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My heart goes out to the young women who were used by this swindler. Losing money through fraud is hard enough, but the man broke their hearts. Also, because he was a professional thief, the fear of being more victimized will never leave them.

Conmen have always been with us, but never in history has it been so easy for them to find their marks. They don't need to find a Doris Duke or Kim Kardashian. With the internet providing all the background they need on potential victims and dating applications proving a pond of lonely victims, they just have to pull the same con again and again.

This film does a great job of showing who the victims are, who the conman is, and how the con works. It underscores the complication of trying to prosecute the criminals across the world, and how police are hampered by language, law, and the intimacy of the relationships. It shows that the conman has the upper hand, and will keep doing it again and again.

Please, look behind the profiles of people you meet on social media. Romcoms are not real. There is no Prince Charming, and you aren't Cinderella. Do a background check, and, if he asks for money, run (don't walk) in the opposite direction. Do not lend money.

And, again, a conman is a sociopath. And a conman who gets his own Netflix show is a conman who is really good at it.

This show is less "shocking" than "predictable." Dogs bark. Conmen steal.

The first 30 minutes of this documentary was more than enough, but I stayed with it til the end in order to write this review. I feel sorry for those women swindled, but HOW can one not see that there is something wrong with this guy and situation from the first story of "enemies after me" and "I need money".

If it seems too good to be true, it IS too good to be true.

The delusion of "love" after only a couple of luxury dates is at its core the blind allure of a windfall life of riches, jet-set luxury, lavish lifestyle, and financial security.

Like all Ponzi scams, getting-rich-quickly is the bait used to scam people, whether it's investments or the possibility of finding love with a rich "prince"...but like the Tina Turner song, "what's love got to do with it".

It's an outrageous over-the-top example of scamming, and one hopes this will give women pause before jumping into too-good-to-be-true scenarios, (especially off dating sites), and learn to head for the exit as soon as obvious red flags pop up.

The sad truth is it probably won't make enough of a dent to prevent this type of thing from happening again...the desire for a rich lifestyle is always going to bait some people into bad scenarios via denial - "it's a tale as old as time". 😑

As "The Tinder Swindler" (2022 release from the UK; 114 min.) opens, we are introduced to Cecilie, a 29 yr. Norwegian living in London who has been on the Tinder dating app for 7 years. She LOVES Tinder. One day, she right-swipes on the profile of a certain Simon LeViev, a guy from Israel who embodies the "life style of the rich and famous", and before you know it, literally within days, Cecilie and Simon are tight, super tight. At this point we are 10 min into the movie.

Couple of comments: this is the directing debut of UK documentary producer Felicia Morris. Here she brings us the story of, as the movie's title implies, how a slick guy uses the Tinder dating app to prey on women for money. He is not the first guy to do this, and surely also not the last guy. What makes this documentary so surprisingly entertaining is that the 3 victims who bring their story (Cecilie, Swedish woman Pernilla, and Dutch woman Ayleen) turn out to be master story tellers. Indeed, much of the movie is simply letting them talk, albeit backed up by (i) their iPhone communications which all were stored for posterity, and (ii) scene re-enactments. I typically am put off by scene re-enactments but for whatever reason I wasn't here. Add a layer of slick and pure eye-candy photography (Oslo!, London!, Stockholm! Amsterdam!, Prague!, Mykonos! It's like a James Bond movie), and the end result is quite tasty. Kudos to the three ladies for stepping forward and sharing their story. I cannot even begin to imagine what it must have been like to live through this. As for the Tinder swindler himself, may he get what he deserves.

"The Tinder Swindler" premiered on Netflix this past week. If you are a fan of true crime documentaries, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.

Be careful who you fall for, the story of young women who have fallen in love with the son of a wealthy diamond trader, Simon Laviev, however all is not as it seems.

Originally I thought this was going to be a movie, the content and format came as a real surprise, I didn't get into it straight away, it all seemed a little wishy washy, however as it develops, and you learn the actual content, it becomes a great, shocking watch.

You may we'll be like me, and screaming at the screen, how on Earth could these women have fallen for his story, it is just baffling. You have to chuckle about the comments about Tinder being a place to find love, but this isn't the place for that conversation.

Very well made, it looks great, beautifully filmed, with such powerful interviews and insight.

9/10.

Listen... I always feel bad for people that get scammed but man... some of these women... they kinda got lucky all he did was stealing "their" money

The very first woman decides to "go on a trip to Bulgaria" with a guy she met for coffee... that day... for the first time...

That could've gone SO much worse... and no it's not "hindsight is 20/20". Pretty sure everybody's parents told their kids at some point not to get in a car with strangers... well how's that any different really? Oh he's rich? I guess we can forego logic then...

I honestly was worried that she would end up as a sex slave or dead in a ditch with her kidneys missing

Hate to be that guy but these girls got lucky... it could've been so much worse.

My question with all these women was, why didn't they say, "Ask your rich family for the money!"

My mother really did tell me to run the other direction if a guy ever asked to borrow money from me. Boy was she right! So this is my gift to all you women out there - don't lend any guys money.

So - these women did and this documentary shows how it happens and why and how to spot a swindler.

Too many reviewers call the women gold diggers. Stop it. If the roles were reversed, you'd jump on that plane as fast as a woman, so pot/kettle.

As one reviewer put it - it is disturbing (and it is) and wait until you see the ending. Holy crap.

A cautionary tale about not trusting online Romeos who seem too good to be true. Depraved serial scammer Shimon Yehuda Hayut is the ideal man for women intent on realizing a Disney fairytale life.

As hideous as Hayut is, the women are also a bit cringey. They all have experience (7 years) looking for love on dating apps but none seem to have ever gained wisdom. They are all very attractive and accomplished, yet they come across as stunted human beings. I still don't know what they want in a mate except money, global travel and gushy cut and paste texts professing love.

Not impressed.

I think the most fascinating part of this story is that of Cecilie Fjellhøy. 1,500 Tinder men scrolled through, lots of dates, and the one man she happens to fall in love with within 5 seconds happens to be a billionaire. I mean, what are the odds of that happening!

This is a really interesting social study. Because the dynamic of the simping male and the exploiting succubus is observable everywhere and well documented. Just head on to OnlyFans or Instagram or any social media platform where swathes of women are making a comfortable living exploiting the male gaze. Whereas, the dynamic of the simping woman and the exploiting incubus is perhaps much less observed and less studied. This seemingly has something to do with the nature of the feminine fantasy which is directed towards a much smaller tier of men at the top of the social structure. So it is far more difficult for a predatory man to create the illusion of being rich and famous in order to trap gullible women than it is for predatory women to create the illusion of being naked and available in order to trap gullible men. So it is very interesting to see what happens when one man had the gall to try it. The documentary itself isn't that well made it is just a number of conversations with the victims. But intriguing nonetheless.

An entertaining documentary, yet an eye-rolling experience to watch these gullible women chasing all that glitters. Conscious decisions were made in chasing "a rich, successful man" which ended with buyer's remorse.

A man of that wealth, stature, and access would never have the need to be on a dating app.

This documentary should be watched by both men and women as a reminder of the age old saying, "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is."

Sorry but I have no sympathy for these women, as they are all in for the money that they actually already had but wanted more and in this case marry the super rich guy who could take care of them. Loaning tens of thousands of dollars to a guy they dated for only a month is pathetic and not worth this story! This is not MeToo, this is MeStupid!

I guess this is what can happen to people who swipe past all those poor, but genuine schmucks, who's profile pictures don't contain private jets, yachts and luxury hotels, and choose the ones that do. The irony is that these gormless, vacuous, superficial women lose everything to the person who, if he genuinely had all the trappings he claimed, would NEVER risk losing it all on a punt on Tinder.

I don't mean to be the cynic but I can't help myself. Even though this was a well presented, entertaining documentary that had me sitting up on numerous occasions, it will change nothing, as evidenced by the guy still running his "game" to this day.

A few women may become aware but that's it... because let's face it, the whole core foundation of online dating, especially for women, is observing how a man presents himself in those first nine pictures regardless if how he "presents" himself may not align with what is actually true.

In-depth conversation is irrelevant, seeing potential in a mate means nothing. True character means jack all (no matter how much people "claim" it does) If you aren't decked out next to a bunch of friends or posing in front of a car, or if you aren't presenting some marker of wealth or exceptional financial security, you are a ghost to the online dater.

So yeah, good two hours, but a two hours in vain in the larger picture because the foundation of female attraction to men is built on seeing what is presented, always leaving the gullible or unfortunate woman open to men who seek to manipulate and con them. For the one "tinder swindler" that "kinda" goes down, another 5 will spring up. And they will do so until women stop placing top priority on a person's presentation rather than their character and principles.

But I will say I geniunely feek sorry for Cecille. She struck me as the only woman who was sincerely looking for love. The other two seemed like preying on wealthy men was something they did regularly. I hope Cecile finds her love.

Should you watch? Sure. Expect any meaningful change from this documentary? No.

Yeah this guy is a different kind of shyster all together. All I can say is you need to watch this cause it will clearly show you that there is some evil people in the world and that they will do anything to get what they want. This guy has no business being in society or around people and just needs to be locked up and the key thrown away. Matter of fact the great Dennis Miller said it best... "Sometimes you just have to thin the herd". This guy is nothing more than a cold hearted POS... The show will piss you off but definitely worth watching. It really goes to show you always got to look out for yourself and be slow to trust anyone these days. Freaking douche bag...

I can't believe some of the bad reviews on this documentary movie. These women didn't deserve what that guy did to them. They did however learn a harsh lesson and that is to NEVER lend money to someone you don't really know. They couldn't put him in jail for what they did to them because they gave him the money willingly. The guy is out of jail now and probably hasn't learned anything from this at all.