The Tinder Swindler (2022) on Netflix
NR20221h 54mCrimeDocumentary
A man calling himself Simon Leviev meets women on Tinder, posing as a diamond mogul's son, and borrows money he never returns. Cecilie, Pernilla and Ayleen are among those who lend it.
- Netflix4.2/5
- IMDb7.1/1078,421 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes97%
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Plot summary
Across Europe, a man born Shimon Hayut introduces himself as Simon Leviev, the son of an Israeli diamond magnate. He contacts women through the dating app Tinder, entertains them at dinners and on private jets, and covers the cost with money sent by women he has already deceived. Each of them hears that his enemies have attacked him with a knife, that his bodyguard was hurt, and that his cards and accounts are blocked; to help, they take out bank loans and new credit cards. Cecilie Fjellhøy, Pernilla Sjöholm and Ayleen Charlotte are among those who pay, and the sums taken from people around the world are estimated at ten million dollars.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Tinder Swindler (2022)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- After the film's release, Tinder permanently banned Simon Leviev (born Shimon Hayut) from its platform, and its parent company Match Group banned him from Hinge, Match.com, Plenty of Fish and OkCupid as well.
- Hayut's bodyguard sued Netflix for $5.6 million on 22 February 2022, saying he had not been consulted, had been portrayed inaccurately in the series, and had nothing to do with Hayut's deceptions.
- In late February 2022, the swindler Hayut launched an NFT collection and merchandise using images seen and quotes heard in the film about him.
