Living in Ireland for a decade, the compulsive liar - now in prison for social welfare fraud - deceived almost everyone she met
Samantha Cookes, a compulsive liar and serial fraudster, deceived many in Ireland for a decade under multiple aliases before being arrested for social welfare fraud. Diagnosed with pseudologia fantastica, she has a history of fraud convictions in Britain, including a surrogacy scam. She lost custody of two children after interventions by social services in both England and Ireland, and her true identity was eventually exposed by online sleuths.
