Dear pageboy,
I checked all the companies, and here are the results. I hope that
what I found out will be useful for you.
Best regards,
Scriptor
== Everything Direct Inc. ==
http://www.geteverythingdirect.com/
I must recommend to be cautious when dealing with this company.
Although they are registered with the Illinois Secretary of State
since 13 January 2006, which at least proves that they exist, there
are several things about them that make it advisable to exercise
caution:
- They registered their Web domain, "geteverythingdirect.com", through
an anonymizing service. So their domain ownership record reveals
almost nothing about them, only that an individual named "John Dus"
allegedly belongs to the company, that the domain was registered only
on 11 November 2005, and that it will expire on 11 November 2007. It
is not really inspiring confidence if a company is concealing their
location and identity.
- Same with the record in the companies register. Everything Direct
Inc. registered through Illinois Corporation Service, so no name and
address actually connected with the company itself shows up in the
record.
- The address 738 East Dundee Road in Palatine, Illinois, is a bit
obscure, to say the least. It is simply the address of a UPS store and
nothing else.
Everything Direct Inc. may be an existing company, but the
circumstances surrounding them cause me to advise utmost caution when
dealing with them.
== Supersonic Electronics ==
http://www.supersonic.com/
Existence of this company is confirmed by the New York Department of
State, Division of Corporations. The New York companies register has
the following record about
Mason Camera & Electronics Corp., doing business as Supersonic:
Current Entity Name: MASON CAMERA & ELECTRONICS CORP.
Initial DOS Filing Date: APRIL 01, 1959
County: NEW YORK
Jurisdiction: NEW YORK
Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION
Current Entity Status: ACTIVE
DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on
behalf of the entity)
MASON CAMERA & ELECTRONICS CORP.
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD #11
63 FLUSHING AVE UNIT 301
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11205
Chairman or Chief Executive Officer
MARK ROTTENBERG
7 HAWTHORNE LN
LAWRENCE, NEW YORK, 11559
I also checked the telephone number on the website, 718-522-5741, and
it belongs to Supersonic Electronics, 63 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY.
And I had a look at the ownership record of their Web domain,
"supersonic.com". The company's address and telephone number match the
data from the company's register, the telephone directory, and the
website, respectively. The domain was already registered in 1996, and
it will not expire before 2008, a time span much too long for a fraud.
I see nothing that suggests that Supersonic is not a legitimate
company.
== Brandywine Liquidators Inc. ==
http://www.brandywineliquidators.com/
Existence of this company is confirmed by the Florida Department of
State, Division of Corporations. The Florida corporations register has
the following record about them:
BRANDYWINE LIQUIDATORS, INC.
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS
333 FALKENBURG ROAD
SUITE B-215
TAMPA FL 33619 US
Changed 02/04/2005
MAILING ADDRESS
333 FALKENBURG ROAD
SUITE B-215
TAMPA FL 33619 US
Changed 02/04/2005
Document Number: P04000047381
FEI Number: 200871944
Date Filed: 03/16/2004
State: FL
Status: ACTIVE
Registered Agent Name & Address
BRANDYWINE, BRUCE
333 FALKENBURG ROAD
SUITE B-215
TAMPA FL 33619
I also checked the owership record for their Web domain,
"brandywineliquidators.com". The company's address there matches the
data from the corporations register and the company's website. The
owner's name, Bruce Brandywine, is identical as well. And he
registered the domain already in 2001, with expiration not before
2008. Scammers usually do not use long-lived domains for their frauds,
so this is a very good sign. I find no reason to think that Brandywine
Liquidators Inc. might not be a legitimate company.
== JNL Trading Inc. ==
http://www.jnlelectronic.com/
This company is not existing anymore. Their record at the Illinois
Secretary of State shows their status as "Dissolved". On 1 July 2005,
JNL Trading Inc. ceased to exist through "Involuntary Dissolution".
== Buy 4 Less Electronics Inc. ==
http://www.buy4lessinc.com/
Existence of this company is confirmed by the Colorado Secretary of
State. The Colorado corporations register has the following record
about them:
ID Number: 20041322477
Name: Buy 4 Less Electronics Inc.
Registered Agent: Yaniv Arai
Registered Agent Street Address: 2500 walnut street #212, Denver, CO 80205, USA
Principal Office Street Address: 2500 walnut street #212, Denver, CO 80205, USA
Status: Good Standing
Form: Foreign Corporation
Jurisdiction: Texas
Formation Date: 09/15/2004
Term of Duration: Perpetual
Annual Report Month: September
Since the Colorado corporations register list Buy 4 Less as a foreign
corporation, under Texan jurisdiction, I also checked the corporations
database of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Again, the
result is positive:
Company Information:
BUY 4 LESS ELECTRONICS INC
2500 WALNUT ST APT 212
DENVER, CO 80205-2256
Status: IN GOOD STANDING NOT FOR DISSOLUTION OR WITHDRAWAL through May 15, 2007
Registered Agent: YANIV ARAI, 7715 CLARIDGE HOUSTON, TX 77071
State of Incorporation: TX
File Number: 0800188504
Charter/COA Date: March 27, 2003
Charter/COA Type: Charter
Taxpayer Number: 10206881541
To be on the safe side, I also checked the ownership record of their
Web domain "buy4lessinc.com". I found nothing that would make this
company appear dubious. They registered their domain using the same
Denver address that also shows up in their corporation register
records, Yaniv Arai is listed as the owner. And, what is important:
The domain was already registered in 2002 and will not expire before
2008. Fraudulent businesses usually do not register their domains for
such a long time, and the fact that registration took place already
more than four years ago is reassuring, too. I have not found any
reason to believe that Buy 4 Less is not a legitimate company.
== Pick Your Deal L.L.C. ==
http://www.pickyourdeal.com/
This company is not existing anymore. Their record at the Florida
Department of State shows that they filed for Admin Dissolution on 15
September 2006. They are now listed as "inactive".
Sources:
Illinois Secretary of State: Corporations Database
http://www.ilsos.gov/corporatellc/
Colorado Secretary of State: Corporations Database
http://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/BusinessEntityCriteriaExt.do
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: Corporations Database
http://ecpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/Index.html
Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations: Corporations Database
http://www.sunbiz.org/corpweb/inquiry/corinam.html
Allwhois Domain Database
http://www.allwhois.com/
Switchboard Telephone Directory
http://www.switchboard.com/
UPS Stores Database
http://www.ups.com/dropoff?loc=en_US
Cook County Assessor: Property Database
http://www.cookcountyassessor.com/filings/searchflat//search.asp#Search by Address |
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