Cecilie Fjellhoy
(Picture: Photo credit: Joshua Wilks/Netflix.)As the documentary about the Tinder Swindler reaches number 1 on the Netflix viewing charts, we talk with Cecilie Fjellhoy - one of the main victims of Isreali fraudster Shimon Hayut.
What started with a date in a posh London hotel led to Cecilie being conned out of hundreds of thousands of pounds by a man she thought was her lover.
The documentary revealed Shimon Hayut called himself ‘Simon Leviev’ and falsely claimed to be the rich son of a diamond mine owner, to get his victims’ attention and impress on first dates.
Now, Cecilie has vowed to support future fraud victims - and has set up the Action Reaction Foundation, to provide help to those who fall victim to fraud.
Cecilie tells the Evening Standard what she went through in the documentary, why she set up the foundation, and discusses her plans to support fraud victims in London in the future.
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