interested people were to know me.
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A woman a little older, maybe 23, with perfect hair, started chatting me up.
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Oh my gosh, I love your blazer.
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Where did you get it?
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Custom made by moi.
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Oh, I think I detected an accent.
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Where are you from if you don't mind me?
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Oh no, no, no, not at all.
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I'm from Germany.
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Berlin.
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Oh no way!
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I have friends in Berlin.
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What's your last name?
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Uh, Delvey.
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Okay, I lied.
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But I was trying to reinvent myself.
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I didn't want to be seen as the poor, working-class girl from Russia.
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Your badge says Sorkin and I don't see you on the list.
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Can I see ID?
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Ugh, sorry.
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I'm going through a divorce and I keep forgetting it's not finalized.
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ID.
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If I showed my ID, the woman would know I wasn't on the list and Rachel would know I wasn't from Germany.
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So I rifled through my purse, pretending to look for my wallet.
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Oh my gosh, I think I left it at home.
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I can't go back there.
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He's there.
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I can't see him.
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I'm sorry, it's been...
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And then I started weeping, a skill I practiced back in Russia.
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Oh my gosh, honey, don't cry.
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Your makeup is going to smudge.
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Rachel must have actually believed me because soon she was lying to the check-in woman.
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She's with me, it's okay.
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My guest canceled.
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Please, she's clearly going through a lot the check-in woman looked at me pitifully and then stoically nodded, letting me through.
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Oh my god, thank you.
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Thank you. Of course.
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I know how hard divorces can be.
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You've been through one?
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I feel like I have.
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I just watched Eat, Pray, Love, and what Julia Roberts goes through in that movie, I can't imagine.
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Rachel was perfect.
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She was bubbly, energetic, and was a photo editor for Vanity Fair.
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She knew everyone who mattered in Manhattan.
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Her best trait, though, was believing everything I told her, including that I was a German heiress who was looking to launch the Anna Delvey Organization,
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a private art foundation where all the best creators
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and entrepreneurs in New York could feature their work and foster a like-minded community of tastemakers.
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Rachel loved it.
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Oh my gosh, I love it!
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Well, I could use some help.
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I'm looking for investors.
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I can introduce you to some people.
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You deserve something good after what you've been through.
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She was right.
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I did deserve something good.
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And the more the idea of my organization looked like it could become a reality, the more obsessed I became with making it happen.
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I opened five new credit cards and followed Rachel's lead.
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She showed me where to eat, where to party, and where to be seen.
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And through her, I met the upper crust of young, successful New Yorkers.
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DJs, chefs, architects, artists.
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But finding investors was taking longer than expected.
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Within weeks, my credit cards were almost maxed out.
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I needed to go big or go home.
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Literally.
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So, I hosted a swanky party in the Hamptons and invited the wealthiest people I knew.
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But on the day of the party, there was a slight hiccup.
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What do you mean your credit card isn't working?
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My ex-husband must have accidentally cancelled it or something.
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Ugh, now the venue is saying they won't let us have the party.
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One second, I took out my phone and pretended to be on hold with my credit card company.
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Hello?
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Yes, I'm here.
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What do you mean I have to wait five to seven days to use it?
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My party is today.
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It's in 10 minutes, actually.
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Anna, Anna, it's okay.
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I can cover it for now.
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You're good for it, right?
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Oh my gosh, of course.
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Thank you.
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And I was planning on paying her back, but rich people are very protective of their money, and I couldn't find investors.
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I tried securing a loan, but the bank wouldn't give me money unless they saw I already had some.
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The system was so rigged.
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So I forged some bank documents, saying I had a great deal of funds in a Swiss bank, and managed to get a nice little loan of $22 million,
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just as long as I paid the legal fees up front.
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Let's just say I had to figure out how to get $10,000 overnight.
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If you lend me this money, I promise I'll pay you back as soon as possible.
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Just email my financial advisor if you don't trust me.
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They did email him.
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Luckily, it was me who created the email address of this fake advisor
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and sent a message back to them ensuring Anna was good for the money.
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And it worked.
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I secured my 22 million dollar loan, but I was hasty and made one fatal error.
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I accidentally told the bank I was born in Germany, even though my passport said Russia.
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I couldn't even keep up with my own lies.
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So the bank pulled my loan, and I was back at square one.
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Instead of bailing, I decided to go bigger to create a reputation no one could ignore.
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I checked into a fancy hotel in Soho, bought an entirely new wardrobe, changed my hairdo, and started seeing a personal trainer named Casey.
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I also befriended the concierge at her hotel.
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Neff.
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You know Neff.
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Me and you aren't that different.
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I once knew what it was like to be close to the wealthy, but unable to reach them.
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I thought you were an heiress.
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Oh, well, it's complicated.
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Hey, how about you come with me to that new five-star French restaurant on Park?
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My treat.
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I treated the staff members to spa days and fancy dinners, sparing no expense.
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But soon, I ran out of money.
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The hotel owner threatened to kick me out if I didn't pay up.
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I didn't know what to do.
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I needed time and space.
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So I booked a little vacation.
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With what money, you ask?
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Oh, just some fake checks in the amount of $80,000 that wouldn't bounce until after I went with Rachel and Casey to Morocco.
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But when we arrived at the hotel, my credit cards were declined.
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Anna, what is going on with your finances?
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You said you own a yacht and you can't even pay for a Caesar salad?
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It's just a glitch with the credit card company.
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I promise I'll pay you back.
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I have the cash back in New York.
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I'll give it to you first thing when we get there.
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And I meant it, truly.
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But when we returned to New York, I was shocked to find that my hotel key wasn't working.
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Neff?
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What's happening?
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Why can't I get in here.
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You're getting kicked out.
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They said you owe them $30,000.
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I have the cash.
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I just need to go get it from the room.
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Your stuff isn't in there.
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They're keeping it and selling it.
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They gave you a lot of warnings, Anna.
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And why do you have $30,000 in cash?
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Who even are you?
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Who am I?
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After everything I did for you? So ungrateful.
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Luckily, this country loves to give away credit cards like handy.
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So I just got a brand new one and checked into the Beekman Hotel, continuing my business plan with a renewed desperation.
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My strategy was this.
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Get a loan from one bank and pay off the debt at the other bank.
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When the second bank realized I couldn't pay, I opened up a new account at a new bank and got a loan.
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It worked as long as I kept moving.
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Unfortunately, that meant I couldn't stay at any one hotel long enough to make an impression on the money-hoarding elite.
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By the end of 2017, I had lived in more than seven hotels on credit alone.
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By my eighth hotel, my credit card was declined and I had to leave.
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But when I tried to get a new credit card, I was denied.
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Overnight, I was homeless, sleeping in my car on the side of a loud Manhattan street.
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Okay, I have friends.
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It'll all be fine.
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I always figure it out.
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Anna, where have you been?
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Where is the money you owe me?
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Rachel, I'm sorry.
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My life has just been crazy.
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I'll tell you all about it at lunch.
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Just meet me tomorrow and I'll bring the money.
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Promise.
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You sound freezing.
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Are you okay?
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I thought about telling her the truth.
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I really did, but I didn't want to hear it myself.
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Never better.
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At dinner, Rachel was staring daggers at me from across the table.
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I'll have the braised short rib.
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Thank you.
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Who's paying for this?
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Don't worry about it.
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I've got it.
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You don't look so good, Anna.
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Really?
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Is it my bangs?
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No. Where is my money?
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So, look, I'm still working on...
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Anna, do you have my money or do you not?
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Please, Rachel, I need a place to stay.
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I promise I will get you the money, but right Now I'm sleeping on the streets.
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I don't believe anything you say anymore.
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Wait!
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If you try reaching out to me again, my lawyers will be the ones answering.
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I was speechless, and I totally lost my appetite.
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With my head heavy, I walked to the bathroom.
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But as I was opening the door, a big, burly hand grabbed mine.
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I looked up and saw the gruffest, nastiest-looking cop glaring down at me.
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I need you to come with me.
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The cop slapped his handcuffs on me, dragging me out of the restaurant.
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He shoved me into the back of his cop car.
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When I arrived at the police station, they tossed me in a cell like a criminal.
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Hey, you can't do this.
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I want my lawyer.
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I get a phone call, don't I?
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You owe a lot of people a lot of money.
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I don't know what you're talking about.
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Consider this a warning.
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You're gonna spend the night for attempting to dine and dash.
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What?
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And if you don't pay your debts within 30 days, the FBI is coming for you.
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Four hotels are threatening to sue.
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Six restaurants, four clubs.
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Should I go on?
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I think I might have growled at him.
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He slammed the metal bar doors.
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At least I had a place to sleep for the night, I guess.
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Ugh, this sucked.
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I had to admit it, I had failed.
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The next morning, I decided to cut my losses and leave New York City.
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But as I was taking the subway to the airport, an advertisement caught my eye.
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For a fancy rehabilitation center in Los Angeles, like the place celebs would go to.
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I googled it, and it was totally that place.
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It was like a sign from above telling me what to do next.
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I needed to go to Malibu for rehab, so I booked a ticket with my credit card and arrived at the beautiful beach resort.
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But a month later, the rehab said my credit cards weren't working and gave me the boot.
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You're just going to kick me to the streets?
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What kind of rehabilitation place is this?
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I didn't even meet any celebrities there, and none of the rich people would invest in my foundation.
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The whole thing was a flop.
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As I watched the waves crash into the shore, I felt empty.
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Maybe it was time to admit I'd never win this game.
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It was writ in favor of the rich, and I'd always be just poor.
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I was all alone with nothing.
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Tears started pouring out of me.
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And then I got a phone call.
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Rachel?
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Anna, I'm sorry I abandoned you and said such horrible things.
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I heard you're not in a very good place.
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Can we meet for lunch?
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I want to make it up to you.
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I was actually relieved to hear someone's familiar voice, but still livid, obviously.
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I don't know.
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You treated me very cruelly, but I guess one lunch couldn't hurt.
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Great.
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Meet me at the five-star sushi spot you love.
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See you tomorrow night.
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Wait, tomorrow night?
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I was in Los Angeles, but I had no one else to turn to and nowhere else to go.
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And maybe this would be my chance to start over the right way.
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So I took a cab to the airport and bought a red eye to New York.
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On the plane, I made a list of all the ethical ways I would try to achieve my dream.
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Hey, maybe I had learned something in rehab.
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I arrived the next morning, enthusiastic to start my new life.
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And when I met Rachel for sushi, she actually appeared happy to see me.
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I told Rachel about all the celebrities I'd met in rehab and all the new life lessons I'd learned.
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Wow, you were only there for a month, but sounds like it was really good for you.
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I'm so happy.
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I just gotta run to the bathroom real quick.
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Be right back.
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Kay.
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Honestly, it felt nice to have a friend again.
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Plus, she offered to cover the bill.
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She She was taking a while in the bathroom though.
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I got up to check on her, but a man was blocking my way.
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Wait, it wasn't just a man.
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It was that horrible cop again.
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Um, excuse me?
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Ma'am, I'm gonna need you to come with me.
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Ma'am?
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You were under arrest for failing to pay over $150,000 in debt to credit card companies, hotels and your peers.
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You have committed a federal offense.
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Anything you do or say will be held- The officer slapped handcuffs on my wrist and kept reading me my rights.
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I was so caught off guard.
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On my way out, I saw Rachel emerge from the bathroom, smirking.
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Rachel, help me.
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Tell them they're wrong.
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Anna, I'm the one who called them.
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I did some digging, and I know you were never married.
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And I know you're not an heiress.
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And I don't know what else you've been lying about, but I know this for sure.
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You're a crook and a fraud.
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Traitor!
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The cops dragged me out of the restaurant in front of celebrity diners, fashion designers, models, all of the people I had spent years trying to impress.
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Everyone was staring.
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It was humiliating, and outside the restaurant, the scene was even more chaotic.
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Paparazzi were snapping photos left and right.
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Apparently, Rachel had gone to the press with a juicy story about a fake heiress.
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I was devastated until I came to a realization.
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People were taking my photos.
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They were looking at me.
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When I got to the police station, I saw my story being televised on primetime news.
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Anna Delvey, a self-proclaimed socialite and heiress from Germany, swindled her way through New York City.
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She is now standing trial for her crimes.
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Rachel didn't realize it, but she had finally gotten people to pay attention to me.
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I started bursting out laughing.
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I couldn't control myself.
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What are you laughing about?
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I did it.
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Are you confessing?
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What?
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No. I did something else.
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I got famous.
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Over the next few weeks, I sat in my prison cells, sketching ideas for all my fabulous trial outfits.
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I even got my attorney to arrange a wardrobe styling.
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I had the chicest outfits for every day I'd be sitting in that dreary courtroom.
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And if any of the other prisoners were rude to me, I wouldn't let them get away with it.
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Not anymore.
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One day, someone called me a fraud and spat in my food.
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I tackled her to the ground, and we got into a full-on slap fight.
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The guards pulled us apart and shoved me in solitary confinement.
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Thank God, I can finally focus on my sketches without all the noise.
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I had been getting more attention than ever before.
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I was all over social media, magazines, and TV.
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The fake heiress.
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The chic scam artist.
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The sly socialite.
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There was even an Instagram dedicated to my courtroom outfits.
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When a reporter asked if I felt guilty, I simply said, I'd be lying to you and everyone else and to myself if I said I was sorry for anything.
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I'm just a girl from a poor family who wanted the American dream.
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Some people get handed money when they're born, not me.
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Why should the rich get all the opportunities?
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I didn't hurt anyone.
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I just wanted more for myself.
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And I meant it.
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What was the point in lying?
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I had done that enough.
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I was tired of it.
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After two days of jury deliberation, the verdict was announced.
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I was on the edge of my seat.
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Anna Sorokin, aka Delvey, is charged with two attempts of grand larceny larceny in the second degree and theft of services,
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and sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison.
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4 to 12 years?!
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I thought only murderers got that kind of time.
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I guess I'd have to make it worth it.
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I spent my prison sentence keeping to myself and writing my biography about the fake heiress who went to prison.
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It was a compelling story after all, and Netflix agreed.
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While I was in jail, they paid me almost half a million dollars to consult on a television show about my life.
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Two years later, in 2022, I was released from prison.
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I had made enough money to rent a flat in Greenwich Village in New York City, and was able to serve the rest of my sentence there.
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I was neighbors with all the greatest creative minds of this century.
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Working on my art, getting the finest food delivered to my door, what else can a girl ask for?
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Oh, how about a gallery show and half a million dollars in sales for my artwork?
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And let's not forget my latest stint on Dancing with the Stars, though that didn't go over so well.
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After all I've been through, you're probably wondering, was it all worth it?
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Well, my criminal years are behind me.
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I'm a household name, and people are still writing stories about me.
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And paying me for it.
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And also you, watching my story right now. So, yeah.
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It wasn't the most conventional route, but I think I pulled it off.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 440 frases y 3926 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 20:14. El hablante habla rápido, unas 194 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. Solo el 78 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | Dios mío, caramba |
| rehab sustantivo | /ˈɹiːhæb/ | rehabilitación |
| internship sustantivo | /ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/ | pasantía, práctica |
| fancy sustantivo | /ˈfæn.si/ | fantasía, magín |
| tear verbo | /tɛɹ/ | rasgar, desgarrar |
| celebrity sustantivo | /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ | celebridad |
| outfit sustantivo | /ˈaʊtfɪt/ | conjunto, atuendo |
| slap sustantivo | /slæp/ | bofetada, cachetada |
| investor sustantivo | /ɪnˈvɛs.tə(ɹ)/ | inversionista, inversor |
| stare verbo | /stɛɚ/ | mirar fijamente, quedarse mirando |
| horrible adjetivo | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | horrible, horroroso |
| decline verbo | /dɪˈklaɪn/ | periclitar, declinar |
| fraud sustantivo | /ˈfɹɔːd/ | fraude, dolo |
| drag verbo | /dɹæɡ/ | arrastrar |
| nope | /noʊp/ | nop, no po |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| go through verbo | atravesar |
| burst out verbo | prorrumpir |
| figure out verbo | averiguar, captar |
| get away with verbo | irse de rositas, salir impune / inulto (de) |
| get up to verbo | cometer |
| go over verbo | sentar, pasar |
| hold back verbo | frenarse, refrenarse |
| keep up verbo | continuar con, continuar así |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | was accepted · is built · was hired |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | it's been · You've been · have you been |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | ones who have · everyone who mattered · one who called |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 110 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, didn't, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/, eighth /eɪtθ/, theft /θɛft/, ethical /ˈɛθɪkəl/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, internship /ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/, rehabilitation /ˌɹiː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/, sushi /ˈsuːʃi/, reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, rehabilitation /ˌɹiː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como gosh, rehab, internship.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.