The story of con artist Simon Leviev
A brand-new con exists, one that preys on those looking for love online: romance scams. Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler details the story of Simon Leviev, who conned women he dated—and others—out of millions of dollars to support his lavish lifestyle. He met women on the dating app Tinder, and at first, seemed like the perfect rich boyfriend, showering them with fancy dinners, expensive hotels, and flights on private jets. And by pretending to be rich, he laid the foundation for the lies that convinced girlfriends, friends, and others to give him money, lies about enemies out to get him and needing to avoid using his own bank accounts and credit cards.
Leviev was eventually exposed for his dirty deeds by some of the women he cheated, and they worked with a Norwegian newspaper, VG, to reveal his fraudulent activities and warn the world about him.
The Tinder Swindler is a warning about online dating, believing what you see online, and trusting someone who is too good to be true. Who is so bad, in fact, that you might lose your life savings over them.
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