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‘Tinder Swindler’ Simon Leviev Arrested in Georgia
Simon Leviev, known as the Tinder Swindler, was detained under an Interpol Red Notice after defrauding women of millions by pretending to be a wealthy diamond heir, according to authorities.
- Simon Leviev, known as the 'Tinder Swindler,' was arrested in Georgia after arriving at Batumi Airport on an Interpol Red Notice.
- Leviev is accused of scamming women out of approximately £7.6 million by pretending to be a wealthy diamond heir.
- Following the Netflix documentary in 2022, he gained notoriety for his fraudulent activities.
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The Israeli fraudster Simon Leviev has been arrested in Georgia by the Netflix documentary "The Tinder Shwindler" . The 34-year-old, who is called Shimon Yehuda Hayut, "has been arrested at Batumi Airport at Interpol's request, a spokesman for the Georgian Ministry of the Interior announced on Monday. Leviev is said to have spent himself as a rich legacy on the dating app Tinder from 2017 to 2019. He then deceived the women whom Leviev met throu…
The 35-year-old Israeli pretended to be a diamond prince for years.
Georgian security forces detained Israeli citizen Simon Leviev (whose real name is Shimon Hayat), who inspired Netflix's documentary ‘Tinder's Swindler’, at Batumi City Airport, today reported on local television.The arrest occurred in response to Interpol's notification of his capture, the Georgian Ministry of the Interior said without further details.The feature film about Simon Leviev's life was released in 2022 and tells the story of an Isra…
Shimon Yehuda Hayut, made famous by Netflix's documentary, lure them for extortion money: in three years he has stolen 10 million dollars
Known to the police, Simon Leviev was arrested on Monday in Georgia. This 34-year-old Israeli saw "his popularity" take off in 2022 when Netflix dedicated a documentary giving the floor to his victims.
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