the famous’Tinder The swindler himself is puzzled by two tricksters who tricked him into stealing more than $ 7,000, claiming they could get it. Instagram account verified.
Shimon Heyada Hayut, 31, became infamous this year with the release of a Netflix documentary series with victims he ruined financially, claiming to be the son of billionaire diamond mogul Lev Leviev.
The alleged swindler – named Simon Leviev – reportedly pretended to be the son of a tycoon in a dating app to defraud many women around the world with nearly $ 10 million.
Hayut, who maintains his innocence, now appears to be working as an influencer on Instagram, sharing photos of a supposedly glamorous life that includes high-end fashion, jet tuning and luxury sports cars.
He was approached last week by a verified Instagram person named Richnana, who said he could help him and his girlfriend Kate Conlin identify themselves with a blue flag. The Instagram scammer also offered to remove fake profiles created by people posing as Hayut.
Ricnana claims that her boyfriend works for the parent company of Instagram, Meta, and that he can help them for a price – which Hayut paid only to find out that he was deceived, sources told DailyMail.com. The story was shattered by TMZ.
Shimon Heyada Hayut, 31, has become infamous with the release of the Netflix documentary series Tinder Swindler, which includes allegations that he cheated on women he met through the app for millions by claiming to be the heir to an Israeli diamond dynasty named Simon Leviev. .
He is now dating model Kate Conlin after allegedly claiming to be courting and ghosting a series of other women who accused him of leaving them in financial ruin.
The duo, which deceived Hayut, convinced him that they were the real deal by talking to him via Facebook and claiming that they were calling from Meta’s headquarters, sources said. They arranged the call from a busy office environment where people could be seen in the background.
They successfully persuaded Hayut to pay him thousands of PayPal to verify his account and his girlfriend’s page.
But when his manager found out about the scheme, she became skeptical and contacted Meta, who confirmed that they did not charge for the blue badge status.
The woman, named Richnana, who attacked Hayut, disappeared after the money was sent, sources said.
Her friend, named Chris Fox, was tasked with mediating the deal. In an exchange of messages, he promised to confirm accounts for a total of $ 5,000, although payments made by TMZ from PayPal showed that about $ 7,000 was sent to the EU or $ 7,700 to the United States.
A man using an Instagram account called “richnana” turned to Hayut and offered to help verify his Instagram account, as well as his girlfriend’s, for a fee
Her friend, named Chris Fox, was tasked with mediating the deal. When exchanging messages, he promised to confirm the accounts for a total of $ 5,000, although PayPal grabbed the payments received from TMZ shows that about $ 7,000 was sent to the EU or $ 7,700 to the United States
In an exchange of messages, he promised to confirm accounts for a total of $ 5,000, although payments made by TMZ from PayPal showed that about $ 7,000 were sent to the EU or $ 7,700 to the United States.
Fox said he would start working to verify the accounts “immediately” after receiving the payment.
In a strange twist, Instagram on Hayut account it has since been legitimately confirmed by the social network.
Instagram fraudsters may have tried to avenge Hayut for the crimes he is accused of committing against women, including Pernilla Schoholm and Cecilia Fielhoi, who made public their stories.
While falsely claiming to be the son of a billionaire, Hayut would dazzle his victims with his apparently luxurious lifestyle of private jets, designer clothes and five-star hotels – before tricking them into giving him shocking sums.
Pernilla Schoholm (left) and Cecilia Fielhoy (right) are among the women who went public with allegations that Hayut cheated them with money while claiming to be a rich jet boy.
He is now dating Conlin, a stunning 24-year-old Israeli-Ukrainian model
In a distorted Ponzi scheme, he would use the money he stole from them to lure his next target, showering them with trips abroad and hundreds of red roses and tables in VIP clubs.
He left his victims with suicidal feelings, crippling bank debts and agony and humiliation to discover that their relationship with him was false.
Hayut was arrested for fraud in 2019 after a victim who became wise with his tricks reported him to Interpol for using a fake passport in Greece.
He was released the following May after serving five months of his 15-month sentence.
Hayut was arrested for fraud in 2019 after a victim who became wise with his tricks reported him to Interpol for using a fake passport in Greece
Hayut denied all charges against him, saying he was “not a fraud or a fake” but instead a “legitimate businessman” who made his fortune by investing in bitcoin.
In an interview with CBS’s Inside Edition this week, he insisted: “I’m not that monster. I was just one person who wanted to meet a few girls on Tinder.
In the interview, he kissed his current girlfriend Conlin, an Israeli-Ukrainian model, on camera, while she accused his victims of creating a “fake story.”
However, 24-year-old Conlin stands by his handsome man despite the recent release of a Netflix documentary chronicle of his undercover exploits, The Tinder Swindler, which is now seen by more than 50 million people worldwide.
And Hayut is now facing more legal issues after the real Levi family filed a lawsuit against him in the Tel Aviv magistrate’s court.
In an interview with CBS’s Inside Edition, he insisted: “I’m not that monster. I was just one person who wanted to meet girls on Tinder ‘
The defamation lawsuit was filed Monday in the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court in Israel on behalf of Israeli tycoon Lev Leviev, a 65-year-old billionaire, diamond tycoon.
Leviev’s real lawyer, Guy Ofir, told TMZ on Monday that the filing was only the first step in a “comprehensive legal war” the family is waging against Hayut, as well as against anyone who has helped in its schemes.
Ofir said the family wanted justice for the “malice” raised against Leviev’s name, the newspaper said Monday afternoon.
According to TMZ, the documentation details the ways in which Hayut took advantage of the family, including changing his name to give off wealth and entice women with private jets, yachts and luxury cars, telling them that is the son of the famous billionaire.
“He is a swindler and fraudster who changed his name for criminal purposes while identifying himself as a member of the Levi family and a reputation for the applicants,” said a translated part of the lawsuit, according to Rolling Stone.
Ophir said in a statement Monday that the case was the first “in a series of lawsuits the Levi family has instructed me to take against this swindler and his accomplices.”