Tinder Swindler Shimon Hayut Launches Safe Love App With 15% Photo-Match Limit

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 3

Shimon Hayut, the 36-year-old convicted fraudster known as the Tinder Swindler, said his Safe Love dating app is in late-stage regulatory review and could launch within days or weeks.
Safe Love would require users to upload a government ID and matching selfie, while rejecting profile photos that differ by more than 15%; an SOS button would also record audio and video and share location with police.
Hayut said his own history using false identities and fake passports gives him the expertise to spot romance scams, framing the app as a way to make online dating safer.
The Online Dating and Discovery Association urged Apple and Google to block the app, arguing a convicted romance fraudster should not run a platform built on trust, but Hayut said the opposition will not stop the launch.
Hayut was convicted in Finland in 2015 and in Israel in 2019 on fraud-related charges tied to romance scams, serving prison time before his notoriety was cemented by the Tinder Swindler label.