Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler shook everyone with a true story of a group of women suffering from a Tinder scam worth a hundred thousand dollars, real money. Cecilie Fjellhoy is one of the first victims of her Tinder boyfriend named Simon Leviev who fooled her to give two hundred thousand dollars cash to him. Cecilie and Simon dated in 2018 through Tinder and after only about two weeks of dating the scam took place. Let’s get into details about who this mastermind Cecilie's boyfriend Simon Leviev is? Also, get updates on where Cecilie is now after The Tinder Swindler.
Who is Cecilie Fjellhoy’s boyfriend? His age, bio, and previous frauds
Cecilie Fjellhoy dated a guy from Tinder named Simon Leviev who left her heartbroken and $200,000 debt.
Simon is 27 years old conman, born in 1990. His real name is Shimon Hayut and is originally from Bnei Brak. Shimon changed his name from Shimon Hayut to Simon Leviev to let women think that he is the son of Lev Leviev, the Israeli businessman.
Shimon has a history of fraud. From an early age, he started committing crimes like misusing credit cards, cheque fraud, and so on. Shimon chose his victims via the dating app, Tinder. According to The Tinder Swindler, he scammed various women sharing his emotional distress, and asked them for heavy loans and credit which he never repaid.
According to various reports, Shimon has approximately stolen $10 million till now.
Shimon has been arrested several times for his fraud and forgery offenses before. He has also been banned on dating sites like Tinder, Match.com, Plenty of Fish, and so on.
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Who are Simon Leviev’s other victims from The Tinder Swindler? The Tinder Swindler's cast
In the documentary, The Tinder Swindler, Simon had two other women like Cecilie whom he frauded.
The second victim of Simon is Penilla whom he scammed for $45,000 and the third victim Ayleen Charlotte for $140,000.
The ladies were dumb to give money but smart enough to turn tables on him. They shared their stories on Netflix, calling it a true-crime documentary, where they joined together to hunt him and recover their money.
What is Cecilie Fjellhoy’s net worth? What is she doing now?
Cecilie is not only debt-free today but also celebrating the success of her Netflix show.
She currently lives in London and works for Sopra Steria as a Senior UX Designer. Her net worth is not public right now - although looking at her career, we can say that she is earning a good amount of money.
Cecilie is also the founder of a nonprofit organization named Reaction, aiming to support and speak on issues regarding fraud. She is letting people know her story so that other people would not suffer like her.
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