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Protect Your Business From Fake Reviews

An HVAC Minute Video Update: May 11, 2026

Hannah Belloli-Oster

May 11, 2026

A new scam is hitting HVAC contractors where it hurts most — their online reputation.

Fake HVAC Sites Flood Orlando Search Results

An HVAC Minute Video Update: April 28, 2026

Hannah Belloli-Oster

April 28, 2026

In Orlando, dozens of AI-generated websites posing as HVAC companies are flooding search results.

Review Scammers Target HVAC Companies with Extortion

Protect your business from fake reviews

Chris Gray

April 21, 2026

Online reviews can make or break an HVAC company, and scammers know it. Learn about their latest tactics and how to counter them.

When the Competition Isn’t Real: AI Scam Sites Hit Orlando HVAC Contractors

Dozens of fake HVAC companies siphoning leads

Hannah Belloli-Oster

April 15, 2026

As fraudulent HVAC websites grow more convincing, contractors face lost revenue and increased competition — while consumers may unknowingly invite unlicensed technicians into their homes.

HVAC Contractor Sent to Jail in State’s First Criminal Wage Case

Owner admits to having employees misclassify themselves

Ted Craig

May 21, 2021

One HVAC contractor faces up to two years in jail for underpaying workers on prevailing wage projects.

Delaware County District Attorney, Jack Stollsteimer.

HVAC Businesses Can Face Criminal Charges, Just Like Individuals

Prosecutors seek this option more often to get results

Ted Craig

April 27, 2021

Can a business commit a crime? Not the owner or employees, but the business itself? More and more often, the answer is, “Yes.”

Experts Warn HVAC Contractors to Guard against COVID Scams

Crisis creates opportunities for con artists, cyber criminals

Ted Craig

April 8, 2020

Banks warn that quick implementation of financing programs will prove challenging. Scam artists are taking advantage of the need for fast funding.

Scam Artists Target Small HVAC Business With a Variety of Costly Schemes

They sit at the next desk, arrive through the front door, or gain access via email

Ted Craig

March 9, 2020

There are all kinds of bad actors who target small businesses like HVAC contractors.

Scammers Set Their Sights on Contractors

The phenomenon is new and growing fast

February 20, 2017

Don’t just think it can’t happen to you or your company. These scammers are often smarter than we give them credit for. I believe we, as a group, must be vigilant.

Contractors Vent about HVAC Scams

Cite Lack of Prosecution, Need for Integrity

Kimberly Schwartz

April 6, 2015

Few things make an honest contractor’s blood boil like hearing homeowners’ stories about how they’ve been scammed in the past. “All of it, just the total thievery and tactics, makes me sick,” said Dave Hutchins, owner and president of Bay Area Air Conditioning, Crystal River, Florida.

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Items Tagged with 'scams in HVAC'

ARTICLES

Protect Your Business From Fake Reviews

Fake HVAC Sites Flood Orlando Search Results

Review Scammers Target HVAC Companies with Extortion

When the Competition Isn’t Real: AI Scam Sites Hit Orlando HVAC Contractors

HVAC Contractor Sent to Jail in State’s First Criminal Wage Case

HVAC Businesses Can Face Criminal Charges, Just Like Individuals

Experts Warn HVAC Contractors to Guard against COVID Scams

Scam Artists Target Small HVAC Business With a Variety of Costly Schemes

Scammers Set Their Sights on Contractors

Contractors Vent about HVAC Scams

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