EXCLUSIVE: The documentary film team at Netflix might be popping champagne corks together right about now, if Covid didn’t inhibit the whole in-person office scenario. They’ve got a lot to celebrate.
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Tinder Swindler stars Cecile Fjellhøy, Pernilla Sjöholm, and Ayleen Charlotte have set up a Go Fund Me page in a bid to raise £600,000.The three women star in the new hit Netflix documentary, Tinder Swindler, where they claim Simon Leviev (formerly known as Shimon Heyada Hayut) conned them out of thousands in cash.The true crime documentary shows the three women share their experiences with Simon, who claimed to be the son of diamond billionaire Lev Avnerovich Leviev, after meeting him on the dating app Tinder. Cecile, Pernilla and Ayleen claim Simon portrayed himself as a wealthy man and showered the women with gifts and took them on lavish dates.Then he later claimed he was being hunted by his enemies and therefore unable to use his bank accounts, in fear the so-called enemies would find him.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.The women recounted how Simon asked them to take out loans and credit cards and promised to repay them the cash, but never did.The documentary estimates Simon stole an estimated total of $10million (£7.4million) from a number of victims.
But, Simon, who was arrested on suspicion of fraud in Greece in 2019, has denied the claims and promised to "share my side of the story" in an Instagram post before deleting his page. Cecile, Pernilla and Ayleen stood up against Simon to get his name out in the press and stop him from defrauding more women – with Ayleen even selling his designer clothes on eBay in a bid to recoup the cash.
The three women claim they are still paying off their debts and have now set up a Go Fund Me page in a bid for them to try and recoup some of the cash. In the
.EXCLUSIVE: The documentary film team at Netflix might be popping champagne corks together right about now, if Covid didn’t inhibit the whole in-person office scenario. They’ve got a lot to celebrate.
The Tinder Swindler could reportedly soon be turned into a feature film courtesy of Netflix.According to Variety, the streaming giant is in early talks with producers about turning the hit documentary into a dramatisation about Israeli conman Shimon Hayut who swindled a number of women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.Netflix declined to comment on the development of the film at the time of writing, the tone of which remains unclear.Hayut gave a new interview yesterday (February 21), in which he claimed the women in the Netflix documentary “weren’t conned”.“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.”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.
Simon Leviev is doubling down that he’s not the so-called “Tinder Swindler”.
The Tinder Swindler dropped on February 2, Leviev is telling his side of the story."I was just a single guy that wanted to meet some girls on Tinder," Leviev (born Shimon Hayut) says in a sneak peek at his interview, which will be released in two parts on February 21 and February 22. "I am not a Tinder Swindler."This content can also be viewed on the site it from.For the interview, Leviev was joined by his “model girlfriend.” In a second clip shared by , he claims Netflix presented The Tinder Swindler "as a documentary but in truth, it's like a complete[ly] made-up movie." He adds, “I am the biggest gentleman in the world.
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.
Netflix documentary “The Tinder Swindler” — is allegedly eager to cash in on his newfound notoriety, setting his sights on Hollywood.According to TMZ, Leviev, 31, has signed with LA-based manager Gina Rodriguez, who reps a range of reality stars, including Mama June. The pair have purportedly discussed “a bunch of plans to parlay Leviev’s new Netflix fame into profit and an entertainment career.”The Post has reached out to Rodriguez for comment.
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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, Ayleen Koeleman and Pernilla Sjoholm from Netflix's latest hit documentary The Tinder Swindler could earn thousands through Instagram, an expert has shared. Shimon Hayut, 31, known to his victims as Simon Leviev, is estimated to have stolen £7.4million ($10m) through expensive dates and manipulative ploys over the years.
Zack Sharf Three women featured in the Netflix documentary “The Tinder Swindler” have launched a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign to help them clear their debts. Cecilie Fjellhøy, Pernilla Sjoholm and Ayleen Charlotte were all victims of the eponymous swindler, an Israeli man named Shimon Hayut who allegedly conned women on Tinder out of millions of dollars by catfishing them into believing his name was “Simon Leviev” and that he was the son of Israeli diamond tycoon Lev Leviev. “The Tinder Swindler” started streaming Feb.
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After allegedly scamming multiple women on Tinder out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, Shimon Hayut has been permanently banned from the dating app.
French Montana's making light of his casual run-in with Shimon Hayut, the so-called Tinder Swindler and the subject of Netflix's new documentary surrounding his alleged swindling exploits.The 37-year-old rapper took to his Instagram Story and posted a throwback selfie showing him and Hayut, also known as «Simon Leviev,» inside what appears to the the first-class cabin of an airplane. Montana — wearing headphones, a bandana and backpack — threw the peace sign while Hayut snapped the pic.