The Tinder Swindler, with the name ‘Simon Leviev’, has been sued by the real family, an Israeli diamond magnate, who accused him of scamming women of millions of dollars using their name.
Recall that Netflix had released a documentary featuring some of the women he duped and the activities like videos he used and footage from surveillance.
In the documentary, Simon Leviev, whose real name is Shimon Hayut, is seen acting as the son of billionaire Leviev. He was photoshopped in family photos, which he used reportedly used to deceive and scam women.
He had also threatened some of these women. Hayut was arrested and jailed by interpol but was later released after spending some time in prison.
The swindler, after his release and the release of the documentary, had threatened to sue the director or ‘The Tinder Swindler’.
He has also been deleted and banned from Tinder and other dating sites since the release of the documentary.
The Leviev family, via their attorney, Guy Ophir, on Monday, February 28, 2022, filed a lawsuit in Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court in Israel of “making false representations as being the son of Lev Leviev and receiving numerous benefits (including material ones), cunningly and using false words, claiming to be a member of the Leviev Family, and that his family (Leviev) will pay and bear the costs of his benefits.
“In the next phase we will file a monetary suit against Simon and any other affiliate that will work with him, including some websites that have Joint ventures with Simon and/or have offered to buy cameos from him.
“Anyone that will try to capitalize from this scheme will be sued.”
The daughter of Lev Leviev, Chagit Leviev, in a statement to NBC News, said the lawsuit was the “first step” to ensure that Hayut “face[s] justice and get[s] the sentence he deserves.”
“Shimon Hayut is a fraud who stole our family’s identity and has tried to exploit our good name to con victims out of millions of dollars. He has no relation to the Leviev family and has no affiliation with our company LLD Diamonds.
“I am relieved that his real identity and actions have been globally exposed, and hopefully this will bring an end to his unscrupulous actions,” Chagit concluded.
