Why Tinder Swindler’ Simon Leviev Permanently Banned from Dating App?
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The Tinder Swindler, the basis of Netflix’s new documentary, has already been banned from the dating website. Shimon Hayut is accused of catfishing ladies into assuming his identity was “Simon Leviev”. Claiming that he’s the child of Israeli diamond mogul Lev Leviev before defrauding them for huge amounts of money.
Tinder released a statement saying to media on Friday that “we have done internal checks. And can verify Simon Leviev isn’t any longer functional on Tinder using either of his known identities.”
Who is Simon Leviev ‘Tinder Swindler’?
Simon Leviev, a masterful scammer, and fraudster, has indeed been ban forever from Tinder. After he was call “The Tinder Swindler” in Netflix’s documentary film.
Leviev, whose real identity is Shimon Hayut, portrayed himself as a billionaire Leviev member. Of the family with a multibillion-dollar gem business.
Hayut had been operating on Tinder whenever the documentary was air on Netflix on Wednesday. Given the fact that Tinder has specifically banned him, he still maintains a 200,000-follower Instagram profile. Hayut said that he was preparing to give his side of the incident. In an Instagram story he shared on Friday.
When we went through his Instagram account on Friday afternoon, it was “no longer available,” according to a notification.
In 2019, Hayut served 5 months of 15-month imprisonment in an Israeli jail. He reportedly convinced females to give him bank account or credit cards while claiming his life was in threat.
Tinder Swindler’ Simon Leviev in Jail
Three of the sufferers, as well as journalists from the Norwegian daily VG, who finally brought him to jail, are also in the 114-minute movie directed by Felicity Morris (“Don’t F*** With Cats”).
Netflix seems to be in discussions with developers to convert the documentary. Into a feature film, media exclusively announced on Friday.
“The Tinder Swindler” was released on the streaming video service on Wednesday. And already has climbed into the Top 10 rankings in the United States and the United Kingdom. Simon encroached on women using the application. Flaunting his “enormous wealth” and touting a glamorous, traveling the world lifestyle, according to the film. He’d get the females he match with to pull out finance for him, and he’d walk away with millions.
However, Simon was under arrest by police in 2019 and was deported to Israel. There he would be meant to spend a significant term for his crimes. But then he was discharged 5 months later. He qualified the requirements for a scheme aimed at reducing the jail population during the epidemic, as per the assessment.
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