Fraudster jailed after scamming London renters out of £77,000

Frederic Priestley was sentenced to two years and 11 months’ imprisonment for fraud by false representation at Inner London crown court. Photograph: Met Police

A man has been jailed after defrauding more than 30 people out of more than £77,000 in a rental scam, police said.

Frederic Priestley, 34, from Southwark, London, falsely advertised a property for rent on Facebook between April and September last year.