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A young man's fake Tinder persona of an attractive blonde woman was so convincing he managed to persuade an active police officer to hand over his patrol car and body armour vest.
Tyler Rawiri Tetera, then 23 and long fascinated with police, used the car and vest in an elaborate sex-money scam, swindling tens of thousands of dollars in total from three victims. They bought him iPhones, a car, and in at least one case, had sex with him.
Court documents tell the story of an easily bored young man skilled at using superficial charm and deceit to create chaos.
Suppression orders on Tetera's identity and file were lifted last week, shedding light on his spree of lies and deception from January 2020 until his arrest in March the following year.
The New Zealand case follows another case of deceit overseas that involved the same dating app. Netflix crime documentary The Tindler Swindler, released this year, tells of Israeli conman Simon Leviev (born Shimon Hayut) who used the app to connect with women who he then emotionally manipulated into financially supporting his lavish lifestyle. He told them he needed the money to escape his "enemies".
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Tyler Rawiri Tetera, then 23 and long fascinated with police, used the car and vest in an elaborate sex-money scam, swindling tens of thousands of dollars in total from three victims. They bought him iPhones, a car, and in at least one case, had sex with him.
Court documents tell the story of an easily bored young man skilled at using superficial charm and deceit to create chaos.
Suppression orders on Tetera's identity and file were lifted last week, shedding light on his spree of lies and deception from January 2020 until his arrest in March the following year.
The New Zealand case follows another case of deceit overseas that involved the same dating app. Netflix crime documentary The Tindler Swindler, released this year, tells of Israeli conman Simon Leviev (born Shimon Hayut) who used the app to connect with women who he then emotionally manipulated into financially supporting his lavish lifestyle. He told them he needed the money to escape his "enemies".
Man poses as attractive blonde woman, convinces police officer to hand over patrol car
A young man's fake Tinder persona of an attractive blonde woman was so convincing he managed to persuade an active police officer to hand over his patrol car and body armour vest.
www.rnz.co.nz
Just. Keep. Reading. The article. It just won't stop...
