‘Tinder Swindler’ Shimon Hayut arrested in Georgia on Interpol request

Cecilie Fjellhoy, Ayleen Charlotte and Pernilla Sjöholm were swindled out of tens of thousands of euros. Picture: Netflix

A convicted con artist who was the focus of the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler has been arrested in Georgia on Interpol’s request, officials have said.

Shimon Yehuda Hayut, also known as Simon Leviev, was taken into custody as he arrived at Batumi international airport in the south-west of the country.