A man who faked seven different identities to defraud victims of an estimated £4.5 million has been exposed as a serial liar. Jody Francis Oliver, 45, pretended to be a British Airways pilot, a police officer, a cruise ship captain, and a friend of Boris Johnson, among other personas.
Oliver, who was actually an unemployed father-of-three from the Welsh borders, conned his father-in-law out of £105,000 by claiming he needed money to fight a fake legal case. He also claimed to speak fluent Swedish while working at a Volvo garage, but was actually speaking 'nonsense'.
His lies spanned decades, including faking a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola for rally driver Colin McRae and securing non-existent funding for driver Kris Meeke. Oliver used fake contracts and fictional executives' names to support his fabrications.
He had two secret male fiancés and at least two boyfriends while married to his wife, who separated from him after seeing a photo of him in bed with another man on Facebook. Oliver was convicted of VAT fraud in 2019 and received a suspended sentence.
Despite his elaborate schemes, Oliver now has assets of only £351, having benefited from £272,111 through fraud. The full extent of his deceptions has been pieced together by sources speaking to The Times.
