5 quotes from Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev's first interview since Netflix documentary
Netflix’s hit documentary The Tinder Swindler had left us all with so many questions. The documentary shows how Simon Leviev, a conman, managed to swindle millions of dollars from his Tinder dates.
Shimon Hayut, who changed his name to Simon Leviev, told his dates that he was the son of the real billionaire Leviev family - the Diamond King of Israel. He then extracted money from his Tinder dates and left them buried under debt.
According to the documentary, the victims are still clearing their debts.
After the release of the documentary, more and more people became familiar with the story and The Tinder Swindler became popular. Simon was later removed from Tinder, followed by Instagram. However, he is back on Instagram with a blue tick this time on a private account. There are many other fake accounts with his name on Instagram right now.
What’s more surprising is that he is still living a luxurious life. Simon is free, dating other girls or maybe conning them.
For the first time after the release of the documentary, he came out and gave an interview to Inside Edition.
5 takeaways from Simon Leviev's first interview
1. 10-MILLION DOLLAR FRAUD
According to the Inside Edition report, Simon has conned the three women who featured in the documentary of over 500,000 dollars. It also claims that he has managed to extract a total of 10 million dollars from women across the world.
2. 'I WAS A SINGLE GUY. I AM NOT FAKE'
Simon has denied all the claims that the documentary made.
“I’m not this monster that everybody has created. I was just a single guy that wanted to meet some girls on Tinder,” he said.
3. DENIES EVERYTHING
Simon created a fake imaginary emergency to pull out money from his dates. He said some of his enemies are after him and his bodyguard had some injuries.
Denying the claims made by the women in the documentary, Simon said, “They weren’t conned. They weren’t threatened.”
“I want to clear my name, I want to say to the world, this is not true. I'm the biggest gentleman in the world,” he added.
4. WHO IS THE REAL SIMON?
In the documentary, Simon presented himself as the son of a billionaire businessman.
When asked whether he is the son of a billionaire family in the diamond business or not, he said NO.
“No, I am not the son of billionaire and I never presented myself so,” he said in the interview.
5. 'A BUSINESSMAN'
Simon still can be seen travelling in private jets, dressed in designer clothes. He is still enjoying a luxurious life... perhaps on the previous victim’s money.
In the interview, he explained how he manages to earn this huge amount of money.
“I am a legit businessman. I bought bitcoin in 2011, which was then worth nothing, I don't need to say how much it's worth now,” he added.
After watching the Nexflix crime documentary, it became quite clear that everyone needs to stay away from any man named Simon Leviev or Shimon Hayut.
But seems like this is not the case.
In the interview clip, you can see his Israeli girlfriend Kate Konlin kissing him. She completely trusts him and about The Tinder Swindler, she said, “My god, it's like how someone can build such a fake story.”
She also clarified that he has never borrowed money from her.
After ruining so many lives, Simon roams freely and denies all the claims. Well, it tells us how carefully we should swipe right.
If you are wondering how to steer clear of such romance frauds, here’s a guide for you.