Weekend Argus (Saturday Edition)
‘Tinder Swindler’ has swiped his way to a lawsuit
AFTER scamming several women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by pretending to be a diamond mogul’s son, The Tinder Swindler’s Simon Leviev – real name Shimon Hayut – is now being sued by the real Leviev diamond tycoon family.
Diamantaire Lev Leviev, and his daughter Chagit Leviev, the CEO of Leviev Group US – have launched legal action against Simon for impersonating them and enriching himself in their name as per the hit Netflix documentary watched by over 45 million viewers worldwide.
Chagit Leviev, the heiress to the family’s fortune, said the multi-million dollar lawsuit is to get Simon to “face justice and get the sentence he deserves”. She wrote: “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.”
According to filed court papers say he “defrauded, cheated, conned, falsified, and hurt women, men and businesses” worldwide. Proceeds from the lawsuit would be given back to Simon’s victims. “We are victims too. We are getting threats because of this,” she said. She was also shocked to see Simon recently signed with a Hollywood agent.