The "Rich Guy" Lie - Why Tinder Swindlers and Romance Cons Work

🌏 Get exclusive NordVPN deal here ➵ https://NordVPN.com/thetake It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!✌ The Tinder Swindler tells the unbelievable true story of how Simon Leviev pretended to be the son of a diamond billionaire to seduce women and get them to fund his expensive lifestyle. In recent years there’ve been many examples of similar romance scammers who use the promise of money and status to dupe women into relationships. So what is it about a seemingly wealthy man that blinds so many women to the facts in front of their eyes? It’s not fair to blame these victims or simply assume they’re shallow and materialistic when there’s a much bigger cultural problem at play here. If you like this video, subscribe to our channel and support us: Join our Patreon:   / thetake   Follow our TikTok:   / thisisthetake   Twitter:   / thisisthetake   Website: https://the-take.com/ We are The Take (formerly ScreenPrism). 00:00 Why do we fall for relationship scammers? 02:08 How women are conditioned to fall for rich guys 05:23 Nord VPN 06:28 The regular woman as savior storytelling device 08:58 Scam culture is getting worse in the digital age 11:30 How to avoid these con artists