The UK’s Largest Ever Exhibition of African Fashion is Coming to the V&A this Summer
“African fashion is now. It’s not just designers, there’s a whole ecosystem of models, make-up artists, photographers, illustrators – imagine bringing everybody’s work to life season in season out,” says Omoyemi Akerele, founder of Lagos Fashion Week. “Fashion that’s created by our people for our people and for the benefit of growing and developing our economy. This exhibition is important because, for the very first time, fashion from the continent will be viewed from a diverse perspective ...
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Where Is The Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev Now?
Simon Leviev has not been charged for any crimes that may have occurred outside of Israel, including the conning of Cecilie Fjellhøy, Pernilla Sjöholm, or Ayleen Charlotte, who appear in Netflix’s doc. According to The Times of Israel, he allegedly swindled an estimated $10 million dollars from victims across the continent from 2017-to 2019 alone. Cecilie, Pernilla, and Ayleen are still paying off their debts.
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Simon Leviev, Subject Of Netflix’s ‘Tinder Swindler,’ Banned From Dating Apps
In July 2019, Hayut was arrested in Greece and extradited back to Israel, where he was convicted of four fraud charges and ordered to compensate his victims a total of more than $43,000, the Times of Israel reported. He was released after only serving five months of his 15-month sentence. Since his release in May 2020, Hayut has lived as a free man and regularly posted on his Instagram account, which amassed more than 100,000 followers, according to the Times of Israel.
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The Latest on Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev and His victims
Online romance scams are more common than you might think. In September, the FBI reported that its Internet Crime Complaint Center had received more than 1,800 reports relating to online romance scams in 2021 alone. Those complaints accounted for about $133.4 million in losses for people deceived by scammers. After realizing Hayut was a grifter and losing hundreds of thousands of dollars, the three women featured in the documentary -- Cecilie Fjellhøy, Pernilla Sjoholm, and Ayleen Charlotte -- worked with law enforcement ...
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‘The Tinder Swindler’ Simon Leviev Pushes Back Against Netflix Documentary Accusations: ‘They Should Have Arrested Me’
"The Tinder Swindler" follows a group of women who set out to track down a dating app user who they say tricked them out of millions of dollars with the help of the media and local police. By Monday morning, his account was active once again. Many Instagram posts from Hayut's account, who still identifies himself as Leviev, appeared on his story page throughout Monday morning and afternoon. Then, without warning, the account was gone again.
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