BBB accused of raising ratings for cash

November 12, 2010 (NEW YORK)

ABC News investigated numerous complaints from across the country to find that the bureau bumps up grades in exchange for cash.

The owner of a Los Angeles antique store says she was told she had to buy a membership if she wanted to raise her grade. After she paid her "C" rating became an "A-plus."

The California attorney general calls the rating system unreliable.

The president of the Better Business Bureau denies that the agency runs a pay-to-play scheme.

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