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Tinder Swindler victims on reaction to hit Netflix show - from Cardi B tweet to police involvement

It's the show we haven't stopped talking about and after only being available on Netflix for one week, The Tinder Swindler has topped Netflix's global most-watched list.

The documentary follows Israeli con artist Simon Leviev, who used dating app Tinder to get women to "lend" him hundreds of thousands of pounds to fuel his "lavish" lifestyle.

At the time, his victims had no idea about what he was doing but things started to become clear as they grew suspicious of his actions.

The Netflix hit also shows the two women who are still suffering from Simon's actions - Cecilie Fjellhøy and Pernilla Sjöholm - who have spoken out since documentary aired last week, as reports the Mirror.

Speaking to OK! Magazine, they spoke about their hopes to see Simon behind bars, the 'trashy' celebrity reaction to The Tinder Swindler and their hopes for the future.

Cecilie Fjellhà has opened up about what happened afterwards (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Net)

The two women have been contacted by others who were affected.

Cecilie has revealed she wants to Simon behind bars, but she has shared her doubts after saying the police have been silent over the whole case.

She told the publication: "People often ask me, ‘How has he got away with it? What are the police doing?’ And I have to say, ‘Your guess is as good as mine’. The truth is, I haven’t heard back from the police officer who was supposed to be chasing my case. I have no idea what’s going on.

"I’m desperate to see Simon behind bars but any day in court would be about protecting him from other people - it wouldn’t be about giving me the chance to say something to him.

"I just want him in jail so he can’t do this to anyone else. He doesn’t deserve my time but he does deserve to serve time for what he’s done to so many people and companies across Europe."

Cecilie added that she is "bothered" by celebrities including French Montana and Cardi B tweeting about the show and how they have previously met Simon.

She says that the police have been silent (ITV)

She said: "That’s what they’re doing after watching the documentary and seeing women in pain.

"They have all that power and such a big following and instead of sending some sort of a message about the pain he’s caused, they just want to show that they met him.

"Some people think the same when they meet me. They smile and want a picture like this was a performance - not a traumatic experience.

"When I listen to some of the voicenotes Simon sent me on the documentary or on a podcast, they still make me cry. It’s like the trauma of it is right there in my face again.

"The outpouring of love has been tremendous from all over the world but I still feel scared that I’m not going to get peace and be able to put it behind me."

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