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The Rural Girl Who Scammed Her Way to High Society
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00:00She was a fake socialite with a monthly salary of $3,000, but she managed to mingle with
00:05New York's top ultra-rich purely by her own efforts.
00:08What tricks did she ultimately use to make every rich young man fall at her feet?
00:12Other fake socialites only knew how to flatter, fantasizing that they could earn a rich person's
00:17smile, but Anna did the opposite.
00:20She deliberately went up to a real socialite, parading her knowledge of art.
00:24Waiting until the woman was about to buy the painting in front of her, she put on an expression
00:28of disdain and annoyance directed towards another painting in the corner of the room,
00:32saying very proudly that this was the most valuable masterpiece in the entire art exhibition.
00:37The socialite heard this and felt extremely amused, who would spend a million dollars
00:41to buy a celebrity selfie.
00:43But Anna spoke with authority, and her confident expression instantly sparked the woman's interest.
00:48The woman even thought she was an employee of the art gallery, but Anna put on a contemptuous
00:53expression saying she herself had never needed to work, anything she wanted, her father would
00:58buy for her.
00:59The image of a rich young lady, both arrogant and fashionable, was instantly created.
01:05Thanks to that, Anna quickly infiltrated the social circle of the upper class.
01:09Thanks to this connection, everyone was certain of Anna's identity as a rich young lady.
01:14Because of this, she also met Chase, a young heir who was starting a business.
01:18The two were kindred spirits and became intimate that night.
01:21To win Anna over, Chase spared no expense, taking her around the world.
01:26The combination of talented man and beautiful woman quickly became a sensation online.
01:31Every place they visited became a famous check-in spot.
01:34That day, Chase saw a friend's status on Anna's phone, learning that an upper class friend
01:38was hosting a private party in Bali.
01:40Also attending was a famous business tycoon.
01:43He immediately told Anna to message that friend to arrange a chance encounter.
01:47Sure enough, that generous friend quickly invited the two of them to the party.
01:51Chase was excited, wanting to book plane tickets immediately to fly to Bali.
01:55But Anna was dirt poor.
01:56How could she afford expensive first class tickets?
01:59She began to use her clever way with words again, lying that she had recently argued
02:03with her father, so all her credit cards were blocked.
02:06This flimsy excuse surprisingly didn't make Chase suspicious, and he generously declared
02:11that he would cover all expenses.
02:13Before long, they flew to the luxurious yacht of the upper class friend.
02:17Here, Anna experienced true upper class life for the first time.
02:20Seeing the party was about to end, Chase seized the opportunity to introduce his project
02:25to the tycoon.
02:26But these big shots generally didn't bother much with newcomers.
02:29Even the upper class friend thought that discussing business at a relaxing private party was very
02:34tactless.
02:35To prevent friends from gossiping, the upper class friend quickly intervened.
02:39As for Anna, she didn't want Chase to miss this opportunity, otherwise, who would be
02:43her ATM?
02:44Anna went straight up to the tycoon and loudly asked if older people became more timid.
02:49Initially, she told her father to invest in TikTok, but her father didn't listen to
02:53the advice of young people, missing out on a business opportunity worth hundreds of millions
02:57of dollars.
02:58These sharp words made everyone present so terrified they didn't even dare breathe heavily.
03:03The upper class friend next to them kept signaling Anna to immediately stop this rude conversation.
03:08Unexpectedly, the tycoon not only wasn't angry, but also praised Anna.
03:13This was the first time he had met such a bold young person.
03:16Right there on the spot, he decided to invest $1 million in her boyfriend's project.
03:21Not only that, he also offered Anna a partnership.
03:24But faced with this once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity, she refused.
03:28After all, the image of a top rich young lady didn't allow her to work for others.
03:32However, good things didn't last long.
03:34Anna's ordinary commoner ways were quickly exposed in front of the upper class friend.
03:39After the party ended, because Anna and Chase hadn't had enough fun, they secretly returned
03:43to the yacht, fully enjoying the expensive and high-end services on board.
03:48This was not a small expense.
03:49The upper class friend was extremely angry after finding out.
03:53Without regard for their relationship, angrily yelling at Anna for being shameless and ordering
03:57them to immediately get off the yacht.
04:00From then on, the upper class friend cut off contact with Anna.
04:03Losing the support of the upper class friend, Chase also gradually began to doubt Anna's
04:07identity as a rich young lady.
04:09Because she always found excuses for him to buy luxury goods, and every time it came
04:13time to pay, she would say her bank card was frozen.
04:16He asked their mutual fashion designer friend to secretly check Anna's personal documents.
04:21Sure enough, Anna's last name on the documents was not German nobility at all, but just a
04:26common name.
04:27Knowing Anna's true identity, Chase was no longer as gentle as before, immediately blocking
04:32Anna's supplementary card.
04:33Faced with her boyfriend's harsh questioning, Anna, with her strong mental fortitude, was
04:38not afraid at all.
04:39On the contrary, she loudly declared that she used a fake identity to live out a fantasy.
04:45After that, she turned the attack towards Chase, saying he only cared about her aristocratic
04:49identity and her father's immense fortune.
04:52Chase was so angry he was stunned, unable to speak clearly, roaring that since they
04:56met, Anna had never spent a single penny, even buying a bottle of water was paid for
05:01by him.
05:02Even though Chase was speaking the truth, Anna could still handle it easily, saying
05:06that not paying was because her rich father didn't support their relationship, and that's
05:10why he blocked her bank card.
05:12For you, I don't even need my father, and yet you still doubt my identity.
05:16Looking at Anna's confident expression, Chase believed her again.
05:20To show his remorse, he not only paid the half-year rent that Anna owed, but also generously
05:25gave her another supplementary card.
05:27Upon receiving the card, Anna was happy and relaxed, and without hesitation, she started
05:32shopping wildly.
05:33However, she was still not satisfied with her current life.
05:36By chance, she discovered an ultra-rich woman named Nora who seemed very fond of Chase.
05:41She wasn't jealous at all, but even advised Chase to move into her house.
05:46Whenever she saw her laughing and talking happily with Chase, she would turn a blind
05:49eye.
05:50Anna knew that if she could just win her trust, she could consider herself to have put half
05:54a foot into the upper class.
05:56But whenever Nora hosted a party, she would only bring Chase along.
06:00As for Anna, she would show disdain and mockery.
06:03Anna had no choice but to take the initiative.
06:05That morning, she woke up very early before Nora, deliberately standing in front of the
06:09artwork she had just bought, showing off her knowledge of art.
06:13Before long, she had the chance to go shopping with Nora.
06:16At the party, Anna met people who only appeared in the news for the first time.
06:20Although she appeared calm, inwardly, she was still a little nervous.
06:24To close the gap with these upper class ladies, Anna immediately searched for information
06:28about them on Google.
06:30She discovered that, led by Nora, several upper class women had founded many charities.
06:35This was a familiar money-making tactic of the rich.
06:38Anna was immediately inspired, declaring that she also had a charity abroad and now wanted
06:42to start one in New York just for fun.
06:45Before she could continue talking enthusiastically, Nora said a few perfunctory words and then
06:49left her standing aside.
06:51The only person she could rely on was her boyfriend, but Chase was busy giving speeches
06:55everywhere to attract investment capital, completely without time to pay attention
06:59to her.
07:00Anna could only cling tightly to Nora, shamelessly forcing her way into the upper class parties.
07:05But she always remained an outsider, not being taken seriously, sitting in a corner, ignored
07:11by everyone.
07:12It was a long time before Nora finally came to find her, and it was only to ask her to
07:16go run errands for food.
07:18The worst thing was that during the party, Anna accidentally learned that the speech
07:21Chase was supposed to attend had been cancelled long ago.
07:25Looking at the check-in photos Chase posted on social media, Anna immediately became furious.
07:30She repeatedly called Chase dozens of times, but no one answered.
07:34Having no other choice, she went to the office herself to find him.
07:37Unexpectedly, Chase's company had gone bankrupt long ago and owed employees a several-month
07:42salary.
07:43Now, he had fled back to his hometown to escape debt.
07:46Anna immediately exploded in rage, until now.
07:49Only she had ever deceived others.
07:51How could she be deceived?
07:52After searching multiple times, she found Chase's house.
07:55She angrily questioned him why he pretended to be a rich heir to deceive her.
08:00Chase explained that if he didn't use the identity of a rich heir, he fundamentally couldn't
08:04attract investment capital from those rich people.
08:07He begged Anna to keep quiet in front of Nora, saying that if he could just stall for these
08:11two days, he would receive $3 million in investment money from her.
08:15At that time, he would take Anna to escape to another city to start over.
08:19But Anna, with her unpredictable ambition, how could she value this paltry $3 million?
08:25Outwardly, she agreed to Chase's request, but turned around and told Nora the truth.
08:30Anna said Chase was about to go bankrupt and turned herself into a victim, falsely blaming
08:34Chase for making her lose several million dollars.
08:37Now, she only hoped Nora would cut her losses in time and not follow the same path.
08:43Sure enough, after knowing the truth, Nora's attitude towards Anna completely changed.
08:47She began to turn towards supporting Anna's charity.
08:50As for Chase, she was cold.
08:52That evening, after a big argument on the balcony, Nora kicked Chase out of her villa.
08:57Anna witnessed it all, inwardly filled with smug satisfaction.
09:00Men were just stepping stones to her.
09:02From then on, the relationship between Nora and Anna became increasingly close.
09:07She not only brought her along to various cocktail parties, but also announced to outsiders
09:11that Anna was her favorite protege.
09:13With Nora's strong backing, Anna's status also soared, quickly becoming a new star in
09:18the upper class.
09:19No matter what she said, there was always a crowd of people agreeing and flattering
09:23her.
09:24By now, Chase also realized that his very own partner had betrayed him.
09:27After a big argument with Anna, he fled to Dubai to escape debt.
09:31As for Anna, who received Nora's deep trust, she became increasingly arrogant.
09:36She often secretly charged her debts to Nora's name.
09:39Eventually, Anna acquired countless limited edition handbags and designer clothes.
09:44But paper cannot wrap fire.
09:45That evening, Nora suddenly received a call from her secretary, informing her that a nearby
09:50luxury goods store had tens of thousands of dollars in mismatched bills.
09:55Anna heard this and was terrified inwardly.
09:57She knew she couldn't stay any longer.
09:59That evening, she packed up all her belongings and fled in the night.
10:03As the one who suffered the loss, Nora couldn't do anything to Anna either.
10:07After all, she was the one who had vouched for Anna, and if this matter was exposed,
10:12she would become the laughingstock of the entire upper class.
10:14Now, with countless luxury goods on her, Anna became even more confident drawing up elaborate
10:20schemes in front of the tycoons.
10:22She said she just needed to find a way to raise $40 million, rent the most expensive
10:27office building in New York, and she wouldn't have to worry about no one investing in her
10:31charity.
10:32But based solely on empty words, fundamentally, no one was willing to invest in her.
10:37Even borrowing money from the bank also required a strong guarantor.
10:40So Anna targeted the golden investor, Alan.
10:43She confidently drew up her business plan, but in the eyes of industry professionals,
10:47Anna had no market research nor any relevant work experience.
10:51Everything was based solely on imagination to conceive such a big business deal.
10:56He didn't dare to stand as a guarantor for Anna.
10:58Faced with Alan's barrage of questions, Anna had no choice but to leave in embarrassment.
11:03But she wouldn't give up easily.
11:05After discovering he had a daughter her age, Anna immediately got an idea.
11:09She took off her Chanel suit, replacing it with a professional businesswoman's outfit,
11:13and went to see Alan again.
11:14She looked aggrieved, saying if his daughter was also starting a business like her, but
11:18constantly faced difficulties due to her youthful appearance, would he feel heartbroken?
11:23Sure enough, a daughter is always a father's weakness.
11:27And these words helped Anna get 10 minutes to present herself.
11:30After quickly agreeing on the big plan, Anna also gave Alan an invitation for him to see
11:34her elite team and upper-class circle of friends at the evening party.
11:38Anna comfortably moved among the big figures.
11:41She just needed to talk like a rich person and easily became the center of the party.
11:45Such skilled behavior forced Alan to believe her identity.
11:48For rich people, connections symbolize a continuous cash flow.
11:52If Anna could truly build a promising charity, then he could also benefit.
11:56Alan was stunned by the deception, as if brainwashed, and worked desperately for Anna for two whole
12:01months without receiving a single penny.
12:04He was full of enthusiasm, confident that Anna would succeed, and then without hesitation
12:08signed the guarantee for a $40 million loan for her.
12:12During this time, Alan and Anna's fund manager in Germany exchanged phone calls countless
12:16times.
12:17The professional questions and documents were so perfect they were beyond reproach, and
12:21the loan quickly entered the approval stage.
12:24But in reality, that so-called manager was Anna herself.
12:27She had spent less than $10 online to buy a virtual phone number, then linked it to
12:31an IP address in Germany, and used voice-changing software to disguise herself.
12:36Anna's tricks didn't stop there.
12:38To get to know more people from the upper class, she threw a friend of a friend got
12:41access to a helicopter to go give speeches everywhere.
12:45But right before takeoff, the airport staff still hadn't received Anna's wire transfer.
12:49Faced with suspicion, Anna said haughtily,
12:51I've already transferred the money.
12:54If you haven't received it, that's your network system's problem.
12:57After saying that, she made an excuse about having an urgent matter, turned around and
13:02left grandly, without ever looking back.
13:04The airport staff also couldn't do anything to her.
13:07After all, young heirs and socialites spent money very liberally.
13:11Perhaps Anna was just careless, the money would surely arrive eventually.
13:15She had no money at all, but was staying at a five-star hotel.
13:19As soon as she laid down on the sofa, she acted more glamorous than anyone else.
13:23The tips she gave the service staff were all from $100 upwards.
13:27The lobby manager, Nef, looking at her from head to toe, dressed head to toe in designer
13:32clothes.
13:33And having a slightly foreign accent, she naturally considered Anna a wealthy lady traveling
13:37to the US, then marked her as a special VIP customer to please Anna and earn more tips.
13:43Before mealtime, Nef reserved the best seat for her, even personally paying out of pocket
13:48to buy a bottle of champagne worth thousands of dollars as a gift for Anna.
13:52This series of actions naturally attracted Anna's attention.
13:55Why refuse service delivered to your door?
13:57Anna deliberately asked Nef to help her print documents.
14:00When she saw the information about renting the most expensive office building in New
14:04York, Nef became even more certain she hadn't misjudged the person.
14:09From then on, Nef served even more devotedly.
14:11Regarding Anna's requests, she not only did everything well, but also directly put her
14:16name on the VIP customer list.
14:18The service staff at high-end luxury venues in New York spread the word, and in the blink
14:22of an eye, everyone knew about this wealthy German lady.
14:26To give Anna a good shopping experience, salespeople even agreed to let her buy on credit.
14:31As long as she liked an item, she didn't need to pay a single penny, someone would
14:35carry bags of all sizes back to the hotel.
14:37In just a short week, the tips in Nef's hand were already a thick stack of US dollars.
14:42Not only that, she was also very observant.
14:45When she saw Anna being bothered by a business contact, but it wasn't convenient to refuse
14:49directly, as a considerate concierge, she always found the perfect excuse to help Anna
14:54escape.
14:55After a few times, Nef gained Anna's favor, and Nef could also experience even the lavish
15:00gatherings that others only dreamed of.
15:02The payment methods of the rich further broadened her horizons.
15:06Everyone threw their cards onto the table, Anna just needed to randomly pick a card with
15:10her eyes closed, and the nearly million-dollar expense in one night would quickly be paid
15:14by someone.
15:15Anna also proactively bought Nef a lot of designer clothes and took her to experience
15:20a private ladies' class sauna room together.
15:22The close actions and friendly attitude quickly won Nef's affection.
15:26Although at first she only wanted to earn Anna's tips, but now she truly considered
15:30this wealthy young lady a friend.
15:32It must be said that Anna was very skilled at winning people over.
15:35Now she just needed to keep extending her stay at the hotel, waiting for the bank's
15:39$40 million loan to be disbursed, and she could become a real millionaire.
15:43But things didn't go as smoothly as Anna imagined.
15:46That day, the hotel owner's son came for a meeting.
15:49To receive praise from the young heir, Nef specifically clarified that she had served
15:53Anna very well.
15:54The two young heirs heard this and were bewildered, saying they fundamentally didn't know any
15:59Anna.
16:00Nef quickly reminded them that Anna was the German noblewoman who intended to rent the
16:04most expensive office building in New York, and she was also their father's distinguished
16:08guest.
16:09But the young heirs insisted that they had never heard of this matter.
16:13Furthermore, if Anna was their father's distinguished guest, she would be staying
16:17in the presidential suite, not an ordinary room.
16:20This conversation immediately stirred unease in Nef's heart.
16:23She began to doubt Anna's identity.
16:25Nef went up to Anna to inquire, why did the hotel's young heirs say they didn't know
16:29her?
16:30Seeing the truth was about to be exposed, Anna calmly said, I only dealt with their
16:34father, it's normal for them not to know.
16:37I'm not staying in the presidential suite to keep a low profile.
16:41Using her calm expression, Nef believed her again.
16:43But when she turned away, she heard the manager complaining that the bank card number Anna
16:47left when checking in was incorrect and couldn't be charged.
16:51The manager worried Anna was a scammer, telling Nef to immediately find Anna to settle the
16:55room bill.
16:56But Nef didn't think so, someone who gave tips of a hundred dollars or more, how could
17:00they be a scammer?
17:01She told the manager not to overthink it, she would get Anna's card number.
17:05But at this moment, Anna was calculating the money she had spent on Nef and looking for
17:09a way to escape.
17:10When paying for dinner, the service staff suddenly announced that the card Anna provided
17:14couldn't be used to pay.
17:16No matter how many cards she switched, it didn't work.
17:18Anna was too familiar with this situation, she insisted her card was fine, it must be
17:23the restaurant's payment system that was broken.
17:25Nef didn't want to lose face publicly and quickly offered to pay the bill.
17:29But inwardly she calculated, the tips Anna gave were getting smaller and smaller, the
17:34hotel's debt bill was getting longer and longer, and she gradually became uneasy.
17:38The next day at work, she heard from a colleague that since the day Anna checked in, other
17:42than tips, Anna hadn't paid any expenses, even the restaurant bills were charged to
17:46the room bill.
17:47She angrily found Anna still leisurely shopping, questioning her why she pretended to be rich
17:52to deceive her, and at the same time demanded Anna quickly pay the outstanding hotel room
17:57bill.
17:58Seeing the bank's $40 million loan was about to be dispersed at this critical moment, Anna
18:02didn't dare reveal any flaws, saying a few perfunctory words to appease Nef and then
18:07dismissed her.
18:08But when Anna returned to the hotel, she was informed by the manager that all her personal
18:12belongings in the room would be temporarily held until she settled the costs.
18:16Anna's pockets were cleaner than her face at this point, how could she have money to
18:20pay?
18:21No one knows how she spent that night.
18:22However, early the next morning, she received a $200,000 loan approved from another bank.
18:28After quickly settling all bills, she took her pile of luxury goods, left the hotel with
18:32her head held high, starting her next scam.
18:35The dishwasher girl pretending to be socialite Anna stayed, put in the luxurious hotel to
18:40eat, drink, and scam, and still acted rich by booking the entire garden room floor to
18:45borrow money from the bank.
18:47She even specially invited a professional photographer to film a 360-degree video about
18:52her startup experience.
18:53The level of spending made even the experienced celebrity fitness coach astonished.
18:58They fully enjoyed the private pool at the hotel, relaxing massages, and eating steaks
19:02flown in from China.
19:04After all, as long as they didn't leave the hotel, all of Anna's expenses could be charged
19:08to debt without needing to pay.
19:10But after many days of luxury at the hotel, they also felt a bit bored.
19:15Rachel suggested going to take photos at other tourist spots.
19:18Worried about being exposed, Anna showed disdain and mocked her friend for being provincial.
19:23Everything is in the hotel, why bother going outside?
19:26Although the reason was a bit forced, it still didn't cause suspicion.
19:30At this moment, the service staff suddenly came over, telling Anna to come out for a
19:34private talk.
19:35The course of events was still the same as before.
19:37The cards Anna left with the hotel couldn't be charged.
19:40The service staff requested her to switch to a valid credit card for convenient payment.
19:45Outwardly, Anna switched cards very generously, but inwardly, she was very panicked.
19:50The $200,000 borrowed from the bank earlier had been completely spent by her.
19:54Even if she were sold now, she couldn't earn a single penny.
19:57Not long after, Casey, who accompanied them, vomited because the environment didn't suit
20:02her and had to return to New York alone.
20:05Casey's departure also made the hotel suspicious, forcing them to send several burly men to
20:10collect the debt.
20:11Seeing this, Anna not only wasn't afraid, but was also very stubborn, saying emphatically
20:16that she didn't know her card couldn't be used abroad.
20:19She had told her father's people to make a cross-border transfer, but the security staff
20:23insisted they hadn't received Anna's wire transfer.
20:26If a valid credit card wasn't produced now, don't blame them for using force to resolve it.
20:31Seeing the two sides arguing more and more fiercely, Rachel, scared, quickly stepped
20:36in to intervene.
20:37She temporarily pledged her card to the hotel, waiting to get it back when Anna's father
20:41finished transferring the money.
20:43But after all, it was her own card being pledged, and Rachel began to feel uneasy.
20:48To soothe her feelings, Anna proactively suggested taking her to the tourist spot Rachel dreamed
20:53of.
20:54As the hotel feared they would escape the debt, they sent bodyguards to follow them
20:58closely, never leaving their side.
21:00The whole group played comfortably and took photos all day.
21:03When paying, they were informed that the cost of sightseeing couldn't be charged to the
21:06hotel bill.
21:08Helpless, Rachel had to continue being the card swiper, but her credit card was still
21:12pledged at the hotel, and the only company card she had couldn't be used for payment.
21:16So they were escorted back to the hotel by the tourist spot's bodyguards to get the card.
21:20But the hotel required her to pledge another valid card before she could get back her old
21:24credit card.
21:25At this moment, Noah realized the clues, suspecting Anna was a scammer.
21:30He advised Rachel to think carefully.
21:32If Anna really couldn't pay, the hotel would charge her company card to settle the bill.
21:36In that case, she would become a criminal for embezzling company funds.
21:40But Rachel had been severely brainwashed by Anna, confident that she would pay all these
21:44bills.
21:45Although they had a bank card as temporary collateral, their strange behavior still made
21:49the hotel worried, forcing them to send security staff to monitor them 24-7.
21:54Anna knew that if this continued, she would be exposed sooner or later.
21:58She urgently called the bank to ask about the progress of the $40 million loan.
22:02After constantly demonstrating her potential, the bank indeed believed in her financial
22:07potential.
22:08The person in charge told her that the loan application had been approved, and soon the
22:11money would be directly transferred to Anna's account.
22:14But two seconds later, she was informed again that before the loan was disbursed, the bank
22:19would send someone to Germany to verify Anna's family background.
22:22As soon as her noble identity was confirmed, the $40 million would be transferred immediately.
22:28Hearing this news, Anna immediately felt life was hopeless.
22:31She tried to force out an awkward smile so Noah wouldn't notice.
22:35She could only take the champagne bottle outside, drowning her sorrows in alcohol.
22:40As a close friend, Rachel could only clean up the mess and pay.
22:43But Anna's extravagant spending exceeded the affordability of Rachel, who worked for a
22:48salary.
22:49As her savings were depleted, she decided to quickly escape.
22:52Hurriedly went back to the room to pack her luggage, making the excuse that she had urgent
22:56company business and had to leave immediately.
22:58At this moment, Anna was still constantly boasting, saying her rich father was hosting
23:03a party on his yacht and didn't have time to transfer money to her, and also said she
23:07had informed the kitchen to prepare two lavish dishes for a farewell party.
23:11Lobster, caviar, everything was there.
23:14Hearing this, Rachel's purse tightened.
23:16Now she just wanted to quickly go home and report her bank card lost.
23:19But as soon as she left, Anna completely maxed out the bank card she had pledged at the hotel,
23:24the amount reaching $60,000.
23:27In the end, she couldn't even afford a plane ticket back home.
23:30At her wit's end, Anna targeted Casey again, whom she hadn't successfully scammed yet.
23:35She lied that all her valuable belongings had been stolen.
23:38Now she had no money at all, could only wander the streets, hoping Casey would buy her a
23:42first-class ticket, promising to transfer the money back immediately upon returning.
23:48Unexpectedly, after returning to the country, Anna went straight to Casey's place.
23:52She appeared aggrieved, crying and saying her bank card hadn't been finished yet.
23:57The allowance her father entrusted to her wouldn't be available until the first of next
24:00month, hoping to stay at Casey's place for a few days.
24:04Anna just put on their most expensive pajamas, drank their last bottle of red wine, staying
24:08put for three whole days.
24:10By the fourth day, Casey finally realized she was a scammer and without any hesitation,
24:15kicked Anna out of the house.
24:17At this time, Rachel was also anxious about compensating the company's debt.
24:21She called Anna repeatedly for 24 hours, but on the other end, it was either off or no
24:26one answered.
24:27After she repeatedly demanded payment, that day, she finally received a transfer email
24:32from Anna.
24:33Rachel happily opened it to see, but unexpectedly, Anna only paid $5,000 out of the total $60,000.
24:40At this moment, the leader also discovered traces of the company bank card being used
24:44abroad.
24:45She advised Rachel it was best to compensate the money before the year-end audit, otherwise,
24:50the company would make her life difficult.
24:52Rachel kept agreeing orally, but inwardly was truly panicked, because after Anna transferred
24:57$5,000, she seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth and couldn't be contacted
25:02anymore.
25:03Helpless, she had no choice but to tell the leader the whole story from beginning to end.
25:08As soon as the leader heard, she knew Anna was a genuine scammer.
25:12She told Rachel to quickly go to the police station to report it to get the money back.
25:16But Rachel had been too severely brainwashed.
25:19Firmly believing Anna was a real rich young lady would absolutely not run away.
25:23Furthermore, reporting to the police would affect their sisterly bond.
25:27After hearing this, the leader couldn't help but scold her for being gullible.
25:31To prove her point was right, she used a different phone to call Anna, and sure enough, within
25:35three seconds, Anna's voice was heard on the other end.
25:39Faced with her friend's tactful debt collection, Anna arrogantly said she was staying at a
25:43certain hotel.
25:44If Rachel was in a hurry for the money, she should come to the hotel to get it from her.
25:48Rachel was overjoyed.
25:49She knew it.
25:50Anna was absolutely not a deadbeat.
25:52But when she arrived at the hotel, she only then discovered she had been tricked.
25:56Anna had disappeared long ago, and still owed the hotel three months' room fees.
26:01The manager had contacted other hotels, putting Anna on a blacklist, and at the same time
26:06planned to sue her.
26:07Cornered by Anna, Rachel had no choice but to find Casey to lament.
26:11Casey saw her crying pathetically, so she used her connection to an older woman to lure
26:16Anna out.
26:17Of course, there was no reason to refuse when someone invited her to eat.
26:21By now, Anna still acted rich at the restaurant Casey had someone reserve.
26:25But when she saw Rachel, the smile on her face instantly froze.
26:29It turned out they had prepared a trap for her.
26:31Although she knew they had come to collect the debt, Anna still acted like a rich young
26:35lady, speaking without any politeness.
26:38In short, she refused to pay the $60,000.
26:41The woman next to them couldn't stand her attitude anymore, immediately lashed out verbally,
26:46saying talking so much was less useful than just transferring the money.
26:50Anna was a little annoyed.
26:51When it came to defaulting on debt, she was a master.
26:55She said arrogantly that she had just rented the most expensive office building in New
26:58York and didn't have much time to waste with petty bank card issues.
27:02But right before that, that office building had been rented by the government to be a
27:06museum.
27:07Anna's lie was exposed.
27:08She looked at the breaking news in the New York Daily News.
27:11Immediately so angry, she smashed her phone, then used the excuse of going to the restroom
27:16to escape.
27:17She wanted to go to a new hotel to continue scamming.
27:19But unexpectedly, before she could even get close, she was stopped by staff.
27:24Asked with the service staff who had previously flattered her for tips, Anna arrogantly asked
27:28him if he knew who she was.
27:30The service staff of course knew her name.
27:32Now the entire hotel industry had banned Anna.
27:35Furthermore, over 20 hotels that had been scammed had jointly sued her.
27:39But who was Anna?
27:40She wouldn't meekly sit and wait for the court to arrest her.
27:43Seeing the court date was approaching, she was still nowhere to be found.
27:47The judge considered this Anna's act of defying the law and angrily ordered her immediate
27:51arrest.
27:52For Anna at this moment, she had thought of a way to escape.
27:56Anna took the check she had obtained for the charity, carelessly wrote a small amount,
28:00deposited the check into the bank, then went to another branch to exchange it for cash,
28:04easily obtaining $1,500 in cash.
28:08After exploiting loopholes a few times, Anna became a rich young lady again, then bought
28:13a one-way plane ticket and fled to Los Angeles, continuing a life of luxury until she ran
28:18out of cash.
28:19But her phone kept receiving debt collection messages.
28:22Annoyed, Anna simply drank red wine with sleeping pills.
28:25She also didn't forget to take a selfie and post it on social media.
28:29When she woke up, she was in the hospital.
28:31The doctor believed Anna had suicidal tendencies, advising her to stay in the hospital for a
28:36few days of observation.
28:38But Anna firmly refused to cooperate with treatment.
28:41The doctor informed her that there were many police standing outside the door, and if she
28:45didn't cooperate, she could only be handed over to the police.
28:48Hearing this, Anna immediately stopped.
28:51She knew that if she could just prove she was sick, her debts and court proceedings
28:54would be postponed.
28:56Anna cried and lamented to the doctor about her tragic background, saying her father was
29:00an abusive alcoholic and beat her whenever he was drunk.
29:04Because she didn't want to be beaten, she had formed the habit of lying since childhood.
29:08Hearing this, the doctor diagnosed Anna as having a psychological illness due to childhood
29:12trauma, needing to be sent to a mental health treatment center for a period.
29:16She thought it would be a small, dilapidated place, but unexpectedly, the environment was
29:21as luxurious as a five-star hotel.
29:24Seeing the large private pool, Anna couldn't help but take photos and post them on social
29:28media.
29:29Who knew?
29:30This very action pushed her into the abyss.
29:32Rachel in New York saw Anna's new status and was very angry.
29:35Why did she have to bear the company's enormous debt on Anna's behalf?
29:39Living miserably day after day, while Anna was still living carefree outside the law,
29:44she decided to get revenge.
29:46Rachel called Anna, lying that she was outside the mental health treatment center's gate,
29:50hoping to invite Anna for a meal to rekindle their friendship.
29:53Thinking of getting another free full meal, Anna didn't hesitate to agree.
29:57She disregarded everyone's attempts to stop her and ran out of the mental health treatment
30:01center.
30:02Only upon reaching the gate did she know the people waiting for her were the police.
30:06After Anna was brought back to New York, Rachel sold the story of her and Anna to a publisher.
30:12She not only paid off all the debt, but also earned a large sum of money.
30:15Anna's scams spread completely.
30:17A reporter spent half a year interviewing people related to Anna, only taking a few
30:21hours to write the story about this European scammer.
30:24The magazine just launched and caused a nationwide sensation.
30:28Everyone was astonished that this young girl could manipulate so many rich people by herself.
30:33Immediately, she became a dark history that the entire upper class didn't want to mention.
30:38But her extraordinary experiences and fashion sense still made everyone talk excitedly.
30:43Unexpectedly, Anna, who had tried her best to infiltrate the upper class, now became
30:47famous nationwide through a scandalous path.
30:50Anna read the article about herself.
30:52The story was very good, but she wasn't satisfied.
30:55She said her father was an anonymous tycoon, and because he wanted to train her, he didn't
30:59give her an allowance.
31:01From beginning to end, she hadn't committed fraud at all.
31:04As long as her father transferred the money, she would immediately pay off all debts.
31:08To win this lawsuit, Anna hired a top lawyer.
31:11The lawyer told Anna that if she didn't want to go to prison, she had to say she was a
31:15provincial girl who exaggerated the truth because she wanted her startup to succeed.
31:19That way, the jury would then consider Anna's actions didn't constitute fraud.
31:23But Anna didn't agree with this approach.
31:25She insisted she was a rich young lady with extremely rich business knowledge.
31:30Her blind confidence drove the lawyer and reporter mad.
31:33To clarify the truth behind Anna's lies, the reporter interviewed the rich women she
31:37had scammed.
31:38Initially, they all didn't want to accept the interview, fearing losing face by appearing
31:43in the news.
31:44Fortunately, the reporter promised to use fake identities for reporting, and only then
31:48did they agree to reveal details.
31:50However, none of them underestimated Anna.
31:53Good fashion taste, fluent in many foreign languages, confident demeanor, no matter how
31:58you looked at it, she didn't seem like a fake socialite.
32:01The reporter was also very shocked after hearing this.
32:04Could it be that Anna was really a rich young lady as she claimed?
32:07To uncover this mystery, she could only go to Germany to find Anna's father.
32:11On the way, she constantly imagined whether Anna's father was a master scammer, and whether
32:16she had become like this today under his influence.
32:19Or was he truly an anonymous tycoon, which was why Anna always insisted she was a rich
32:23young lady.
32:24But upon arriving there, the reporter was completely astonished.
32:28Anna's father was just an ordinary construction worker.
32:31He said Anna had left home for the US after graduating high school, and they knew nothing
32:35about what happened afterwards.
32:36As for Anna's mother, she said that although Anna was her daughter whom she gave birth
32:40to with hardship, she never knew what her daughter was thinking and her daughter didn't
32:44want to communicate with her.
32:46Every time there was a family gathering, she would lock herself in her room, immersing
32:50herself only in magazines about the upper class.
32:53Other than demanding money for clothes and handbags, they were like strangers under the
32:57same roof.
32:58Looking at the couple's attitude, the reporter was a little disappointed.
33:01But it was enough to prove that Anna was not from a rich family.
33:04The reporter advised Anna to reveal her background in court, that way she could reduce her sentence
33:09and give the public a perfect ending.
33:11But Anna absolutely refused.
33:13She always believed she was a businesswoman, and once her background was exposed, it meant
33:17she admitted she was a scammer.
33:19The matter escalated, finally reaching the New York Supreme Court.
33:23And Anna wasn't idle at all.
33:25Believing she would surely be convicted, she came up with a new plan.
33:28Anna called a close friend, asking her to find her a top celebrity stylist.
33:32She wanted to appear on the day of the trial in the most shocking way.
33:35As soon as the close friend heard, she knew what Anna wanted, immediately contacting her
33:40stylist friend, but the other person, upon hearing it was to style the queen of scammers,
33:45refused without thinking.
33:46Unable to hire a stylist, Anna naturally didn't give up.
33:50She called her defense lawyer again, asking the lawyer to prepare her outfit for court.
33:54But the man was so troubled by Anna's matter that his hair was a mess, and wasn't in the
33:58mood to worry about such trivial matters.
34:00On the day of the trial, Anna, again because she complained the prison clothes were too
34:04ugly, kept not showing up, making the judge and jury wait for half an hour.
34:09In the judge's eyes, this was clearly an act of challenging his authority.
34:13So he told the lawyer that before he finished his coffee, if Anna still didn't appear, his
34:18career would have another failure.
34:20Reluctantly, the lawyer rushed to find Anna, begging her to wear the newly bought shirt
34:24and pants to urgently go to court.
34:26But Anna was unmoved.
34:28Other than an evening gown, she refused to wear anything else.
34:31The lawyer could only ask the reporter to go to a clothing store to buy one temporarily.
34:36Finally, right before going to court, Anna was dressed in the Chanel outfit as she wished.
34:41She walked into the courthouse with her head held high, imagining the place was packed
34:45with reporters scrambling to interview her.
34:47But reality left her utterly disappointed.
34:49The buzz among netizens had gradually cooled down, and no one cared about the fate of this
34:54female scammer.
34:55In the courthouse, other than a few scattered people, there was no one else.
34:59After the trial officially began, the lawyer tried his best to define Anna's actions as
35:03lying, not fraud.
35:05He built up the image of Anna as a pitiful girl from a poor background, starting a business
35:10alone in a foreign land.
35:12To gain the trust of investors, Anna merely exaggerated the truth.
35:16There was no fraudulent behavior here at all.
35:18After the lawyer's compelling defense, the jury seemed to be slightly swayed.
35:22But Anna's mind wasn't focused on that at all.
35:24After turning her head to look at her friend, her friend immediately understood.
35:28She turned on her camera and snapped photos rapidly towards Anna.
35:32After going home, she used Anna's name to create a new social media account, posting
35:36all her court outfits.
35:38Seeing someone about to go to prison who still had the presence of mind to walk the red carpet,
35:43Anna became famous online again.
35:44In the blink of an eye, she became a hot minor star and everyone scrambled to buy the clothes
35:49she wore.
35:50From then on, Anna became even more actively showcasing her unique style when going to
35:55court.
35:56Every time she had a court appearance, if she wasn't dressed lavishly, she absolutely
36:00refused to appear.
36:01The New York Supreme Court seemed to have turned into her personal fashion week.
36:05No matter how the lawyer defended her, she didn't care, her goal was just to stand out.
36:10After Anna became famous again, Rachel, who had previously accused her, was also exposed.
36:16Netizens cursed at her on her account, criticizing her for spending Anna's money, enjoying an
36:20upper-class life, and relying on betraying her friend to profit.
36:24The netizens' hatred for the traitor helped Anna turn the situation around and gain public
36:28sympathy.
36:29At the confrontational trial between the two, Anna's defense lawyer seized on this point
36:33of betrayal, asking sharp questions to Rachel.
36:37During the time she knew Anna, did she ever pay for even a single glass of wine?
36:41She said that Anna was her closest friend, but turned around and wrote Anna's scam story
36:45in a magazine, and also sold it to three different publishers, earning a total amount reaching
36:50millions of dollars.
36:52Under the lawyer's relentless questioning, Rachel completely collapsed.
36:55She was so humiliated she had no face left, and from then on, gained the reputation of
37:00betraying her friend.
37:02But even so, Anna still couldn't escape the punishment of the law.
37:05In the final trial, the jury listed ten charges she had committed, huge debts evaded at six
37:10luxury hotels, credit card debt, and writing bad checks four times, a total amount reaching
37:16millions of dollars.
37:17Finally, she was sentenced to four years in prison.
37:20Hearing the result, Anna immediately collapsed.
37:23She was unwilling, yelling that she was just one step away from success.
37:27Fortunately, she had still left herself a way out.
37:30Thanks to the fashion show photos at the trial, Anna became famous nationwide.
37:34Some tycoons smelled the immense commercial value in it, immediately bought the rights
37:39to Anna's story for two million dollars, intending to bring her story to the big screen.
37:44After getting out of prison, Anna not only received sky-high royalties, but could also
37:48rely on the fame of the TV series to turn the situation around.
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