Better Business Bureau Are Scammers? You be the judge

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo8kfV9kONw

[Raider]

Most people think the BBB is a Government consumer group when in reality it's a private company.

Shaking down businesses in nothing new with the BBB, they've been doing it for over 30 years using intimidation and preying on your ignorance to sell you a membership... A business I had which is now dissolved caught the attention of the BBB when I filed for a fictitious name statement, I received a threatening letter from them requesting me to call their office immediately, it looked like something you would receive from a Government agency, it was intimidating enough to make me pick up the phone and call them, 10 minutes into the call I realized it was a sales pitch, told him I would call him back and never did.

From what I remember, No background check was necessary, No references, No proof of having a business license, No DBA, NOTHING, all that was needed at the time was a credit card, what a joke. If I'm ever in need of services of any kind I tend to rely on personal references instead of the phone book or the BBB, Anything that's a PAID advertisement should be looked at with great caution.

[Luc]

They are scammers.

When I tried to report Capital One years ago for scamming me, I went to the BBB site. I immediately noticed ADS for Capital One on their site, which I thought was strange. When I tried to search for Capital One which you have to do before you can post a comment, it was not there. I was not able to add it either. They basically prevented anyone from posting negative comments against their sponsor.

I don't know if it's still blocking Capital One, but ever since I had that experience, I automatically put them on my scammers list.

Luc

[Raider]

I tried to do the same against a company I purchased a product from, I was able to file a report online but the next day they sent me a letter rejecting it, claiming they don't get involved in disputes, WTF?

Web sites that write reviews and are being PAID to write those reviews are basically doing the exact same thing thing. Anything negative you post about the company no matter how factual it is will be quickly removed.