Mastermind
As that wasn’t enough Anna considered another way to raise the required amount. She was raising funds. You know she needed a lot of money which she couldn’t collect from ordinary fundraising techniques. Rather she was throwing parties and inviting obviously wealthy people. Whom she thought will be of great help. Martin Shkreli was also invited to one of the parties, the guy who scammed many. His company increased the price of critical medication from $13 to $750. He committed security fraud and is serving his jail term at present.
Learned Tactics
“Anna did seem to be a popular ‘woman about town’ who knew everyone. Even though I was nationally known, I felt like a computer geek next to her,” said Martin. Anna learned many tactics of fraud and scam from him and she was about to use them in her future as a revenge. But the fraud cannot be hidden for too long and the same was about to happen here.
Unraveling Begins
“She was always on the phone with lawyers. They were always toning her down. Like, ‘Anna, you’re trying to make something that’s worth this much be worth that much, and that’s just not how it works.’ ” stated Neff, who at times heard her phone call conversations.
No Money!
Anna invited Neff for a dinner with her. Neff agreed and both went out that night. They had a great evening and delicious food but when came the time to pay bills, it seemed to be the most awkward moment for both of them. Anna tried to pay with more than 12 credit cards, sadly, all the transactions declined. This was the first moment they both realized they are in some kind of trouble.
Payment Problems
Anna Delvey was facing a hard time making payments and paying off debts. Her source of income seemed to be exhausted now and she didn’t even pay for her stay at 11 Howard. So far, the hotel authorities didn’t even get Anna’s credit card on records. A German heiress was being treated with all the privileges. Especially for the reason that she was buying a place from a hotel’s owner, yes, the location she chose for her new club was owned by the hotel’s owner. They accepted a wire transfer from her. Did they ever receive it? For almost 2 months they didn’t receive the payment.
Over Her Head
The hotel manager told Neff to take care of Ann’s payment as they were close friends. She was supposed to pay $30,000. Neff went to talk to Anna about the payment hoping that Anna might have forgotten the payment thing. Neff didn’t reveal the amount of payment by that time. On the other hand, Anna had no money to pay but crazy thing happened within the next couple of days.