Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler tells of Israeli conman Simon Leviev, who used the dating app to contact women who he then persuaded to “lend” him money to fuel his lavish lifestyle.
But his crimes had devastating consequences. Norwegian Cecilie Fjellhøy, 34, lost more than £200,000 to Leviev, while Swede Pernilla Sjöholm, 35, lost more than £60,000. And because of interest rates, their debt is rising.
In 2019, Leviev served five months of a 15-month jail sentence for unrelated fraud charges and he is now free. In an exclusive chat, the two women reflect on life since the documentary – which clocked 45.8 million hours viewed in its first week – and their fight to see the crook back in prison.
