Summary
Rodney Ade Roberts, from Cardiff, pretended to be a worker for the BBC and MI6 to scam three women out of nearly £50,000. He used a fake name and false credentials to gain their trust and fund a lavish lifestyle. The court sentenced him to more than five years in jail for this romance scam fraud.
Key Facts
- Rodney Ade Roberts is also known as Paul Smith.
- He used fake identities and claimed to work for the BBC and MI6 to trick the victims.
- Roberts scammed three women out of nearly £50,000.
- He used the money to buy designer clothes and drugs.
- He has been convicted of fraud six times since 2015.
- Roberts was sentenced to more than five years in jail for his actions.
- He showed one victim a fake BBC ID and took her to BBC Cymru Wales' headquarters to maintain the deception.
- One victim discovered his fraud history online and alerted the authorities.
