Simon Leviev is at the time on the lips of many people following the release of the 2022 Netflix true-crime documentary entitled The Tinder Swindler.
Simon Leviev was caught for faking his identity as the son of a wealthy diamond businessman. According to the documentary, he posed as the son of a wealthy Russian-Israeli diamond businessman known as Lev Leviev, the diamond king. He allegedly uses his lavish lifestyle to trick wealthy women into extorting monies from them on Tinder.
Simon Leviev after he successfully exports money women on Tinder would use the proceeds to seduce other women by according them expensive lifestyles such as jet rides and expensive hotel stays and beyond.
After a while, he will call his victims and lie that he was in danger which they would of course send him some more cash.
How much money did Simon Leviev steal?
According to Netflix, an estimated $10 million. Simon Leviev who is known in real life as Shimon Yehuda Hayut would evade repayment by cajoling, threatening and otherwise stalling his victims: He made a habit of sending increasingly unhinged WhatsApp voice messages, even sending one to the filmmakers when he learned about The Tinder Swindler’s existence.
