Where Are The 'Tinder Swindler' Victims Now?
The internet went wild when the documentary The Tinder Swindler premiered on Netflix. Viewers began making memes, looking up the current life of fake diamond billionaire Simon Leviev, and seeing how the victims have been since the film. Leviev, whose real name is Shimon Hayut, took a complete of $10 million from his victims Cecilie Fjellhøy, Pernilla Sjöholm, and Ayleen Charlotte. The girls didn't get their a refund, although Charlotte had her little revenge. Here's what they've been up to in this day and age.
Where Is 'The Tinder Swindler' Victim Cecilie Fjellhøy Now?
Fjellhøy was Hayut's first sufferer. In the Netflix documentary, she recollects being head-over-heels in love with the jet-setting scammer. On their first date, he in an instant asked her to come to Bulgaria with him. The London-based Norwegian said it felt like a fairytale — Hayut showering her with gifts all the time, texting her candy messages on a daily basis, and taking her to romantic vacations. One month into the dating, the supposed billionaire instructed her that he had "enemies" posing "threats" on his lifestyles. Unable to access his bank accounts due to the stated threats, he saved asking his then-girlfriend to lend him some money till she used to be in debt for taking a couple of loans.
These days, Fjellhøy continues to be paying off her debt worth over $200,000. She lately works as a Senior UX and Service Designer at a Paris-based tool company referred to as Sopra Steria. She's also the founder of Action Reaction, a non-profit organization for fraud consciousness. "There's so much that is wrong [with how scam victims are treated]," Fjellhøy told GQ. "But we can start with understanding how to speak to fraud victims. Then we need laws and legislations in place [to better protect victims]."
Where Is 'The Tinder Swindler' Victim Pernilla Sjoholm Now?
Sjoholm had a unique position in Hayut's schemes. She performed the excellent pal. According to her, Hayut lined all their bills when they spent the summer season with his then-girlfriend (he was once dishonest on Fjellhøy with someone else). She truly idea he was a valid diamond multi-millionaire. But eventually, Hayut pulled the same trick on her and likewise got her to take more than one loans. She then labored with Fjellhøy — who became her absolute best buddy — and Norwegian publication VG to wreck out the exposé on Hayut.
Like her fellow victim, Sjoholm continues to be paying off her debt that is over $80,000. So when she came upon that Hayut was once launched from prison in 2020, she didn't grasp back on slamming Israel's justice system. "I was in shock from the decision to release him. I'm really disappointed by [Israel's] justice system, which gives a man like that a reduced sentence," she instructed Channel 12 information. "He deceived people and left prison after five months? Did you go crazy in Israel? How can you give trust to a man like that, who escaped from Israel twice? A man that deceived and swindled women in Europe for hundreds of thousands of Euros. Where is the justice?"
Where Is 'The Tinder Swindler' Victim Ayleen Charlotte Now?
Charlotte was courting Hayut when the VG article came out. After speaking to Sjoholm, she discovered that Hayut had scammed her out of $140,000. She pretended not to know and stored performing like his female friend for a little bit. With his identify on the radar, he didn't have any way of earning money. Charlotte took good thing about that to get a few of her money back. She tricked the swindler into giving her his luxury clothes. She stated she'd promote them for him. She by no means gave him a dime and was once nonetheless selling his garments on-line whilst filming the documentary.
"He never believed that I was capable of doing this" Charlotte mentioned of her revenge in the docu-film. "He knows now. Hi, Simon!" Unfortunately, she's still paying off her money owed. She additionally helps to keep her lifestyles personal at the present time. Following the documentary and fans' overwhelming enhance, Charlotte, Sjoholm, and Fjellhøy set up a GoFundMe web page to recoup their losses. It just lately raked in $100,000.
"After careful consideration, and many chats, we have decided to start this GoFundMe fundraiser. So many people reached out to us asking if we had one, and it hadn’t occurred to us to make one prior to this. However, we've spotted plenty of fakes, which makes us uneasy. We don't want more people getting defrauded," the 3 wrote on the description. "We realise there are a thousand other worthy causes to donate to, and remain forever grateful if you choose to donate to this one. All we want are our lives back."
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