Conman who lied he was a millionaire with cancer in ‘Tinder traps’ is jailed

Joseph Gibson, 35, lied that he had served in the Special Boat Service, owned luxury yachts and cars, and was worth £400 million (Picture: PA) A Tinder swindler who claimed he was a special forces soldier turned multi-millionaire cancer patient has been jailed for more than three years. 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 fraudster previously asked a judge at Bristol Crown Court to delay sentencing in his case – claiming he had £40,000 in savings to repay his victims after working in the engineering industry in the UK, Bulgaria and