As soon as her story became public, people were incredibly curious to find out, who exactly is Anna Delvey? And why had she conned so many people into believing that she was a German heiress? Apparently, Anna’s real name is Anna Sorokin, and she’s actually from Russia. Her family had migrated to Germany when she was just 16, which explained Anna’s accent, and her father was actually a lorry driver. And she was able to con a bank into lending her $100,000, which explains where all the cash had come from in the beginning of her scam.