Simon Leviev Biography
Simon Leviev is a conman from Israel who has been convicted of theft, forgery, and fraud. Following the publication of an article by Verdens Gang and the release of a Netflix documentary, his criminal activity became widely known in 2019.
Simon Leviev Age
He is 32 years old as of 27 September 2022. He was born on 27 September 1990 in Ramat Elchanan, Bnei Brak, Israel. He was born as Shimon Yehuda Hayut.
Simon Leviev Girlfriend
Hayut was dating Israeli model Kate Konlin, and the two remained together even after the Netflix documentary aired. However, the two have since broken up, and Konlin has accused Hayut of borrowing money from her and emotionally abusing her, both of which he has done to his other victims.
Simon Leviev Family (Parents and Siblings)
He was born to Yohanan Hayut, the chief rabbi of El Al Airlines. He moved to Brooklyn, New York, in the United States at the age of 15 with his family’s friends, who later accused him of misusing their credit card. According to Felicity Morris’ interviews, Leviev has been committing minor crimes such as check fraud since he was a teenager. He later changed his legal name from Shimon Hayut to Simon Leviev, claiming to be related to Lev Avnerovich Leviev, known as “The King of Diamonds” in Israel.
Simon Leviev Height
He stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches(1.75 m).
Simon Leviev Tinder
In 2022, Netflix released The Tinder Swindler, a video documentary that tells his story as told by some of his victims. According to The Washington Post, Tinder removed Hayut from their app following the release of the documentary. He is also barred from using other Match Group Inc apps such as Match.com, Plenty of Fish, and OkCupid.
Leviev signed with talent manager Gina Rodriguez of Gitoni Inc. in 2022, shortly after the documentary’s release, in the hopes of pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. He also has a Cameo account, charging $200 for personalized videos and $2,000 for business videos.
Simon Leviev Business Website
He later offered “business advice” for a fee via a website, according to The Mirror.
Simon Leviev Bodyguard
He would pretend he was being targeted by his “enemies,” often sending the same messages and images, claiming that his bodyguard had been attacked and asking his victims to help him financially; they would frequently take out bank loans and new credit cards to assist.
Simon Leviev Arrest
He was arrested and sentenced to three years in prison in Finland in 2015 for defrauding several women. When he was apprehended in Finland, he claimed to be an Israeli man born in 1978 and was discovered with two forged Israeli passports, three forged Israeli driver’s licenses, two forged Israeli flight permits, and five forged American Express credit cards. After completing his sentence early, he returned to Israel in 2017 to be recharged and sentenced. According to The Times of Israel, he took on a new identity by changing his legal name to Simon Leviev and fled the country once more.
Interpol apprehended him in Greece in 2019 after he used a forged passport. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison in Israel later that year, but was released five months later due to the coronavirus pandemic. He later offered “business advice” for a fee via a website, according to The Mirror. According to The Times of Israel, he pretended to be a medical worker in 2020 in order to receive the COVID-19 vaccine early.
Attorneys for the Leviev family filed a criminal complaint against Hayut with the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court in February 2022, alleging libelous publications, invasion of privacy, and violation of trademark orders. They filed another criminal complaint against Hayut in July 2022 for slandering the family’s name. The Leviev family’s complaint hearing was postponed after the Israeli prosecutor’s office requested a postponement on the grounds that Simon Leviev is the subject of a criminal investigation for the same offenses.
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