A persuasive story can make a scam work. These three pairings examine trust, money and the gap between public image and underlying events. Choose a firsthand account for one person’s experience or reported nonfiction for a wider investigation. Then compare the film or series without assuming its reconstructed conversations are part of the historical record.
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Selections are based on the documented case connection, not personal product reviews. Streaming catalogs and prices can change. These stories involve violence, loss or abuse; see the case file for content notes.
The series follows the New York fraud case involving Anna Sorokin, also known as Anna Delvey. Netflix identifies Jessica Pressler’s magazine article as its inspiration.
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My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress
Rachel DeLoache Williams
My Friend Anna, Rachel DeLoache Williams’s firsthand perspective on her relationship with Sorokin. This is related reading, not the source book for the Netflix series.
