Air Duct Cleaning SCAM ALERT: Exposing Deception in the Air Duct Cleaning Industry - HYPER
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- Hey, Welcome to HYPER! This is a must-watch video for every HYPER Fan & Follower. Because in this video Mitchell wants to aware you of being scammed and he wants to dispose of deception in the air duct cleaning industry.
The renowned HYPER Air Duct Cleaning company’s Founder Mitchell Stonebarger says, "as long as the internet is around, there’s always going to be an issue." Cleaning air ducts is a dirty job, but Mitchell Stonebarger is well-equipped. In addition to dust and debris, Mitchell wants to dispose of deception in the air duct cleaning industry.
These people were sending out quotes and when people asked what company they were, they would say HYPERAirDuctCleaning.com.
He also caught people in the past using his company’s photos and videos without permission to promote their own businesses.
“But this particular situation was different. So, I decided to set up a sting,"
You can read the entire news story on: fox2now.com/ne...
Mitchell responded to a Facebook ad and booked an appointment for the company to come to his friend’s home. Mitchell showed FOX 2 his exchange with “Alan Ralph” on Facebook Messenger. It details the proposed pricing. When he asks to view the company’s website, the man replies with a link to Mitchell’s company’s site!
“I was kind of shocked they even showed up,” Stonebarger said.
On the day of the job, Stonebarger’s camera was rolling. He shared the video with us. The technician arrived in an unmarked car with Tennessee plates.
“When I walked into the door, I saw her down there picking apart the furnace and talking to Tim. The up sales had already begun. They were talking thousands of dollars,” he said. “Initially they said $199. I just asked her, ‘Where’s Hyper?’ She’s like, ‘We contract for all the air duct companies.’ I’m like, ‘I’m the founder of HYPER. I started it. I don’t know who you are, and we certainly don’t contract with anybody.’”
Stonebarger says the technician put him on the phone with her boss.
“I’m like, ‘What company are you? Who are you with?’ He said he was just a contractor for other duct companies,” he said.
Stonebarger had Chesterfield police on site for safety.
“There wasn’t much (police) could do. He was just talking to her on the side, getting her information,” he said. “There wasn’t anything they could do about it because it’s just a civil situation.”
Stonebarger feels like there’s not much he can do to prevent this from happening again.
“All I can do is just warn the public and let them know that we don’t advertise on Facebook Marketplace. We don’t advertise on places like Craigslist. We’re mostly referral based. Good work and good ethics have kept us in business,” he said.
FOX 2 contacted Facebook to ask how it works to address situations like this when they’re reported to the company. We’ve yet to receive a response.
When hiring someone, recommendations from family and friends, online reviews, and Better Business Bureau ratings, plus verification of their NADCA certificate, are good starting points. You can always ask workers coming to your home to show you identification proving they are who they say they are. That might be a red flag if they can’t or won’t provide it.
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LMAO
This whole video is a scam itself.
I own a small air duct cleaning business, I hope I never run into this issue. Could destroy small businesses. I’m defiantly glad you guys caught them in the act and will be looking for something similar in the area of mine. I do run Facebook adds (only way I’m getting business at the moment). If you are willing to give advise I would love to reach out
Sounds good. Take care!
I love your videos. I live in Ann Arbor, MI AND I NEED MY DUCTS CLEANED. MY HOUSE IS ALWAYS DUSTY.
WHILE TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE THAT CLEAND SUCTS LIKE YOU I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE NAME OF YOUR WONDERFUL MACHINES ARE. I thought the machines were called Hyper. What question can I ask to see if whoever I call has the same machines as you. Ni have been watching and rewatching your videos and wish you were in MI. I hope you can tell me what I should ask the people I call. Now that I have seen the video where people are Scamming the homeowner I am scared to get the wrong company.
Do you have a company phone number I could call
We charge $225 to assist in finding good people good companies to hire.
I’m glad you confronted them
Me too!