Simon Leviev, whose real name is Shimon Hayut, who happens to be the subject of the Netflix true-crime documentary ‘The Tinder Swindler
’ is being sued by the real Leviev family for millions of dollars for pretending to be a part of their lineage as he allegedly scammed women he met on the dating app .
According to a lawsuit filed in Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court in Israel, t
he Leviev family accused Simon Leviev of “making false representations as being the son of Lev Leviev and receiving numerous benefits including material ones, cunningly and using false words, claiming to be a member of the Leviev Family, and that his family Leviev will pay and bear the costs of his benefits,” according to a lawsuit filed in Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court in Israel.
The Leviev family’s attorney, Guy Ophir, said in a statement on Monday,
“In the next faze we will file a monetary suit against Simon and any other affiliate that will work with him, including some websites that have Joint ventures with Simon and/or have offered to buy cameos from him,” the attorney said in a statement. “Anyone that will try to capitalize from this scheme will be sued.”
However, in a statement, the daughter of Lev Leviev, Chagit Leviev said the lawsuit was the “first step” to ensure that Hayut “face justice and get the sentence he deserves.”
“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. He has no relation to the Leviev family and has no affiliation with our company LLD Diamonds.”
“I am relieved that his real identity and actions have been globally exposed, and hopefully this will bring an end to his unscrupulous actions,” Chagit added.
