The Tinder Swindler
Modern love is a dangerous game.
2022 | 114m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Felicity Morris |
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| Writer: | |
| Staring: |
| Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, an Israeli conman wooed women online then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now, some victims plan for payback. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 02, 2022 |
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| Director: | Felicity Morris |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Crime, Documentary |
| Keywords | con man, fraud, dating, con, meeting on the internet, social media, online dating, desperate, payback, cautionary, scammer, conman, internet crime, fraudster, audacious, love betrayal, romance scam, web of lies, financial scam |
| Production Companies | RAW, Gaspin Media, AGC Studios |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Shimon Yehuda Hayut | Self (archive footage) |
| Cecilie Fjellhøy | Self |
| Pernilla Sjöholm | Self |
| Ayleen Charlotte | Self |
| Kristoffer Kumar | Self |
| Erlend Ofte Arntsen | Self |
| Natalie Remøe Hansen | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Felicity Morris | Director |
| Julian Hart | Editor |
| Greg Gettens | Sound Supervisor |
| Maria Kelly | Dialogue Editor |
| Ludovic Lasserre | Sound Recordist |
| Arvid Lind | Sound Recordist |
| Chad Orororo | Sound Designer |
| George Trevis | Sound Recordist |
| Sam Alberg | Additional Gaffer |
| Arjen Berkenbosch | Gaffer |
| Edgar Dubrovsky | Director of Photography |
| Jarl Grantin Johnsen | Gaffer |
| Gary Kent | Steadicam Operator |
| Niels Roosendaal | First Assistant Camera |
| Joe Simon | Additional Photography |
| Jessica Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Nageena Ahmed | Production Executive |
| Kate Leonard-Morgan | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Rowan Lee-Potter | Production Manager |
| Lily McGinn | Researcher |
| Josh Goodwin | Production Runner |
| Robin Whalley | Assistant Editor |
| Luís M. Ferreira | Assistant Editor |
| Rachael Yates | Post Production Supervisor |
| Simon James | Post Production Coordinator |
| Ross Baker | Colorist |
| Des Murray | Online Editor |
| Jake Davies | Digital Intermediate |
| Nirupama Rajendran | Sound Effects Editor |
| Gary Welch | Music Supervisor |
| Stacey Begbie | Production Accountant |
| Name | Title |
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| Bernadette Higgins | Producer |
| Eric Levy | Executive Producer |
| Lourdes Diaz | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Gaspin | Executive Producer |
| Jean-Mark Bou Mansour | Producer |
| Bart Layton | Executive Producer |
| Sam Starbuck | Executive Producer |
| Stuart Ford | Executive Producer |
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What a wild story. Whenever I see a film with this kind of subject matter, there's always a certain amount of lack of understanding about what kind of person could do such a thing. Kind of crazy that even after the women went to a competent "biggest in Norway" newspaper, the photographers had such b ... ad ops abilities that our Swindler noticed them right away.
I was one of those who wondered, how on earth do people _still_ get scammed by these con artists of dating scene; but the insane lengths these criminals go through to get money completely caught me off-guard. A detailed story told by a swindler's victims, and technically the criminal himself, wit ... h the absolutely _harrowing_ voice messages he sent. Despite the length of nearly two hours, I was engaged and invested all the way. I felt the sadness, frustration and fear of these women. This documentary is doing a favor to everyone, who might benefit from knowing one of the patterns these scammers use, and everyone, who is unable to see this problem existing in the first place. This is a really well put together documentary. One thing that had me suspicious about it was _the title_ of it. I really didn't believe this was going to be good based on that alone, but I was happy to be proven wrong. The ladies of this film have been able to pay off their debts with the help of a GoFundMe -campaign. The con artist has been arrested (_at the time of this review_).