Take a look at this site: http://www.consumeraffairs.com
Search for a few companies off the top of your head. You'll see a plethora of extremely negative reviews.
Now search for LifeShield Security and NetSpend. High marks. Reason? See that little thing at the top of the page which says "...pays a monthly fee to participate in the ConsumerAffairs accreditation program."?
The website asks of business to pay large sums of money to be able to respond to the reviews. It also stops errouneous negative reviews from being added, and positive reviews from being blocked.
Read about some people's experiences with this site here: http://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/www.consumeraffairs.com
Such a shame, organizations like these are supposed to warn consumers about scams, this one just racketeers businesses. :(
