Frederic James Priestley, from Southwark in south-east London, is jailed after police say he carries out a rental fraud affecting more than 30 people. According to multiple reports, Priestley falsely advertises a flat for rent online, using postings on Facebook to attract victims. The scam takes place between April and September last year, police say. Prosecutors and investigators state that Priestley does not own the property he advertises and instead asks for payments and deposits from prospective tenants. Reports say the total amount obtained from victims exceeds £77,000. The case centers on allegedly deceptive online advertisements and the collection of money from renters who believed the listings were genuine. The reports agree on the scale of the fraud, the timeframe, the method of advertising, and that the victim losses add up to more than £77,000. Details including the exact sentence length are not provided in the supplied excerpts.