Uncategorized “Swearing from Tinder”: What is this film about
On February 2, Netflix was published by the documentary “Scamirist from the Tinder” about the Israeli fraudster – women from Central and Northern Europe, whom he met in Tinder, became his victims. The result of these acquaintances for heroines was always the same – a broken heart, lack of money and fear for their life. What conclusions can we draw from this story?
The film shot by Felicity Morris has already christened the modern version of “Catch me, if you can” Stephen Spielberg. They really are similar: the main characters are successfully pretending to be other people, fake documents, live at someone else’s expense and remain elusive for the police for a long time. Only now, the Israeli fraudster is unable to get sympathy. We tell you why.
An ideal man
Simon Levaev is the son of a billionaire and CEO of his company, which is engaged in the production of diamonds. What is known about him? By virtue of his work, the man is forced to travel a lot – his Instagram (an extremist organization banned in Russia) is full of photos taken on yachts, private aircraft and in expensive hotels. And he wants to find a loved one.
In the end, he finds him in Tinder – in the person of Norwegian Cecil Fellhol, who moved to London. After meeting for coffee, a man invites her to Bulgaria, where he and his team had to leave for work. And after a couple of days they become a couple.
All the time being on business trips, Simon could not often see his girlfriend, but still seemed to be an ideal partner: he was constantly in touch, sent cute videos and audio messages, gave flowers and expensive gifts, said that he saw her wife and mother of his children. And after a couple of months he proposed to live together.
But at one point everything has changed dramatically
Enemies – competitors in diamond business who threatened Simon, tried to kill him. As a result, his bodyguard suffered, and the businessman was forced to abandon all his accounts and bank cards – so that he could not track down.
So Cecile began to help his partner with money, because he must continue to work, flying to negotiations, no matter what. Gave the bank card taken to her name, then took a loan, the second, third … And after a while she found that she lives with nine loans and the constant promises of Simon, that he would “be“ about ”and would return everything and return everything.
Shimon Hayat, as the name of the millionaire is actually, of course, did not return anything and continued to travel around Europe, deceiving other women. But still he was caught-thanks to the general work of journalists, police and other victims, with whose stories the director also introduces us.
Tinder is evil?
After the release, the film headed the weekly rating of the most
viewed Netflix projects and won first place in the trends of the streaming service in Russia-only a couple of days ago, having shifted in second place due to the series about the Russian fraudster.
Why is it so popular? For several reasons at once. Firstly, stories about romantic swindlers were not uncommon both 10 years ago and now. What in Europe, what in Russia. This is a painful topic.
Secondly, because the story of each victim begins with dating in Tinder. Disputes about why dating applications are needed and whether you can find a loved one in them, it seems, will never end.
And the released film has become a new argument for those who do not believe in the acting application
However, the victims of the scammer Tincer himself completely do not blame-Cecil even continues to use it, as he still hopes to meet with a person close in spirit and interests. Therefore, you can not rush to delete the application. But some conclusions, based on what the deceived women said, should be done.
Why did the fraudulent scheme work
The heroines of the film emphasized many times that Simon seemed to them an amazing person. According to them, he has such natural magnetism that after an hour of communication it seemed as if they had been familiar for 10 years. He was likely to be this: he knew how to find the right words, he knew when it was worth changing himself, so that the partner would get bored and attached to him even more. But he easily read when it was not worth crushing – for example, he did not insist on a relationship, realizing that he could get money from her and as a friend.
As the psychologist and specialist in the relationship of Zoe Klyus explains, the fact that Simon took up a “love bombing” played a special role in what happened – in particular, offered women to crucify as soon as possible.
“When events develop too fast, the excitement that we experience bypasses our conscious, rational and logically thinking mind and penetrates the subconscious. But the subconscious cannot distinguish reality from imagination-this is where the problems begin, ”the expert says. – As a result, everything seems very real. This can lead you to make wrong decisions “.
However, there are other reasons why women to the last believed the swindler.
