Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev Plans New Dating App to Fight Scammers
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Simon Leviev, the "Tinder Swindler," is launching a new dating app called "Safe Love" designed to protect users from scammers and fake profiles. Leviev, who has prior fraud convictions, claims his past experiences uniquely qualify him to combat online deception. The Online Dating Industry Association has already called on app stores to block the platform due to its association with Leviev.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Simon Leviev, the "Tinder Swindler," is launching a new dating app called "Safe Love."
- The app aims to identify fake profiles, liars, and potential scams for users.
- Leviev claims his past as a con artist gives him unique insight into fighting fraud.
- He has prior convictions for fraud, theft, and forgery in Israel and Finland.
- An industry group has asked app stores to block the app due to Leviev's involvement.
Simon Leviev, the man known as the "Tinder Swindler," who gained global notoriety from a Netflix documentary detailing accusations of defrauding women, is now developing a new dating app. Leviev, whose birth name is Shimon Yehuda Hayut, claims the app, tentatively named "Safe Love," will help users identify fake profiles, liars, and potential scams.
In an interview with ITV's "This Morning," Leviev stated that his past experiences as a con artist provide him with unique insight into how fraudsters operate. He admitted to knowing "how to lie, how to cheat, how to manipulate," and acknowledged his past convictions for fraud, theft, and forgery in Israel and Finland. He served part of a 15-month sentence in Israel, reduced to about five months.
However, the allegations featured in the Netflix documentary are separate from his Israeli conviction. Leviev maintains he is a reformed individual and that his knowledge of fraudulent tactics will enable him to protect users on his new platform.
Despite Leviev's intentions, the "Safe Love" app is already facing opposition. The Online Dating Industry Association (ODDA) has reportedly contacted Apple and Google, urging them to review the risks associated with distributing an app linked to Leviev.
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