A TikTok clip of a woman who appears to be listening to a breathtaking voicemail, in which a man explains exactly why she should go out with him, has been viewed more than a million times.
imitri, as the man identifies at the beginning of the clip, calls the woman a second time after being contacted a few days earlier.
Despite Dimitiri initially not hearing from the “elegant” woman, Dimitiri proposes a 3:00 p.m. deadline to call back… or “I’m not interested anymore,” he threatens.
Dimitri is supposedly “intelligent, great in bed, makes a lot of money…” He continues to settle the many attributes he claims to have.
In fact, as he puts it, he is one of the “few men in town who have nothing wrong with him.”
Unable to face the idea of possible rejection from the voicemail recipient, he suggests that the woman could, in fact, be juggling several “psychological issues.”
“Maybe you were abused in your childhood? Maybe you are just someone who is extremely scared and has an anxiety disorder? Maybe you are on medication for that? I don’t know. There may be another problem,” Dimitri suggests.
A user who shared the audio, @mollydareofficial, captioned “Dating in your 40s be like…”, recorded a response to Dimitri’s threatening message.
However, when her video went viral, she quickly corrected the many people who thought they had gotten the voicemail.
“This audio isn’t mine – it’s trending audio and it’s from 10 years ago,” she wrote in the comments section.
So, who is Dimitri?
“Dimitri the Lover” is a self-proclaimed pickup artist who sold courses that he claimed would train men to seduce women.
However, Dimitri is just a pseudonym for this particular bustle.
The real name of the man behind this post is James Sears — a Canadian editor who was convicted in January 2019 for intentionally promoting hatred of women and Jews.
Sears was the editor of an anti-Semitic tabloid that promoted his own political party, the unregistered New Constitution Party, described by Bernie Farber, former head of the Canadian Jewish Congress, as “an obvious attempt at a hateful representation of Jews.” .
In August 2019, Sears was released on bail pending hearing of his appeal, which was later dismissed, marking the start of his one-year sentence.
Sears was later released on parole in October 2021, but was arrested again in February 2022 for violating his parole.
Why is this voicemail doing the rounds on social media now?
It seems that the infamous voicemail makes the rounds every few years.
Despite the voicemail being old, Sears’ methods look familiar to some people on social media. In response to the latest viral video featuring the audio, many viewers said they had experienced Dimitri-esque propositions from men.
As one commentator puts it, “The sad thing is there are so many men like this.”
“He sounds like my ex,” wrote another.
Here’s the full voicemail:
‘It’s Dimitri calling again – the man from the street.
“I left you a message a few days ago. I don’t like to leave second messages, but I like you: you are a very elegant woman, you are very attractive. But I don’t play that game. So this is how it will work.
“If I don’t get a call from you by 3:00 on Thursday afternoon, I’m not interested anymore.
“I’m very intelligent, I’m great in bed, I make a lot of money. Believe it or not, I’m a complete catch.
“Actually, I’m a couple of men in town who have nothing wrong with him.
“Now, I understand if you have other problems. Maybe you were abused in your childhood? Maybe you are just someone who is extremely scared and has an anxiety disorder? Maybe you are on medication for that? I don’t know. There may be another problem.
“If you’re psychologically normal, and you didn’t call me because something terrible happened in your life that prevented you, that’s fine.”
The voicemail, reportedly sent to a woman named Olga, has since been made private in the original post on YouTube.