Is the Better Business Bureau on the “Take” for Serial Consumer Fraud?
ignore any charges of racketeering, gambling, bootlegging, etc. Today, the Better Business Bureau operates a similar business model, “on the take.” Founded in 1912, the Better Business Bureau has a reputation for providing consumers with “reliable” information. As their tagline implies, “start with trust” (SM), many American consumers rely on the BBB.org for unbiased information pertaining to the credibility of a business, or charitable organization. Few are aware that companies listed with the flaming stamp of approval “accreditation” are simply store-bought tags of “legitimacy.” When the same companies are confronted with illicit behavior, many consumers are uninformed that complaints, made against an “accredited” business of the BBB are resolved without very much impartiality. From running credit cards without providing products and services, refusal to refund money, keeping consumers on a subscription list or any other unethical act, the Better Business Bureau seems to dole out acc
