From the hit documentary “The Tinder Scammer,” Simon Leviev had denied falsifying his identity to deceive a group of girls with a false-owned wealth. Instead, he expressed he is an early Bitcoin investor.
The protagonist of the popular Netflix documentary, The Tinder Swindler, Simon Leviev, who would have deceived many women for thousands of dollars, has now opened up to dismiss the accusations these girls made against him and revealed that he is one of the early Bitcoin investors.
Some weeks ago, the Israeli Shimon Hayut became a famous personality after the show’s premiere on Netflix. The featured documentary, which got premiered earlier this month, tells the story of Cecilie Fjellhøy, Pernilla Sjöholm, and Ayleen Charlotte, three victims who claimed that man used many tricks to steal a massive amount of money from them.
The victims told that they met Leviev via Tinder, where he showed himself as the son of Russian-Israeli diamond tycoon. Initially, he treated them with love and even invited them on luxurious dates, giving them gifts as a way to seduce the victims and make them fall into the trap.
After gaining their trust, he started borrowing funds from them and then vanished with millionaire debts behind him.
The film shows the accusations of the three victims but also reveals that the Israeli has ¿ comprehensive list of criminal charges in his native nation, where he has to comply with the courts for many crimes strongly connected to fraud. Leviev received 15 months in prison for theft, forgery, and fraud in 2019, but he met his liberty five months later.
Leviev is Allegedly a Bitcoin Investor Since 2011
The protagonist of the popular Netflix show refused to take part in the documentary’s filming. However, amid the film’s fame, he opted to finally break the silence and share a version of the situation.
In an exclusive interview with the Inside Edition news outlet, the scammer dismissed the accusations and described himself as a legitimate businessman. He said his wealth resulted from an early investment in Bitcoin when the flagship cryptocurrency had a value of less than $50.
The 31-year-old did not elaborate on how many bitcoins were under his power. Meanwhile, the investigation led by Netflix estimates that Leviev managed to feed his luxurious lifestyle by extracting through deceiving procedures nearly USD 10 million from his victims.
During the interview, Leviev appeared to be amazed at how many women allegedly offered him money or consented to go on a trip with him without meeting him.
The interviewee also explained that the three women who appeared as victims in the documentary didn’t receive any threats while stating that he did not feel wrong about what they alleged. Instead, he expressed that he feels sad about what had happened to him by showing his desire to leave this situation behind and clean his reputation.
By: Jenson Nuñez
