Simon Leviev is popularly known as a Tinder scammer. He has scammed women all over the world and managed to run away with the estimated sum of $10 million. Netflix recently made a new documentary about the person exploring how he did that and how far he came to achieve all of those things and where he is now etc. The documentary also focuses on his downfall at the hands of his Victim. However, the scammer’s games came to an end in 2019 and he is reportedly currently in Israel.
Simon Leviev’s early life
The real name of Simon Leviev, aka Tinder Swindler, is Shimon Yehuda Hayut. He was in his 20s when he had to flee to Israel. Several women have come forward to say that Simon Leviev is reportedly the son of diamond billionaire Lev Leviev, who is a real person and the father has nine children. There are no details about Simon’s career and educational life. He came into the picture when suddenly many women came forward to report on the person as he used to cheat on them and faked his financial crisis.
The whole story of the person Simon Leviev
Simon has reportedly previously cheated on women who come on Tinder – the dating app, where he often makes it appear that he is visiting them at a luxury hotel and going on a date with them on a private jet. Eventually, he fakes his financial crisis and tricks them into making thousands of dollars ranging from $20,000 to more than $140,000. Until the woman perhaps understands that she was betrayed by the person, he would probably move on to the next woman. Simon individually traveled places to cheat on women from London, Barcelona, Rome, Mykonos and Tel Aviv.
It has been a decade since his criminal behavior made news media headlines. He fled to Israel, where he was charged and reportedly convicted of theft, forgery and fraud in 2011, from which he tried to run away and flee to another country. Simon was caught and convicted in Finland, where reports of his acts of cheating on women surfaced. He was later sent back to Israel in 2017 but fled again (according to the Times of Israel newspaper).
Netflix Documentary
Netflix fully owns the scammer’s crime scenes. It streams the documentary that is causing new buzz in the industry and among fans. It aired the documentary as “The Tinder Swindler,” which depicts the story of the person who claims to be Simon Leviev, a son of a diamond billionaire. The person is known to go through a series of scams and create a million dollar scam with various women he came across on the social media platform called Tinder. Its story is absolutely mesmerizing and thrills the crowd or the entertainer. The Netflix platform has presented a movie based on his story, recently released on Wednesday i.e. February 2nd, 2022.
Biography of Simon Leviev |
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| Real name | Shimon Yehuda Hayut |
| date of birth | 1991 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 31 years |
| place of birth | Bnei Brak, Israel |
| nationality | Israeli |
| Known for | The Tinder scammer |
| religion | Christianity |
| sun sign | – |
Physical Statistics |
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| height | in feet inches – 5′ 8” – in centimeters – 172 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 72kg – in pounds – 158 pounds |
| shoe size | (US) |
| Hair color | dark brown |
| eye color | dark brown |
| body type | Slim |
Simon Leviev Family |
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| father | Lev Leviev |
| mother | – |
| sister | – |
| Brothers | – |
Qualification/Education |
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| school | private high school |
| University | – |
Relationship status |
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| marital status | singles |
| affair | no |
| Girlfriend | none |
Where is Simon Leviev now?
Simon has been arrested many times. First in Israel, from where he fled, then to Finland and finally arrested. The second time he was arrested in Athens, Greece. According to the Times of Israel, the newspaper says the personality was jailed on the fraud charges and many other charges, but was released soon after serving five months of a 15-month sentence. After he was released from prison, he started posting many of his pictures on Instagram of him doing things that rich people do (like posing in front of the luxury car and posing in a private jet, smoking a cigar, in the expensive car depend etc ).
But soon he became unavailable on his social media profiles and stopped posting anything. It is still unclear whether the documentary filmed about him is real. In addition to cheating on women, he also did an interview with Israel’s News 13, where he said he was mistreated because of the things he had never done in his life. He said that he loves to leave with good things and will not lie to anyone about it. When asked if he had any connection to the Leviev family or not, he said he never knew the family name was copyrighted.
Personal life
Simon is no longer available on social media or Tinder. Now he is said to have settled in Israel with a model, as reported by Metro UK. What he is currently doing and where he has been for a long time is still unknown. His identity is unknown to the public and the media.
The net worth of Simon Leviev
According to the reports or according to the Israel Time Statement, Simon Leviev is said to be the son of a diamond billionaire who has at least 8-9 children of his own. Given his background, it’s certain he must be living a multi-billion dollar lifestyle as no one knows if he’s fading his fortune to the public or if he’s already that rich.