The “Tinder Swindler”
We’ve given many lessons on how to spot and avoid scammers on online dating sites, and now there is a Netflix documentary about one especially skilled creep who spotted several women on dating apps and scammed them out of a total of 10 MILLION DOLLARS. Via NBC:
“The Tinder Swindler” follows three women who said they were conned by Leviev, an Israeli man they all separately met on Tinder sometime between 2018 and 2019.
In the documentary, the women alleged that Leviev — whose real name is Shimon Hayut — claimed he was the son of a wealthy tycoon, took them out on extravagant dates and started relationships with them before eventually scamming them out of large sums of money.
At the time of its release on Feb. 2, “The Tinder Swindler” said Hayut was back on Tinder — a statement that the company denied in a statement to NBC News.
We’ve said before and we’ll say it again – NEVER give money to random people you meet online. Use your common sense, guys!