A Netflix poster of “The Tinder Swindler,” a documentary a couple of scammer who makes use of romantic frauds. Netflix
An Israeli diamond magnate is suing Simon Leviev, the topic of Netflix’s documentary “The Tinder Swindler,” for claiming to be part of that household whereas allegedly scamming girls out of thousands and thousands.
Simon Leviev, whose actual title is Shimon Hayut, allegedly claimed he was the son of Lev Leviev, an Israeli diamond tycoon with a internet value of $1 billion.
- The lawsuit accused him of “making false representations as being the son of Lev Leviev and receiving quite a few advantages (together with materials ones), cunningly and utilizing false phrases, claiming to be a member of the Leviev Household, and that his household (Leviev) pays and bear the prices of his advantages,” in response to NBC Information.
- “The defendant used the relationship software ‘Tinder’ to find girls who he then emotionally manipulated, cunningly bamboozled of funds, and ultimately satisfied to switch massive sums of cash to him below the guise of being on the run from people intending on hurting him,” the lawsuit acknowledged, per Indie Wire.
The daughter of Lev Leviev, Chagit Leviev, stated that the lawsuit was step one in guaranteeing that Hayut faces justice.
- “Shimon Hayut is a fraud who stole our household’s id and has tried to take advantage of our good title to con victims out of thousands and thousands of dollars,” she stated, per the report. “He has no relation to the Leviev household and has no affiliation with our firm LLD Diamonds.”
- “I'm relieved that his actual id and actions have been globally uncovered, and hopefully this can carry an finish to his unscrupulous actions,” Chagit Leviev added.
Hayut allegedly stole an estimated $10 million from plenty of girls by means of romantic scams. Because the Netflix collection aired, he has been banned from relationship apps like Tinder and Hinge.
Three of the ladies from the documentary arrange a GoFundMe as a way to assist repay their money owed.