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Love Con Revenge is Netflix's newest true crime docuseries, and the obvious question fans are asking is if it's a straight-up sequel to The Tinder Swindler. The answer is no, but the connection is undeniable.
Instead of continuing Simon Leviev's saga, this show looks at a wider lens, with Cecilie Fjellhoy (the original victim from The Tinder Swindler) stepping into the spotlight, but this time as an investigator helping others who have faced romance fraud.
The link between Love Con Revenge and The Tinder Swindler
When The Tinder Swindler was released on Netflix in 2022, it exploded into a cultural moment. Millions of people all around the world watched Cecilie Fjellhey bravely talk about how Simon Leviev swept her off her feet only to swindle her out of life-changing sums of money. The documentary turned the name "Tinder Swindler" into something that would be known for online romance scams.
That very exposure is what leads us to Love Con Revenge. After the film aired, Cecilie received messages from people across the world sharing similar stories of betrayal. These accounts weren't small-scale heartbreaks; they involved bank account savings being drained, fake businesses, and fake identities, you name it, and you've got it. Cecilie, who once felt alone, suddenly saw a community of victims who needed their voices to be heard out loud as well.
This is where the connection comes in. While The Tinder Swindler was a one-off story about a single conman, Love Con Revenge is Cecilie taking control of the narrative. The docuseries transforms her from victim to advocate, showing that her painful experience had a bigger purpose: exposing more scammers and warning others before they fall into the same romance scam trap.
What Love Con Revenge brings that feels new
What makes Love Con Revenge stand out is its investigative motif. Cecilie partners with private investigator Brianne Joseph, and together, they dig into cases that often go ignored by police.
Unlike the polished, movie-like feel of The Tinder Swindler, this show unfolds more slowly. Each episode looks at a different scam, with stories of victims who trusted their partners only to come to realize that they were being manipulated for money.
Some of these cases are jaw-dropping in their detail. We see the scammer pretending to be doctors, veterans, or financial experts, building fake lives brick by brick and second by second with lies after lies.
The shocking part isn't just the scams themselves, but it's the way victims fought to be heard when authorities brushed them off as if these were just "messy breakups" and not actual scams. Cecilie and Brianne make it their mission to gather evidence and force the system to take notice.
It's messy, frustrating, and sometimes slow-moving, but that's what makes it real. Love Con Revenge doesn't glamorize the scams or paint them as heists. Instead, it shows the human cost of broken trust, the empty bank accounts, and the courage it takes to confront someone who pretended to love you.
Is it really a sequel or something more?
So, circling back to the big question: Is Love Con Revenge a sequel to The Tinder Swindler? Technically, no. It doesn't continue Simon Leviev's saga, nor is it made to be a direct follow-up. But spiritually, it's the next chapter in Cecilie's journey. One film documented her pain. The series shows the power she feels in her own hands.
That difference matters. A sequel would have kept the light on Leviev, but this series flips the script entirely. It tells us that romance fraud is not just one man's story, but it's a global issue costing victims billions. By focusing on multiple cases and multiple people, the show broadens the conversation from one viral scam to a pattern of abuse that is still happening today.
Fans who were glued to The Tinder Swindler will find this show familiar yet new. The concept of the original documentary is there, but Love Con Revenge grows beyond it. It's not just a true crime watch, but it's also a warning and a rallying cry. Cecilie doesn't want the audience to feel pity for her anymore. She wants them to recognize the red flags before they're caught in the same cycle.
Love Con Revenge may not be a traditional sequel to The Tinder Swindler, but it absolutely feels like its spiritual successor.
By moving from Cecilie's personal heartbreak to a collective fight for justice, the series shifts the focus where it belongs: On the survivors and their strength. It's not just about exposing scams, but it's about reclaiming power and making sure no one feels as alone as Cecilie once did.
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