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Simon Leviev is doubling down that he’s not the so-called “Tinder Swindler”.
Leviev, born Shimon Hayut, sat down with “Inside Edition”, which will air a two-part interview next week in which he denies being the man accused of swindling women he met on Tinder out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. He gained the infamous moniker after becoming the subject of the hit Netflix documentary.
“I am not the ‘Tinder Swindler,'” Leviev tells “Inside Edition”. “I was just a single guy that wanted to meet girls on Tinder.” Entertainment Weekly also quoted Leviev claiming that the streaming giant made up the narrative.
“They present it as a documentary but in truth, it’s like a complete[ly] made-up movie,” Leviev’s quoted as saying.
In a preview of the interview, Leviev is also seen with a new girlfriend, who kisses him on the lips after appearing from behind him.
In the doc, which is currently one of the most-watched movies on Netflix, Leviev is said to have posed as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul in order to woo women on Tinder and then con them out of money. The documentary does not say how many people Leviev allegedly swindled, but estimates he made around $10 million.
Leviev, who recently joined Cameo, has since been banned from the online dating app, and upon the release of the doc announced via Instagram Story that he was preparing to tell his version of events.
While his Instagram account has also been deleted altogether, ET can confirm that Leviev has signed on with a talent manager, Gina Rodriguez of Gitoni Inc., in hopes of pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. ET is told he’s looking into a potential podcast, hosting a dating show, and/or writing a book.
“I was intrigued with the Netflix story. I saw the
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Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler, is facing a lawsuit from the real Leviev family which he pretended to be a part of.In court documents obtained by People, Israeli Russian diamond tycoon Lev Leviev and his family have filed a lawsuit against Hayut for allegedly impersonating them and “receiving numerous benefits (including material ones)” for using the family name.The lawsuit, filed in Tel Aviv, claims that Hayut has been “cunningly using false words, claiming to be a member of the Leviev family, and that his family will pay and bear the cost of his benefits”.The court documents allege that Hayut “defrauded, cheated, conned, falsified, and hurt women, men and businesses” all over the globe.“The defendant used the dating application Tinder to locate women who he then emotionally manipulated, cunningly bamboozled of funds, and eventually convinced to transfer large sums of money to him under the guise of being on the run from individuals intending on hurting him,” the lawsuit reads.Guy Ophir, the attorney for the Leviev family, has said this is “only the beginning” of their legal action against Hayut, with more lawsuits in the works.In a statement to Metro.co.uk, a representative for Hayut denied any wrongdoing. “Simon believes the family is just trying to insert themselves in the narrative for publicity after the show’s success.“Simon also legally changed his name in 2015 and looks forward to this getting thrown out in court.”Hayut is estimated to have allegedly stolen $10million (£7.4million) from a number of victims under the alias of Simon Leviev, after gaining their trust with the promise of expensive dates.Since the Netflix series aired, Hayut has been banned from Tinder, Hinge and other dating apps.
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The Tinder Swindler subject Shimon Hayut has said the women in the Netflix documentary “weren’t conned”.Hayut, who also went by the alias Simon Leviev in the recent film, recently spoke to Inside Edition about the allegations levelled against him by several women who met him on Tinder.The first part of the interview aired yesterday (February 21) with a second part due to be released today (February 22), also featuring Hayut’s girlfriend Kate Konlin.“I’m not this monster,” Hayut said of the claims of The Tinder Swindler. “I was just a single guy that wanted to meet some girls on Tinder.”The Netflix documentary alleges that Hayut convinced women he was the son and heir of diamond mogul Lev Leviev, before reportedly conning them out of millions of dollars.“They weren’t conned and they weren’t threatened,” Hayut said of the women featured in the doc, and said of the claims he was the son of Leviev: “No I am not, and I never presented myself [as such].”He went on to say he didn’t “feel bad” for the women who accused him as the allegatiosn were false, and said he is “a legit businessman” in terms of justifying his current lavish lifestyle.Hayut added: “I want to clear my name, I want to say to the world, this is not true.”Victims Cecilie Fjellhøy, Ayleen Koeleman and Pernilla Sjoholm recently set up a GoFundMe page to raise money to repay their debts after being conned.“You’re probably here because you’ve heard about our story, and we appreciate you taking the time to search and find this page,” they wrote.“The past few days have been a whirlwind, and we three (Ayleen, Pernilla and Cecilie) have been completely shocked and floored by the flood of compassion and support from everyone.
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also quoted Leviev claiming that the streaming giant made up the narrative.«They present it as a documentary but in truth, it's like a complete[ly] made-up movie,» Leviev's quoted as saying.In a preview of the interview, Leviev is also seen with a new girlfriend, who kisses him on the lips after appearing from behind him.In the doc, which is currently one of the most-watched movies on Netflix, Leviev is said to have posed as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul in order to woo women on Tinder and then con them out of money. The documentary does not say how many people Leviev allegedly swindled, but estimates he made around $10 million. Leviev, who recently joined Cameo, has since been banned from the online dating app, and upon the release of the doc announced via Instagram Story that he was preparing to tell his version of events.While his Instagram account has also been deleted altogether, ET can confirm that Leviev has signed on with a talent manager, Gina Rodriguez of Gitoni Inc., in hopes of pursuing a career in the entertainment industry.
Simon Leviev, the subject of Netflix’s new documentary The Tinder Swindler, is telling his side of the story.
Simon Leviev, better known as “The Tinder Swindler”, is about to tell his side of the story.
The stars of “The Tinder Swindler” are speaking out.
Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler who scammed a group of women for millions of dollars, has joined Cameo.Hayut is estimated to have stolen $10million (£7.4million) from a number of victims under the alias of Simon Leviev, after gaining their trust with the promise of expensive dates.After being banned from Tinder and deleting his Instagram, Hayut has joined Cameo, the platform where fans can request personalised videos from celebrities. He’s charging $300 (£148) for personal video messages and $1,400 (£1,036) for business video content.The bio reads: “Excited to be on Cameo to wish the special person in your life whatever you need!”According to Entertainment Tonight, Hayut has also signed on with a talent manager, Gina Rodriguez of Gitoni Inc, in his pursuit of a career in the entertainment industry.
Fans of Netflix’s “Tinder Swindler” documentary may not have seen the last of Simon Leviev.
The Tinder Swindler, Simon Leviev, has signed with representation.
told NBC News. “In the lead up to the release of the documentary, we conducted additional internal investigations and can confirm Simon Leviev is not active on Tinder under any of his known aliases.”Furthermore, Leviev has been permanently banned from all apps owned by Tinder’s parent company Match Group Inc., which include Hinge, Match.com and OkCupid.To put a fine point on it, Tinder issued a set of guidelines titled “Romance Scams: How to Protect Yourself Online” the day before the documentary premiered.According to The Times of Israel, Leviev has been living as a free man since 2020. He regularly shares pictures of his extravagant lifestyle with his 100,000 Instagram followers.
Cecilie Fjellhøy from Netflix's latest documentary The Tinder Swindler has shared she "pities Simon Leviev" after the con artist tricked her to handing over thousands of dollars to him.The 27 year old appeared on ITV's This Morning to talk to show hosts Holly Willoughby, 40, and Phillip Schofield, 59, about what she and two other women, Pernilla Sjoholm and Ayleen Charlotte, who appeared in the documentary went through. Shimon Hayut, 31, known to his victims as Simon Leviev, is estimated to have stolen $10m (£7.4m) through expensive dates and manipulative ploys.
The Tinder Swindler tells the story of Simon Leviev, who posed as a billionaire's son to defraud three women out of thousands of dollars.The documentary follows the women on their mission to track down the man who tricked them after meeting them each on a dating app. Shimon Hayut, 31, known to his victims as Simon Leviev, is estimated to have stolen $10m (£7.4m) through expensive dates and manipulative ploys. Despite all the evidence featured in the Netflix documentary, Simon Leviev is currently dating a woman who denies all the claims.
After allegedly scamming multiple women on Tinder out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, Shimon Hayut has been permanently banned from the dating app.
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