UPDATE: 2.23pm

Phillip Shortman has been jailed for two years at Newport Crown Court today.

UPDATE: 7.44am

A FRAUDSTER from Pontypool who used his five-year-old son’s details to dupe victims on eBay into buying bogus mobile phones will be sentenced today.

Notorious conman Phillip Shortman, of Hillrise in Abersychan, also convinced people to buy fake car parts while he was on bail until he was eventually arrested after tricking a police officer online.

Shortman appeared at Newport Crown Court on Wednesday charged with 10 counts of fraud by false representation relating to a period between May 2013 and January last year.

The 27-year-old used online auction site eBay to advertise a Samsung Galaxy S4 using his son’s details and managed to trick two women to part with their money.

He continued his offending by offering Suzuki car parts on a similar website in return for money but later admitted he had no intention of giving them away.

The court heard how he had 17 convictions for 77 offences, including several similar fraud offences dating back to when he was just 16 years old.

Shortman was bailed by Judge John Jenkins QC, who will sentence him this afternoon.