Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Burglary and Theft in Multiple Scams

Ariana Rose pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to seven counts of fraud, perverting the course of justice, five burglaries and theft, GB News reported. The 40-year-old, who has no fixed address and is believed to have previously used the name Sana Ali, appeared via video link from HMP Bronzefield in Surrey.

Rose admitted carrying out rental scams in Manchester by illegally subletting a pensioner's flat and creating a fake email account to communicate with tenants.

One victim paid £4,340 for temporary accommodation, and Rose made £30,337 through fraudulent rent and fee payments. She occupied a west London flat from September 2023 without paying rent, leaving more than £43,000 in arrears. Property administrator Caroline Evans launched a private prosecution after authorities did not act.

"I feel resentful and disillusioned that this case had to be privately prosecuted despite repeated efforts to get Action Fraud, the Crown Prosecution Service and the police to do something about it," Evans said. While awaiting trial, Rose targeted properties through the TrustedHousesitters platform in Suffolk, Somerset, Hampshire and Essex between July and October 2025.

After a three-day house sit in Warwickshire, homeowners found a £2,500 cocktail watch, a £4,000 gold bracelet and a Le Creuset pan missing.

Police arrested Rose in a rented BMW and recovered designer sunglasses, £2,450 in cash, foreign currency, a Rolex and an array of expensive champagne, antiques, silverware, china and eight pairs of Jimmy Choo shoes. The court heard she stole silver worth at least £14,711.

Her record includes unauthorised transactions totalling £60,000 at Barclays Bank in 2008, which led to three fraud convictions and a suspended sentence.