The Tinder Swindler has taken Netflix by storm, and apparently he’s now on TikTok.
Spoilers ahead!
The documentary tells the story of Simon Leviev, or Shimon Hayut, an Israeli scam artist was allegedly at the centre of a £7.4m Ponzi scheme. He would sweep women off their feet in the initial stages of dating while purporting to be the son of an Israeli diamond tycoon. But soon, he would claim his “enemies” were on his tail and he would ask the women to send him money to fund his security.
After just spending a short stint in prison, he’s now out and living it up with his new girlfriend in Israel.
When the documentary was released, he deleted his Instagram before reactivating it briefly to post a statement to deny that he is a “fraud”.
A TikTok account, using the same username as his Instagram, has cropped up in recent days.
According to The Tab, the account features a selection of videos and pictures that were not seen on the documentary or on his Instagram.
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The bio on the account reads: “My part of the story Coming Soon. Have an amazing day everyone!” It also claims he has a new Instagram.
The account has so far garnered 43,000 followers and 120,000 likes, and the videos have each received hundreds of thousands of views.
However, there are a few things that don’t add up.
The first video to the account was only posted six days ago, and the videos seem clipped in a way that appears to take them out of context.
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