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Podcast: You Can’t Make This Up
Episode: The Making of a Swindler, Part 3
Description: Years before he was pretending to be a millionaire playboy, Simon Leviev was Shimon Hayut, the son of an Orthodox rabbi from a small town near Tel Aviv. In this final episode we take a deep dive into Shimon’s younger years. We’ll hear the true tale of his upbringing, his earliest crimes, and a chilling story that shines a new light on the making of a Swindler.The Making of a Swindler is a companion to the documentary, The Tinder Swindler, now on Netflix. The Making of A Swindler is a produ...