Tinder Swindler launches new dating app with identity verification

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Oct, 17:07 · Archive

Shimon Hayut, known as the 'Tinder Swindler', is launching a dating app designed to prevent the fraud he once committed.

Shimon Hayut, the notorious 'Tinder Swindler' also known as Simon Leviev, has launched a dating app called Safe Love. The app is designed to use identity verification to prevent the type of romance fraud that Hayut himself once committed.

Hayut said he created the app in response to criticism that he made dating unsafe. He has stated: 'They say I made the dating environment unsafe. So I thought, "All right. Let's make it safe."' He also claims to have paid his debts.

How it is being reported

• ‘Tinder Swindler’ Simon Leviev launches scam-proof dating app: ‘I’ve paid my debts’New York Post · 4 Oct, 16:58
• ‘Tinder Swindler’ romance fraudster promises ‘safe’ dating app – using intel from con man playbookFox News · 3 Oct, 12:00

In this story: Shimon Hayut · Simon Leviev · Safe Love · Tinder

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