The man at the centre of Netflix series The Tinder Swindler has denied that he is a “fraud”.
“If I was a fraud why would I act on Netflix I mean they should have arrested me when we were still shooting [sic],” Hayut wrote on Instagram Stories.
The series estimates that Shimon Hayut (known to his victims as Simon Leviev) stole $10m (£7.4m) over the years after luring his victims with expensive dates in order to gain their trust.
However, on Monday (7 February), Hayut returned to Instagram where he posted a defence of himself and criticised the women he scammed.