“Send Money Now, My Enemies are After Me” South Africans Gripped by Netflix Doccie The Tinder Swindler

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The Tinder Swindler has been trending on South African social media networks as viewers flock to watch the a new true-crime documentary on Netflix. 

The documentary tells the story of Shimon Hayut or Simon Leviev a convicted fraudster born in Israel who filmmakers claim scammed dozens of victims, mainly women, for an estimated $10-million (about R156-million) after matching with them online on Tinder. 

Radio presenter Anele Mdoda is among the thousands of people who have been left shocked by “The Tinder Swindler”.

Mdoda tweeted: “Send money now, MY ENEMIES ARE AFTER ME” 

Interpol eventually nabbed Leviev in Greece and the Israeli police were able to extradite him for fraud, which lead to a charge of 15 months in prison.

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