Tinder Swindler con man 'Simon Leviev' banned from dating app

The popular dating app, Tinder has confirmed that con-man "Simon Leviev", real name, Shimon Hayut, was banned from using the app, before, the popular documentary, The Tinder Swindler aired on Netflix.

According to reports, the con-man and his known aliases were banned "as soon as" his con-game and fraudulent behaviors were brought to light in 2019. A Tinder spokesperson said:

"We banned Simon Leviev and any of his known aliases as soon as the story of his actions became public in 2019. He is permanently banned from Tinder. In the lead up to the release of the documentary, we conducted additional internal investigations and can confirm Simon Leviev is not active on Tinder under any of his known aliases."

- Tinder spokesperson

The Netflix documentary, released Feb. 2, featured interviews with multiple women who alleged they had been conned out of hundreds of thousands [one lost at least $250,000]of dollars by Hayut. Claiming he was the son of Israeli diamond magnate Levi Leviev, the native of Bnei Brak, Israel would lure women in with luxurious first dates. According to Cecilie Schrøder Fjellhøy, that meant whisking her away to Bulgaria on a private jet.