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The 2022 Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler alleged that Simon Leviev scammed millions of dollars out of women he met on a dating app

Though he has been convicted of fraud multiple times, he was released from prison in 2020

In 2025, Leviev announced that he had written a book that promised to reveal "the truth"

The Tinder Swindler 's story isn't over yet.

In 2022, the Netflix documentary alleged that Simon Leviev , whose real name is Shimon Hayut, scammed an estimated $10 million on Tinder by posing as the son of a diamond mogul. Though he denied the accusations — telling Inside Edition that he just "wanted to meet some girls" — multiple women claimed that he would charm and persuade them to loan him money.

Leviev was convicted of fraud, theft and forgery

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