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.

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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
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SONICCAMERAS.COM.
§ 3505 Quentin Road, Brooklyn, New York 11234.

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