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Tinder Swindler 'Simon Leviev' reacts to show and vows to 'share his side of story'

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The con artist at the heart of Netflix's latest phenomenon, The Tinder Swindler, has vowed to share his side of the story.The documentary follows several women on their mission to track down the man who tricked them into giving him tens of thousands of dollars after meeting him on a dating app.

Shimon Hayut, 31, known to his victims as Simon Leviev, is estimated to have stolen $10m (£7.4m) through expensive dates and manipulative ploys.

He was arrested and sentenced to 15 months on fraud, theft and forgery charges in December 2019, but only served five months of his sentence, being released on 'good behaviour' in May 2020.

Following the release of the Netflix series on Wednesday 2 February, Shimon quickly gained over 200,000 followers on Instagram after just two days.

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