Tinder Swindler

Simon Leviev, who became infamous as the centre of the ‘The Tinder Swindler’ doccie, has found. Image via Twitter @judiboybaby

‘Tinder Swindler’ finds love in arms of model: ‘It’s a new relationship’

Another swindling opportunity? Simon Leviev, who became infamous as the centre of the ‘The Tinder Swindler’ doccie, has found love again.

Tinder Swindler

Simon Leviev, who became infamous as the centre of the ‘The Tinder Swindler’ doccie, has found. Image via Twitter @judiboybaby

Simon Leviev, real name Shimon Hayut, is known to be a serial dater and of course, the infamous Tinder Swindler. According to reports by an Israeli publication called Times of Israel, he is now in a relationship with a 21-year-old British model.

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WHO IS SIMON LEVIEV OR SHIMON HAYUT?

It’s either the model, whose name was not mentioned, does not have Netflix or she has not watched the Tinder Swindler documentary because any other woman who knows about Leviev would probably run for her life if he approached her.

As a refresher, 31-year-old Simon Leviev is an Israeli-born serial scammer whose modus operandi was always the same; woo women he met on Tinder by showing them a life of opulence filled with luxury hotel stays, private jets and elaborate gifts. Slowly, he would entrap them in a web of debt, asking them to take out loans and credit cards for him to max out.

According to Esquire magazine, Simon Leviev was a wanted man in several countries, including in Israel, Sweden, England, Germany, Denmark, and Norway.

He was eventually nabbed by the police after using a fake passport in Greece in 2019. Thereafter, he was extradited to Israel where he was convicted of theft, fraud, and forgery of documents. However, the charges stemmed from crimes committed before 2011. He was later sentenced to 15 months in prison but served a mere five months due to “good behaviour”

In March this year, it was reported that the real Leviev family filed a lawsuit against him. The diamond tycoons are suing the Tinder Swindler conman for damages with regards to his impersonation.

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THE INFAMOUS SWINDLER IS IN LOVE AGAIN

The Times of Israel reports that another Israeli publication, Channel 12, shared photos of Simon with his new bae. 

“It’s a new relationship in a very challenging period of time in my life. We’ll see where it leads,” he reportedly told the network. 

Netizens started speculating on the matter on Saturday evening when a photo was uploaded to Hayut’s apparent Facebook account. The image shows the Tinder Swindler next to a woman on an unknown beach alongside the caption: “My Baby girl.”

However, it later emerged that the photo was taken in 2018 and the woman in question is actually a friend of Leviev’s rather than his romantic partner. The publication does report, however, that Leviev confirmed his relationship with the model.