Would Lord Fraud's loan scam fool you?

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Elizabeth Emanuel
Elizabeth Emanuel

AP

Edward Davenport, who adopted the title Lord Davenport, and was known to his friends as Fast Eddie, was jailed last month for running a £4.5 million loans fraud. The news of his fraud was kept under wraps by a court restriction, which was lifted yesterday.

His 51 victims were entrepreneurs, desperate for cash in the credit crunch. But would you have fallen for Fast Eddie?

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