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Catfishing on a whole other level’: the shocking story of the Tinder Swindler

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Published: 4 February 2022

Last updated: 4 March 2024

The unbelievable story of Israeli Simon Leviev, a conman masquerading as a diamond billionaire’s son is at the centre of Netflix’s doco The Tinder Swindler

Catfishing on a whole other level’: the shocking story of the Tinder Swindler (Guardian)
The Netflix documentary unravels the financial and emotional cons of Simon Leviev, who scammed women who thought he was their friend or boyfriend

Beware the Tinder Swindler, a real-life dating-app villain (Vanity Fair)
The unbelievable story of a conman masquerading as a diamond billionaire’s son is at the centre of Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler, out Wednesday

Photo: Scene from the Netflix documentary

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