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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-copy-3/
- Published: 2025-09-24T18:30:31.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-24T18:30:30.000Z
- Description: Shimon Hayut, 34, also known as Simon Leviev, was arrested on Sunday at Batumi International Airport after several hours of questioning, according to his lawyer.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> An Israeli man whose exploits were chronicled in [the 2022 Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/stuff-to-watch/300512508/the-tinder-swindler-why-this-might-just-be-netflixs-best-truecrime-series-yet?ref=goodoil.news) has been detained in Georgia, after Germany requested his extradition over accusations of fraud, his lawyer said.  
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> Shimon Hayut, 34, also known as Simon Leviev, was arrested on Sunday at Batumi International Airport after several hours of questioning, according to his lawyer, Sagiv Rotenberg.  
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> A Georgian court ruled on Tuesday that Hayut would remain in custody for three months or until a decision is made on Germany’s extradition request, [the New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/world/europe/tinder-swindler-simon-leviev-arrested.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.oE8.mc2C.uIMk%5FMjKNONo&smid=url-share&ref=goodoil.news) reported.  
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> Hayut’s story gained worldwide attention after the Netflix documentary alleged that he swindled millions of dollars from women he met on Tinder by posing as the son of a diamond tycoon.  
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> The film depicted him as dazzling his dates with private jets and luxury hotels before persuading them to open credit lines or take out loans, then vanishing.  
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> Hayut has previously denied the allegations.  
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