Is this the worst liar in Britain?
She claimed she was dying from cancer, was a victim of domestic violence and that her pet dog had vanished – all in a bid to swindle tens of thousands of pounds from insurance companies, banks and even a housing association.
But Emma Fisher was telling lies as she tried to make £95,000 through bogus claims in a 'manipulative' fraud.
Prosecutors said she even made up a story about having a miscarriage, while police said 'no tale was too tall' for her.
The mother-of-two who was living in Willenhall but has since moved to Hall Lane in Tipton, even impersonated police officers and doctors to back up her 53 fraudulent claims over the course of two years.
However the 27-year-old received just £8,689 through 11 payouts.
Prosecutors say she was 'motivated by greed' and 'invented extreme emotional circumstances'. She sobbed when her crimes were laid bare at Wolverhampton Crown Court as she was locked up for 22 months.
She pleaded guilty to 22 charges of fraud by false representation and Judge John Warner told her: "This was fraud over a long period – it was manipulative, it was repeated and it was sophisticated."
Sean Kyne, from West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Fisher used highly unscrupulous methods to defraud institutions out of thousands to fund her lifestyle. She invented extreme and emotional circumstances in order to manipulate individuals to earn their sympathy."
Paul Spratt, prosecuting yesterday, said Fisher used several aliases to disguise her identity online, while making the claims which spanned back to January 2011.
The court was told that she tried to get £2,500 from Lloyds TSB after saying her card had been stolen. She also lodged claims saying her phone had been stolen. Mr Spratt said she told another company that she was unable to work due to spinal cancer.
And she even told Marks and Spencer and Direct Line that her pet Chihuahua had either been stolen or lost, using a fake veterinary record to prop up her story.
An investigation was first launched after she put in an injury claim to Zurich Insurance, saying she said she fallen over discarded rubble in 2011. The City of London's Police insurance fraud department had referrals about her from several companies.
She was arrested at her former home in Slater Street, Willenhall, in July 2012.
Ms Theresa Starr, defending, told the court she was 'humiliated and embarrassed'. She also said that Fisher had suffered a miscarriage.
