A conman who claimed he was a special forces soldier turned multi-millionaire cancer patient and left one of his victims with just 93p has been jailed.
The Fraud
Joseph Gibson, 35, lied that he had served in the Special Boat Service, owned luxury yachts and cars, and was worth £400 million. He was eventually arrested and admitted four counts of fraud, relating to three women and one man, who he conned out of £68,000 between July 2020 and October 2021.
The court heard how Gibson met two of his victims on Tinder and convinced one of them they were in a relationship. His first victim, a Devon-based businesswoman, lost more than £5,200 after believing his lies and handing over money for him to purchase stock for her retail business.
Cancer Lie
In August 2020, Gibson, of Ruthin, Denbighshire, told the woman that he had cancer and even sent her a photograph of himself purportedly in a hospital bed. By the end of his fraud, the woman had just 93p left in her bank account.
