Warning: Tinder Swindler spoilers
If you’ve seen the new British true-crime documentary on Netflix, The Tinder Swindler, you would be familiar with the name Simon Leviev: the supposed son of billionaire and CEO of LLD Diamonds. He seduces women with luxury hotels, private jets, and expensive food, then swindles hundreds of thousands of dollars from them and uses that money to seduce his next victim.
After a VG article exposing Simon Leviev, whose real name is Shimon Hayut, he has taken on a far less public lifestyle. In 2019 he was arrested in Greece and extradited back to Israel. He then lived his life as a free man in Israel and even remained active on Instagram with over 100k followers. He made money through his website, offering business advice for $300.
However, after the release of the Netflix documentary, Leviev deactivated his Instagram account and his business advice website. He was also banned from dating apps like Tinder and Hinge after filmmakers alleged that he scammed women for over $10 million. Leviev is faced with a multi-million dollar lawsuit by the Leviev family (LLD Diamonds), on counts of defamation, invasion of privacy, breach of trademarks, and impersonation.
He is dating Israeli model Kate Kolin, but there are no updates regarding the status of their relationship since the documentary aired.