The Tinder-swindler was also in Switzerland on the way

Its mesh is as simple as it is ingenious: Shimon Hayut's under a false name as the heir to a billion-dollar diamond Empire. In the role of a shrewd businessman, he suggests companies allegedly lucrative transactions. His Entourage: a personal assistant and a Bodyguard.

On the Dating App Tinder, he flirts with women, is the charming Gentleman, until he asks eventually, money. He sometimes waits for months. He chats with them on the phone, sent expressions of Love. Some of it in fancy restaurants, stayed in the best Hotels, flying with them, even with his private jet due to the world - to the women trust him completely. Only then can the requirements: 10'000 Euro advance payment, a multi-million business to conclude. Unlimited access to the credit card to the competition to travel undetected.

But Simon Leviev, as Hayut's called, is blown. Two of the victims, Cecilie Fjellhoy from Norway and Pernilla Sjoholm from Sweden, have reported to the authorities and the press turned. The Norwegian bouldevard magazine VG, signed the swindler career of the 28-year-old Israeli in a months-long Search, on the basis of chat logs, credit card records and police files such as Sweden, Norway, England, USA, Germany, Finland – Hayut has led as a result, since 2008 at least a dozen women, married couples and companies behind the light. Even his American host parents in New York, he buttoned up the money.

in Total, he is said to have converted scammed over 600'000 Swiss francs. In Finland, he was sentenced in 2016 due to multiple fraud to a prison sentence, and then in 2017, extradited to Israel. There, he came out on bail and has since disappeared.

video recordings with Swiss Limousine

and Now research shows this newspaper, that Hayut was also in Switzerland. On the basis of documents, chat logs, and statements from several women in his travels to Zurich, you can keep track of. Some of them only weeks before he was unmasked by the Norwegian newspaper.

This Video sends Hayut on 13. January Sjoholm. Video: Private

in mid-January on a Sunday afternoon Pernilla Sjoholm receives a Video of Hayut, which shows him in a village in the mountains. "The car remained stuck in the snow, unbelievable!" the well-dressed Israeli in the camera says. The number plate of the luxurious sedan is in the Canton of Appenzell-Innerrhoden registered, the holder is to hire a car in Basel. An employee of a towing service in the Background to get rid of the Cadillac Escalade. The lettering on the work jacket shows that It is a family business in the heart of Kitzbühel in Tyrol. Not even two hours drive from Munich, Zurich is just over four and a half.

Just days later, Hayut visited the Swede in Stockholm. "I'm coming with the flight LX1254 of Zurich," he writes to her on may 17. January. She replies: "Perfect, see you soon!" Sjoholm believes this date is still to be the best friend of a cosmopolitan millionaire.

excerpt from the chat log between Sjoholm and Hayut. Photo: Private

Meanwhile, flirts Shimon Hayut under the name of Michael and Fabienne Sour*. Also, you don't want to make information to your Person. From chat logs, which she shares with this newspaper, but it is clear that she is in Switzerland. At the end of January, she breaks off contact with the Israeli.

Several flights over Zurich

But Hayuts tracks lead earlier in the Switzerland. Different credit cards of his victims, he Bay from March 2018 several flights with Zurich as an intermediate destination.

In November Hayut hits the German Annika Schweiger* in Munich, they met on Tinder. After the second Meeting, she breaks the contact. She wants to remain anonymous, Details to your Person, you are no known. She says but this newspaper: Hayut for business trips with the car to Zürich hazards.

With Sjoholms credit card: Hayut booked under a false name several flights via Zurich. To enlarge

Then, at the end of January, for Pernilla Sjoholm everything. The tabloid VG contacted you and reveals the truth about the man she thinks is Simon Leviev and with the leads for months, an intense friendship. "For me, the world collapsed," says Sjoholm in an interview with this newspaper.

from then on, she is working with the Norwegian reporters, in order to Hayuts machinations to uncover. To do this, arranged a Meeting in Munich for the 2. February, where the VG-journalists get to him for the first Time to face him on the basis of police images are identified. In the run-up to Sjoholm tried to bring about the Swedish police have a warrant in Munich. Unsuccessfully, Shimon Hayut leaves unmolested. According to Zurich, says the Swede.

Hayut: it's All a big lie

Israel disappointed business partner on the track, says Uri Blau, the researched for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz to Hayut. Some have even hired private detectives to his machinations to uncover. Blue is even assumed, that Hayut with dubious investors, Deals, more money earned, as with Tinder acquaintances. "There's a lot of it is still in the dark," says the Reporter.

On issues of this newspaper to his trickery and his stays in Switzerland Hayut replies that it's all a big lie, he didn't done something. Then he threatens with a lawsuit, if it will be written.

at the end of February, the German police is still investigation. And the Munich public Prosecutor's office Hayut today opened Friday a criminal case against Shimon., as is known to this newspaper. Thus, the Israeli is wanted in seven countries. In Switzerland, neither the Zurich cantonal police have still Remain the Federal office of police Fedpol information about Shimon Hayuts.

The Tinder-fibber remains on the run.

*name (editor-in-Tamedia)

Created: 08.03.2019, 17:35 PM