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'The Tinder Swindler' Simon Leviev Is Being Sued By The Family He Pretended To Belong To

The real "King of Diamonds" is not happy with his fake "son."

'The Tinder Swindler' Simon Leviev.

'The Tinder Swindler' Simon Leviev.

Global Staff Writer

Simon Leviev, a convicted fraudster and the subject of Netflix's The Tinder Swindler, is facing some major consequences for his claims.

Leviev, who was born Shimon Hayut, is being sued by Lev Leviev, the so-called "King of Diamonds" whom he claimed was his dad.

The real Leviev and his family are suing the conman in Israel for misrepresenting himself using their name, NBC News reports. They're accusing him of pretending to be Lev Leviev's son and "receiving numerous benefits" because of it, while doing harm to the family's name, according to court documents obtained by NBC and People.

The Netflix documentary shows how the fake Leviev claimed to be a "prince" of the businessman's family, and how he used that story to find women on dating apps and lure them into lending him hundreds of thousands of dollars.

"Shimon Hayut is a fraud who stole our family’s identity and has tried to exploit our good name to con victims out of millions of dollars," Chagit Leviev, Lev's real daughter, said in a statement to NBC.

The Leviev family's attorney told NBC that this lawsuit is one of many to come.

The lawsuit is the latest punishment to hit Leviev, who has also been kicked off of Tinder and other dating apps.

His Instagram account was also deleted, although he has since opened a new account that he uses to promote his various new business ventures, including a line of merch and paid appearances on Cameo.

Leviev was wanted in several countries on fraud allegations back in 2019, and he was ultimately convicted of theft, fraud and forgery in Israel. He ended up serving five months behind bars and was later released for good behaviour.

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    • Cata Balzano (she/her) was a Staff Writer for the Narcity Global Desk. With a Communications degree from Florida International University, she has worked with the Miami Herald, Billboard, Variety, and Telemundo within other media names, covering pop culture, fashion, entertainment and travel. Originally from South Florida, Cata grew up in a Colombian-Italian household, where she grasped a sense of a multicultural lifestyle from an early age. Cata speaks four languages, proudly owns three passports, and she has lived in Bogotá, New York City, Miami, London and the French Riviera before relocating to Rome in 2022. When she's not away exploring a new city, she is spending time around Italy with her French bulldog, Bentley.
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