This Netflix documentary tells of an Israeli conman who swindled several EU women out of large amounts of money. He'd meet them on Tinder, pretend to be a billionaire, promise marriage and babies, and then experience "temporary financial problems" that would necessitate the girlfriends' assistance.
When the women figured out what was happening and went to the police, it became clear that nobody would ever prosecute the fraud. The crook was hopping all over the EU. Which jurisdiction should prosecute him? No borders means no policing for criminals who move fast enough. As a result, the Tinder Swindler is living it up in Israel and continuing his cons.
What really got to me, though, is the story of one of his victims, a Norwegian woman called Cecilie. She's been on... guess how many Tinder dates.
Over 1,200.
Then, she met the Tinder Swindler. And now she's back on Tinder.
The crook weaseled $250,000 out of her. She'll be indigent her whole life. And she still says, "But why not? It's not Tinder that caused the problem!"
1,200 men. There's no likelihood that they were all bad. You hear about consumer mentality in dating but then you see a case like this, and it's downright scary.
An excellent documentary that is disturbing and funny at the same time.
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