‘I was just a single guy that wanted to meet some girls’: The Tinder Swindler insists he’s not a ‘fraud’ after explosive Netflix documentary

The Tinder Swindler says he’s not a ‘fraud’ or a ‘fake’ (Pictures: Instagram @simon__leviev__official_____)

The Tinder Swindler conman Simon Leviev, real name Shimon Hayut, has given his first interview following the explosive premiere of the Netflix documentary.

The fraudster, who was exposed in the film posing as billionaire Leviev, swindled his online matches out of millions of pounds and was wanted around the globe for several crimes including forgery and theft.

Since the release of the eye-opening feature-length, his name has continuously popped up in the headlines, as he recently hinted at a big move to Hollywood, and now Hayut has shared his version of events in his first interview which dropped on Monday night.

During the two-part special, Hayut, and his current girlfriend Kate Konlin addressed the claims made against him and even dubbed himself as ‘the biggest gentleman in the world’.

When asked how he felt over how he was perceived, Hayut told Inside Edition ‘I am not this monster that everybody has created.

‘I was just a single guy that wanted to meet some girls on Tinder.’

Hayut conned several women to fund his luxurious lifestyle (Picture” Instagram/simon_leviev_official)

Cecilie (left) Ayleen (middle) and Pernilla (right) joined forces in Simon’s arrest (Picture: Instagram)

Cecilie Fjellhøy, Ayleen Koeleman, Pernilla Sjoholm shared their harrowing experience with the serial swindler in the special and revealed they are still paying off their debts, and despite their in-depth accounts, Hayut still believes he didn’t do anything wrong.  

‘They weren’t conned and they weren’t threatened,’ Hayut added.

‘No, I am not, and I never presented myself the son of a billionaire diamond mogul.’   

Hayut’s new flame, who was shown as the end credits, took aim at the three women and insisted that her beau had never asked her for money.

Hayut spent two years in a Finnish prison for defrauding several women and was released in 2017.

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He was jailed again two years later in Israel for travelling on a fake passport but was released after five months on good behaviour.

The Tinder Swindler is available to stream on Netflix.

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