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Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:10:24 -0800
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      NVC ... but just in case you were thinking of a cheap $$ camera
              ... Camera dealers online and addressed in New York State
              fraudulent
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from video magazine (online) see list below story

We have received word that seven different New York-based e-commerce sites selling camcorders have settled with the New York State Attorney General’s office<http://videopia.org/index.php/read/shorts-mainmenu-235/493-no-sleep-til-crooklyn.html>for engaging in fraudulent business practices. (Two of these companies are going out of business completely. Of the remaining five, two are leaving New York State, but all have agreed to be bound by New York law and be monitored by the New York Attorney General’s office.)

According to New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, “These companies engaged in the worst kinds of consumer fraud, from classic bait-and-switch schemes to blatant lies and bullying sales tactics.” These tactics included advertising at extremely low prices and then trying to upsell accessories, but if the person ordering turned down the accessories, the product that they were trying to order was claimed to be backordered, or the company would simply cancel the order.

We have received reports from readers who have been burned by unscrupulous mail order companies in the past, so we hope that this settlement agreement ultimately makes it easier for customers to find good deals from legitimate merchants.

If you have dealt with one of the listed companies<http://hdguru.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/list-of-bait-and-switch-e-tailers.pdf>, you may be able to get restitution; claims will be administered by the New York Better Business Bureau <http://newyork.bbb.org/>. The window for claims will be open from July 1 to December 31.

Untitled INVESTIGATION OF ON-LINE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MERCHANTS List of company addresses and d/b/a names for restitution funds: ● 1 Way Photo: J&V Marketing, Inc., One Way Photo, 1 Way Photo, 1wayphoto, Lenses n’ More, LensesNMore, 1WAYPHOTO.COM, and LENSESNMORE.COM. § Address: 5409 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11204. ● 86th Street Photo: 86th Street Photo, Inc. and Y.E.S. International LLC d/b/a 86th Street Photo & Video, My Wireless Deal, Wise Tronics, Wisetronics, 86PHOTOVIDEO.COM, and WISETRONICS.COM. § Address: 2845 86th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11223. ● Best Price Cameras: C&M Photo Corporation and J&K Cameras, Inc. d/b/a Best Price Cameras, Century 21 Electronics, Enterprise Photo, Infiniti Cameras, Infiniti Photo, Infinity Cameras, Mr. Accessory, New World Electronics, New World Camera, Photo Dynasty, PhotoDynasty.com, Razz Photo, Sharp Digital Direct, Shop Digital Direct, BESTPRICECAMERAS.COM, BESTSTOPCAMERA.COM, CENTURY21ELECTRONICS.COM, EASTCOASTDISTRIBUTOR.COM, ENTERPRISEPHOTO.COM, INFINITICAMERAS.COM, INFINITIPHOTO.COM, INFINITYCAMERAS.COM, JANDKCAMERAS.COM, MRACCESSORY.COM, PHOTODYNASTY.COM, RAZZPHOTO.COM, and SHOPDIGITALDIRECT.COM. § Address: 1965 McDonald Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11223. ● Broadway Photo: Broadway Photo LLC, A&M Photo World LLC, Camera Addict LLC, Camera Kings, Digital Liquidators LLC, Millennium Camera LLC, Preferred Photo LLC, Prestige Camera LLC, Qwest Camera LLC, Regal Camera LLC, Top Choice Digital Enterprise LLC, Top Choice Digital World Inc., Wild Digital LLC, BROADWAYPHOTO.COM, BWAYPHOTO.COM, BROADWAYPHOTO.NET, BROADWAYPHOTOVIDEO.COM, AMPHOTOWORLD.COM, CAMERAADDICT.COM, CAMERAKINGS.COM, DIGITALLIQUIDATORS.COM, PREFEREDPHOTO.COM, PREFERREDPHOTO.COM, PREFFEREDPHOTO.COM, PRESTIGECAMERA.COM, QUEST4CAMERAS.COM, REGALCAMERA.COM, TOPCHOICEDIGITAL.COM, and WILDDIGITAL.COM. § Address: 337 East 89th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11236. ● Camera Whiz: Camera Whiz, Camera Wiz, Digital Expo, Digital Nerds, Digital Superdeals, I.N.S. Digital World, INS Digital World, J&J Digital, Regal Cameras, Stargate Photo, Inc., Starlight Camera, Starlight Camera & Video, Technon Digital, TechOnDigital, Wawa Digital, ACCESSORIESLAND.COM, CAMERAWHIZ.COM, DIGITALEBUYS.COM, DIGITALEXPO.COM, DIGITALNERDS.COM, DIGITALSUPERDEALS.COM, INSDIGITALWORLD.COM, REGALCAMERAS.COM, STARGATEPHOTO.COM, STARLIGHTCAMERA.COM, TECHONDIGITAL.COM, THECAMERAWHIZ.COM, THEDIGITALNERDS.COM, THEDIGITALEXPO.COM, and WAWADIGITAL.COM. § Address: 83 Avenue O, Brooklyn, NY 11234. . ● Foto Connection: Foto Connection and FOTO CONNECTION.COM, INC. d/b/a 1 Stop Camera & Computer, 1 Stop Camera & Electronics, 4 U Digital, Digital Net Shop, EPhoto Club, Fotoconnection, INOAX, One Stop Camera & Computer, One Stop Camera & Electronics, Rite Buys, Superior Deals, Inc., The Wiz Store, TVs Depot, 1STOPCAMERA.COM, 4UDIGITAL.COM, DIGITALNETSHOP.COM, EPHOTOCLUB.COM, FOTOCONNECTION.COM, GBSSHOPPING.COM, GREATBRANDSSHOPPING.COM, HOMEGOODZ.COM, INOAX.COM, INAOX.COM, ONESTOPCAMERA.COM, RITEBUYS.COM, SUPERIORDEALZ.COM, THENEWCONNECTION.COM, THEWIZSTORE.COM, THE WIZSTORES.COM, and TVSDEPOT.COM. § Address: 1122 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11234. ● Sonic Cameras: GZ Group, Inc. d/b/a Sonic Cameras and Page 1 Untitled SONICCAMERAS.COM. § 3505 Quentin Road, Brooklyn, New York 11234.

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