The Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev Apprehended at Batumi Airport: International Conman Arrested in Georgia
Simon Leviev, known as the Israeli conman featured in the Netflix documentary "The Tinder Swindler," has been apprehended at Batumi Airport in Georgia, according to reports from Rustavi 2 television, citing the country's Interior Ministry. Leviev was wanted internationally for his fraudulent activities. The documentary, released on Netflix in 2022, sheds light on Leviev's scheme of deceiving women by posing as a wealthy individual and scamming them out of their money without any plans of returning it. Leviev's history includes a previous arrest in Greece in 2019 for using a fake passport, leading to his extradition to Israel.