A Tinder romance fraudster who claimed he was a special forces soldier turned multi-millionaire cancer patient to swindle his victims out of tens of thousands of pounds has been jailed for three years and two months. Joseph Gibson, 35, lied that he had served in the Special Boat Service, owned luxury yachts and cars, and was worth £400million.He was eventually arrested and admitted four counts of fraud relating to three women and one man, whom he conned out of £68,000 between July 2020 and October 2021.Gibson was jailed for three years and two months today at Bristol Crown Court after a judge refused his request to delay the sentencing.The trial previously heard that Gibson met two of his victims on Tinder and convinced one of them they were in a relationship.He showed them pictures of large houses and claimed he was thinking of buying them.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.In August 2020, Gibson told the woman – who he had met on Tinder – 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.The judge described Gibson's second victim as 'another Tinder trap' in which he based himself on Mr Grey from the Fifty Shades Of Grey film. Joseph Gibson, 35, lied that he had served in the Special Boat Service, owned luxury yachts and cars, and was worth £400million Gibson is pictured on the yacht he told his victims that he was 'considering purchasing' Gibson told one woman – who he had met on Tinder – that he had cancer and even sent her a photograph of himself purportedly in a hospital bed Gibson discovered the woman had £10,000 in savings and convinced her to send it to him for investing, claiming he could turn it into £150,000.In 2021, she took out a £4,000 loan as Gibson claimed he urgently needed money for private cancer treatment.The woman was later forced to take out an individual voluntary agreement to manage her debts.'She is broken and exhausted,' the judge told Gibson. 'She has lost all confidence and trust.'The third victim was a relative of the second victim, and took out loans to invest in Gibson's bogus investment deals. In total, she lost more than £18,000.'She begged for her money back,' the judge told Gibson.His final victim was a retired superyacht captain, who the defendant told he had purchased a £7million yacht after selling a weapons programme to the US government for £400million.The man described how he was driven to tears writing his victim personal statement, describing the impact of Gibson's offending on him.'His dream of travelling around the world with his wife has gone,' the judge said. A picture of a yacht in Corfu that Gibson sent to his victims Body-worn video footage shows the moment Met Police officers arrested Gibson Gibson in a photo he sent to victims of him in hospital 'receiving cancer treatment'The fraudster previously asked the judge 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 Dubai.Gibson today admitted he had been unable to raise the sum and could only provide £15,000 until more funds became available.He told Recorder Jaron Crooknorth that he could save £5,000 per month for compensation and asked for his sentence to be deferred for a further nine months to fully repay his victims.However, the judge refused that request and instead jailed Gibson for three years and two months. Mr Crooknorth also ordered the start of proceedings to recover money gained through his fraud.The judge said: 'Joseph Gibson, you are simply a fraudster. It has taken years for you to admit that. A handout showing some of the text messages Gibson sent to his victims 'Pity those who have had the misfortune to have you come into their lives, prey on their affections, steal their money, steal their goals and fracture their relationships.'The judge said Gibson had been of previous good character and admitted his offending, albeit shortly before his trial.He added that the defendant would get 'very little' reduction in his sentence for remorse.The judge added: 'You are sorry for the position you have found yourself in.'You have tried to persuade this court that you have more money than you have. You have not shown evidence of that money to me.'You have sought to deceive this court into believing that you had it.'Gibson, of Ruthin, Denbighshire, appeared to be shaking throughout the court hearing.He will next appear for a hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act, to recover his assets to repay his victims, in March.