You can file a claim for a deceptive practice or act under section 349 of the New York General Business Law. Consumer Issues The Office of the New York State Attorney General protects New Yorkers from fraudulent, misleading, deceptive, and illegal trade practices.We will attempt to help all parties reach a satisfactory settlement. Please be sure that your statement is complete, factual and brief. File. The prohibition against deceptive and misleading business practices applies to nearly all types of economic activity. Contract issues related to unfair trade practices can also come out of having unclear, confusing, or deceptive wording written into a contract. In the instant case, the relevant local law, inter alia, specifically proscribes as unfair or deceptive trade practices "representations that . We must decide whether this is a deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Nassau County Administrative Code. We must decide whether this is a deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Nassau County Administrative Code. We must decide whether this is a deceptive trade practice within the meaning of Nassau County's administrative code.