Fraud - Swipe Right for Scams: The Tinder Swindler Phenomenon

Episode Two examines the Tinder Swindler phenomenon, where Simon Leviev conned multiple women out of approximately ten million dollars through sophisticated romance fraud. Maxwell Slate dissects how Leviev posed as the son of diamond billionaire Lev Leviev, using private jets and luxury lifestyle funded by previous victims to attract new targets. After building trust through weeks of lavish dates, he'd fabricate emergencies claiming enemies were after him and his accounts were frozen, eventually convincing victims to empty savings and max out credit cards. The fraud unraveled when victims compared stories and discovered identical narratives. Despite media exposure and a Netflix documentary, Leviev served only five months in prison while victims received no restitution, highlighting systemic failures in prosecuting international romance fraud that costs victims over one billion dollars annually in the United States alone.
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