BBB Admits It Was Suckered Into Giving “HAMAS” An A- Rating For $425

July 21st, 2010 admin

The Southland Better Business Bureau in California today admitted that it made a mistake by accrediting a fake company called Hamas and giving it an A- rating, but insists that it does not damage its credibility or that of the Better Business Bureau. Unidentified critics of the BBB’s letter grade system – to show how


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