The Better Business Bureau, one of the country's best known consumer watchdog groups, is being accused by business owners of running a ""pay for play"" scheme in which A plus ratings are awarded to those who pay membership fees, and F ratings used to punish those who don't.
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UPDATE: December 2010
Rip-off Report first Reported about the BBB in the original article below back in February 2000. The BBB threatened to sue Rip-off Report because we also use the name
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The Better Business Bureau, one of the country's best known consumer watchdog groups, is being accused by business owners of running a ""pay for play"" scheme in which A plus ratings are awarded to those who pay membership fees, and F ratings used to punish those who don't.
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UPDATE: December 2010
Rip-off Report first Reported about the BBB in the original article below back in February 2000. The BBB threatened to sue Rip-off Report because we also use the name