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How did he do it? “The Tinder Swindler” Israeli conman Shimon Hayut, who deceived and exploited women he met on the dating app (English)

"Tinder swindler"

Picture taken on July 1, 2019 shows the so-called "Tinder swindler" (L) as he is expelled from the city of Athens, Greece. Source: TORE KRISTIANSEN/AFP via Getty Images

How did he do it? “The Tinder Swindler” Israeli conman Shimon Hayut, who deceived and exploited women he met on the dating app (English)


The Tinder Swindler,” is the latest Netflix hit about Israeli conman Shimon Hayut, who deceived and exploited women he met on the dating app… It is  #2 on Israel’s Top 10 and #3 in Australia list, on Netflix,

The true-crime documentary tells the story of several women who fell in love with and financially supported Hayut, who acted under the name of Simon Leviev, son of Israeli Russian diamond tycoon Lev Leviev

After spending two years in a Finnish prison, Hayut was returned to Israel where he was convicted and sentenced to 15 months in prison.

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How did he do it? “The Tinder Swindler” Israeli conman Shimon Hayut, who deceived and exploited women he met on the dating app (English) | SBS Hebrew