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Tinder Swindler Arrested Again: £7.4 Million Fraud Scheme

9/15/2025

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Shimon Hayut, the "Tinder Swindler," was arrested in Georgia on September 15, 2025, under an Interpol Red Notice at Batumi International Airport.
He allegedly defrauded women of £7.4 million by claiming to be the son of a billionaire diamond mogul.
Previously convicted of fraud in Israel in 2019, he served five months of a 15-month sentence.
His lawyer is unclear about the reasons for his current arrest.
Hayut is in solitary confinement and will appear in court within 48 hours.

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Shimon Hayut, the "Tinder Swindler," was arrested in Georgia on September 15, 2025, under an Interpol Red Notice at Batumi International Airport.
He allegedly defrauded women of £7.4 million by claiming to be the son of a billionaire diamond mogul.
Previously convicted of fraud in Israel in 2019, he served five months of a 15-month sentence.
His lawyer is unclear about the reasons for his current arrest.
Hayut is in solitary confinement and will appear in court within 48 hours.