[Photo: Don Wiss.]
The New York Times ran this report on online digital camera dealers who use bait-and-stuff tactics worthy of the worst scams of yesteryear. Don Wiss, a Brooklyn-based camera enthusiast, has spent many hours tracking down the addresses of these online hucksters and taking pictures of their buildings. Many appear to be in haredi areas of Brooklyn, for example 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and the best of them all, 10. Mr. Wiss has received death threats because of his work. And, as always, haredi rabbinical leaders are silent, absent without leave.
[Here's pic #10. Click it to enlarge.]