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Variety: The Spice of Life: The Tinder Swindler (On Campus)
March 21, 2024 –
ICL Room 624
Institute for Continued Learning Roosevelt
1400 N. Roosevelt Blvd
Schaumburg, IL 60173-4377
1-224-523-6497
This 2022 British true crime documentary tells the story of an Israeli conman who uses the dating app Tinder to contact women; he then tricks them into lending him money that – surprise, surprise - he never repays. After charming them with lavish gifts and dinners on private jets, he later pretends that he has been attacked by one of his “enemies,” but his bodyguard saved him and was hurt. His victims take out bank loans and new credit cards to help him, after which he breaks off contact. It is estimated that this Ponzi scheme enabled him to swindle $10 million from women across the world.
Coordinators: Mike and Marilyn Glass