"Between 2017 and 2019, Hayut, 34, allegedly used the dating app Tinder to pose as the son of the billionaire diamond mogul Lev Leviev to fleece women of an estimated 7.4m. The 2022 Netflix documentary claimed that he had created a false online persona to lure victims into emotional and financial entanglements. He sought to match with women on Tinder before taking them out on a glamorous first date, using elaborate and expensive props including bodyguards and private jets, it was claimed."
"He was convicted of four charges of fraud, forgery and theft in 2019 after being arrested and extradited to Israel from Greece. He was sentenced to 15 months of prison time, of which he served five due to the Covid pandemic. Hayut was also ordered to pay 35,000 in compensation to the victims and a fine of about 4,600 for having a false passport."
"Shimon Yehuda Hayut, also known as Simon Leviev, was taken into custody on Sunday as he arrived at Batumi international airport in the south-west of the country. The Georgian interior ministry said Hayut had been detained on a red notice from Interpol on Sunday. It is unclear which state had requested his arrest. Hayut denied all the allegations against him. He has said that he was not a fraud and not a fake but a legitimate businessman who made his fortune through bitcoin."
Shimon Yehuda Hayut, also known as Simon Leviev, was arrested at Batumi international airport in Georgia on an Interpol red notice. Between 2017 and 2019 he allegedly posed as the son of billionaire Lev Leviev on Tinder, using elaborate dates and props to gain trust and extract an estimated $7.4m from women. He was convicted in Israel in 2019 of fraud, forgery and theft, sentenced to 15 months and served five; he was ordered to pay about 35,000 in compensation and fined roughly 4,600 for a false passport. Hayut denies wrongdoing and says he made his fortune in bitcoin. A 2022 Netflix documentary portrayed his alleged methods; one victim, Cecilie Fjellhy, reported giving more than $270,000 and later filmed a series called Love Con Revenge.
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