Simon Leviev, the Tinder con artist, where are you now?
The subject of Netflix's most recent scandal-based documentary has never been charged with the offenses detailed in the film.
It's only a one-night trip from London to Bulgaria. They'd met on Tinder, and he'd expressed remorse that he had to depart on a business trip following a coffee date at his hotel... But what if she wanted to join him? She looked up her date on the internet and discovered that he was the son of Lev Leviev, the "King of Diamonds," a well-known Russian-Israeli diamond tycoon. While his driver waited, she dashed home and prepared a bag. It was the start of a whirlwind romance that would leave her heartbroken, betrayed, and more than $200,000 in debt. The Tinder Swindler, a new real crime documentary on Netflix,
The Tinder Swindler is the most recent true crime documentary to make waves on Netflix. Learn more about the principal character, Simon Leviev, and his current location.
Tinder Swindler is the most recent Netflix documentary to make waves.
The documentary covers the story of Simon Hayut, who changed his name to Simon Leviev and conned women out of millions of dollars using the dating app.
The film details the path of devastation he left behind, as well as who Simon Leviev is, where he is today, and what happened to the victims he left behind.
Learn more about Netflix's Tinder Swindler in the video below.
The Swindler on Tinder Shimon Hayut changed his name to Simon Leviev and pretended to be him.
The Tinder Swindler follows Shimon Hayut, a 31-year-old Israeli con artist. The conman went by the name Simon Leviev and claimed to be the son of Lev Leviev, a millionaire Russian-Israeli diamond magnate. With a net worth of $1.5 billion, Lev Leviev is an Israeli businessman, philanthropist, and investor. The so-called "King of Diamonds" is the father of five children, none of whom is named Simon.
Shimon dubbed himself the "Prince of Diamonds" and enticed the women to sign large lines of credit, which he planned to use to pay for his extravagant lifestyle. He'd say he needed the money because he'd been threatened and that his life relied on it, then vanish. He
Simon Leviev was actually Shimon Hayut, a conman who had already been convicted. He had already served two years in prison in Finland for scamming multiple women to support his private aircraft, luxury vacations, and Ferrari obsession. Shimon was imprisoned in Finland for two years beginning in 2015, but he fled to Israel in 2017 to avoid being tried for other fraud-related offenses. He began using the identity of Simon Leviev and communicating with women on Tinder in 2018.
What happened to Simon Leviev?
After all, Simon Leviev (actual name Shimon Hayut) is now 33 years old and living in freedom. The phony billionaire was apprehended in June 2019 after being on the run for several months.