Scam watch: Credit cards, auto repairs, phone cards

Here is a roundup of alleged cons, frauds and schemes to watch out for.

Audit Notes: Gapper on SOPA, Japan’s Papers, Credit Card Antitrust

The reaction from internet evangelists over the Stop Online Privacy Act and the Protect IP Act has bordered on hysteria. Witness Wikipedia shutting down for twenty-four hours so we can all “Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge.”

UBS, Foreclosure Accord, Berezovsky, Commerzbank, MF Global in Court News

Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS AG (UBSN) trader who is accused of causing the largest loss from unauthorized trading in British history, pleaded not guilty to fraud and false accounting.

Police Blotter Jan. 19: Police release photos of suspected bank robber; Toddler left unattended in car

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KGB: Bill Shorten

The Employment and Workplace Relations Minister says Australia's banking sector is solid despite looming job losses and Europe's problems are no reason to lose confidence. 20 Jan 2012 5:45 PM