Simon Leviev (born Shimon Hayut), the Israeli con artist known as the “Tinder Swindler” from the 2022 Netflix documentary, was arrested on September 14, 2025, upon arriving at Batumi International Airport in Georgia. The arrest followed an Interpol Red Notice, though the specific grounds remain unclear even to his lawyer, who noted that Leviev had been traveling freely worldwide prior to the detention. Georgian authorities confirmed the arrest but provided no further details at the time.

This marks his first known arrest since 2019, when he was detained in Greece, extradited to Israel, and convicted of fraud, forgery, and theft (serving only five months of a 15-month sentence).