Shimon Yehuda Hayut, an alleged criminal who pretended to be the son of a millionaire to convince women to lend him large sums of money, was arrested in a joined operation of police and Interpol on June 28, Maariv reported. Cecilie Schroder Fjellhoy, a Norwegian citizen who currently lives in London, was troubled to discover that the man she had been dating for months, Simon Leviev, hadn't paid her back a sum of $500,000 that she loaned him.She was comfortable giving him the money because, with a private jet, a bodyguard and a secretary - he appeared to be a wealthy businessman able to repay the money. Their dates took her to Amsterdam and Oslo where she was treated to a life of luxury, indicating she was dating a man of substantial wealth.
"Everything I thought he was, was a lie," Fjellhoy told the site. "It's like you're brainwashed in a way I never believed I could be."Maariv reported Hayut was able to leave the country in the past using a false passport and attempted to con women in Finland but was caught and sent to prison, after which he was deported.