The Tinder Swindler became Netflix’s most-watched documentary when it came out in 2022, chronicling the saga of Cecilie Fjellhøy’s whirlwind courtship with Simon Leviev, who she says stole about $250,000 from her.
Since the doc aired, people who had similar experiences reached out to Fjellhøy to commiserate, and now their stories have spawned a new Netflix documentary series, Love Con Revenge, out Sept. 5. Fjelløy believes Leviev has not received the prosecution and punishment that he deserves—he only served five months in prison in his native Israel for using a fake passport—so she is working to help other singles in similar situations get justice.
Above all, Fjellhøy wants viewers who have also lost money from dishonest romantic partners to know that they are not alone. Thes