The swindler Shimon Hayut, who made women fall in love with him and defrauded them out of millions, announced the creation of his own dating application. The pseudo-son of Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev said it would be fraud-proof and surpass all online dating platforms. However, the ODDA Association, which advocates for the safety of communication on the Internet, opposed Hayut’s idea. Lenta.ru found out what’s wrong with the app of the main seducer from Tinder.
The idea for the startup came to the mind of a swindler when he was deceiving women on Tinder
Hayut is better known to the general public as Simon Leviev. This is how he introduced himself to women on Tinder and, under the guise of the son of Israeli businessman Lev Leviev, defrauded them of about $10 million. In a documentary on the Netflix streaming service, victims spoke about the debts they had to pay for months after an affair with a scammer.
Now Hayut has announced the creation and imminent launch of his own dating application, Safe Love. According to him, the idea of creating it came to him back in the days of fraudulent activity. In addition, he admitted that the development was influenced by his unsuccessful experience of online dating with a transgender person (the international LGBT public movement is recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation).
Hayut assures that his platform will have stricter user identification requirements than other services. So, to register with Safe Love, you will need to add a government-issued ID and take a selfie. Moreover, if the photos uploaded to your profile differ from the selfie by 15 percent, they will be automatically rejected.
The creator emphasizes that his extensive experience in scams makes him an ideal candidate to fight them. “I know what fake passports look like. No one has ever asked me a single question about them. I know how to challenge the system,” he boasted.
In addition, Hayut plans to introduce an SOS button into the application: it can be pressed if the user feels unsafe during a date. According to him, by activating it, the phone will begin to record video and audio, which will be immediately transmitted to law enforcement agencies.
The criminal's platform is currently undergoing regulatory compliance, which must be completed before launching. “It may take a few days, it may take a few weeks, but hopefully it will happen as soon as possible,” Hayut assured.
Few people liked Shimon Hayut's idea
However, representatives of the Online Dating and Matchmaking Association (ODDA), which includes dating services Tinder, Match.com and Hinge, opposed Hayut's idea and sent a letter to Google and Apple calling on them not to allow the application to be placed in their stores. They believe that the scammer's platform poses a particular danger to single people. “We believe that no app store wants to be a platform that allows a fraudster to return to the very environment in which he committed his crimes,” the appeal says.
Hayut himself does not take criticism seriously. He stressed that the ODDA complaint will not affect his efforts to launch the app. According to the swindler, the association feels threatened that his idea will turn out to be excellent.
At the same time, Hayut notes that he is aware of his responsibility to future users of his application. “If something goes wrong, I can’t say: “We have a failure in the system.” “I am automatically found guilty of the charges,” he explained.
What was Shimon Hayut accused of?
In 2019, Hayut was charged with fraud and sentenced to 15 months in prison. However, after five months he was released for good behavior, became a business consultant and continued to maintain an account on social networks.
In 2022, after the release of the Netflix film “The Tinder Scammer,” reports appeared that Hayut would appear in court in a lawsuit filed by the real family of Israeli businessman Lev Leviev, whose son he pretended to be while meeting the victims. The owner of the largest diamond manufacturer LLD Diamonds, Chagit Leviev and the daughter of Lev Leviev told reporters that for many years they had received complaints from women who suffered from the actions of the swindler.
The first hearing in the case of damage to the image of Lev Leviev’s family took place only in March 2024. Despite the legal proceedings, Hayut did not stop running social networks and actively demonstrated his luxurious life to his subscribers.
