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Scammed by my friend, the fake heiress

Rachel DeLoache Williams was a key witness in the trial of Anna Sorokin - a fraudster who tricked New York city's elite into thinking she was a wealthy German heiress.

A few years ago Rachel DeLoache Williams found herself in the midst of a high-profile court case in the United States.聽It related to Anna Sorokin, someone Rachel had considered a close friend, but who had conned her out of tens of thousands of dollars. Anna tricked New York city鈥檚 elite into thinking she was a wealthy German heiress, when in fact she was a fraudster with no trust fund at all. She was found guilty on a number of charges including grand larceny and Rachel was a key witness in the trial. Rachel tells Emily Webb her story. She's written a book about her experience called My Friend Anna.

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Image: Fake heiress Anna Sorokin after being sentenced
Credit: Getty images: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images

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