The devious tactics ‘Tinder Swindler’ used to con singles out of $10M
nypost.comNetflix’s jaw-dropping new documentary “The Tinder Swindler” (out Feb. 2) tells Fjellhoy’s story and those of two other Leviev victims: Swedish marketing exec Pernilla Sjoholm and Dutch fashionista Ayleen Charlotte.“When I saw Simon’s pictures, he had the kind of look that I like,” Fjellhoy says in the film.
Leviev’s profile showed a man who appeared to live a jet-setting life full of stylish suits and designer clothes, sipping cocktails on exotic beaches and attending high-powered business meetings.
Fjellhoy had no reason to doubt that he was the “Prince of Diamonds” that he portrayed himself to be. She even Googled him, and found that there was indeed a billionaire Russian-Israeli diamond mogul, Lev Leviev a k a “The King of Diamonds,” who she took to be her suitor’s father.
In reality, the two men weren’t related, and Lev doesn’t have a son named Simon. “This guy is just having a very different life than I ever would experience, I was just thinking it would be kind of cool to meet up,” Fjellhoy says.After several lavish dates, including one on a private jet, Leviev asked Fjellhoy to be his girlfriend and started referring to her as his “future wife.” But, since he traveled constantly for his supposed work, much of their relationship was long-distance, conducted through texts and calls with occasional visits.
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