I found that three people who reviewed We Level Up Washington reviewed an Evolve Restoration GBP. Archer Sterling reviewed the Edina, MN GBP, Benjamin Rivers left a review for the Provo, UT location, and Rhett Carrington reviewed the Missouri profile. Adelaide Carr reviewed Detroit Roofers of Farmington Hills and We Level Up Washington. Talia Hoffman reviewed the Detroit Roofers of Birmingham GBP and We Level Up Tamarac FL. Paul Sullivan reviewed Detroit Roofers of Warren and We Level Up California. Cohen Knight reviewed Detroit Roofers of West Bloomfield and We Level Up Treatment Centers. Archer Sterling reviewed AAA Concreteing of Largo and We Level Up Washington. Hudson Whitmore reviewed the Tucson GBP for AAA Concreteing and We Level Up Tamarac FL. Sawyer Whitaker reviewed We Level Up Lake Worth FL, Lake Okeechobee Fishing Guide, Rick’s HVAC & Water Heating Repair Sherman Oaks, and again the Tucson GBP for AAA Concreteing. There is only one review for We Level Up Lawrenceville NJ. Lucas Simmons reviewed that location and Skips HVAC & Water Heating Repair Malibu. Lyla Reed reviewed Skips HVAC & Water Heating Repair Malibu and EVOLVE RESTORATION’s Port Charlotte GBP. Jace Torres reviewed Fort Collins Siding & Exteriors and We Level Up Texas.

We Level Up Texas and We Level Up Lawrenceville NJ only have one review each from the EVOLVE RESTORATION network. We Level Up Tamarac FL. We Level Up Tamarac FL is connected to 16 businesses in this network. They have the most. We Level Up Washington is connected to 12 businesses. We Level Up Washington and We Level Up Lake Worth FL are connected to five businesses. We Level Up Treatment Centers is connected to two businesses.

If you are considering going to or sending a loved one to one of the We Level Up facilities, you need to a closer look at thier online reviews.

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The fake GBPs would list addresses where they are not located, and would have fake reviews. KARE 11 covered this network. Their segment showed a list of more than 5,400 GBPs. The list was sorted alphabetically and was in the P’s. We are missing Q through Z. My history tells me that we are missing a good chunk of GBPs in the S and T’s.

The AG’s Press Release showed two GBPs. Both of the GBPs are live on Google. I took a look at GBPs Lance Smith reviewed, and they are live and unclaimed. I decided to call a few, and the phones are still ringing. All but one of them answered. How is this network still alive on Google, and why are phones still working? I called a few of them, and people answered.

Hopefully, Google will remove them shortly.

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At least one of Scott’s comments was removed. I don’t know whether he removed it or the admins did. Let’s let his comments speak for themselves.

“you aren’t telling the whole truth are you? Truth will come out soon…i imagine you will say your wife has Tourette’s and then should be legally protected /allowed to scream at the top of her lungs “Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you!“ over and over because her son was asked to quiet down his yelling. You race-grifters are going next level !”

“you have two followers. youre an splc planted bot”

“Tovah Rachel is a bot”

“bot”

“you’re just triggered because I called out your race grifting scam”

“you joined today. bot farm out of china”

“newsome planted bot”

“just trying to defend my friends at Qero from a psychotic lying about his experience to generate social media buzz. My bad. His son was out of control and his wife went absolute batshit ballistic crazy when they were asked to de-escalate their son. Facts matter.”

“pretty sure you are outraged every. damn. day.”

“you joined the group today. Iranian bot”

“you have two followers. You are an Iranian bot”

“joined today. bot farm”

“sorry. American bot? Cuban bot?”

“Armenian bot?”

“of course , but then wine and the adderall take effect…”

“with her two followers joining today. Sure”

” bet it’s something every day with you”

“your a bot!”

Tovah Rachel is a bot”

“You grifters all have the same playbook…on Gavin‘s payroll I see”

“didn’t delete that because it’s lit AF!”

“I don’t think my comments are ableist, but then I don’t think men can have babies so what do I know.”

“you have two followers. chinese bot! LOL”

“race grifting bot planted by the chinese”

“You all let two chinese bots get you all worked up…lol.”

“you aren’t telling the whole truth are you? Truth will come out soon…i imagine you will say your wife has Tourette’s and then should be legally protected /allowed to scream at the top of her lungs “Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you!“ over and over because her son was asked to quiet down his yelling. You race-grifters are going next level !”

“you sure get feisty when no one has tried to shoot the President in at least a week…may want to up the Xanax!!”

These are just his comments on the Facebook post. His replies to the reviews are worse.

“I was defending the Peruvian restaurant next door who was attacked for asking a unrelentingly loud child’s parents to move outside. Sue me retards! Sorry, I meant fecking idiots! Don’t want to be hateful.”

“I was defending the Peruvian restaurant next door who was cursed at for asking an unrelentingly loud child’s parents to move outside.
Sue me retards!
Better business bureau. Double retard! Congrats”

“That’s libelous. And retarded.”

His comments remind me of Amy’s Baking Company. Amy’s Baking Company was on an episode of Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares on May 10th, 2013. The business went viral after it was shown that the owner takes the waitstaff’s tips. Somebody started posting attacking comments on Facebook. The owners claimed they were hacked, but the damage was done. Time will tell whether The 101 Diner can bounce back and whether this will blow over. Scott hasn’t commented on the Facebook post since yesterday. Somebody affiliated with the business replied to a Yelp review posted around 3:00 AM PST with, “That’s libelous. And retarded.”

There are some questionable replies to older Google reviews.
“You need to take a breath Claudia. It’s going to be ok. Try somewhere else to score a free meal.”

“Yeah I don’t think so. Fake news.”

“lol. Lib-wrangler”

I don’t know if anybody has attempted to reply to the recent reviews. Google is now reviewing and moderating review replies. If somebody replied to a review calling the reviewer “retarded,” Google would reject that reply.

This should have been between the family and the original restaurant in question. Sadly, Scott Smith decided to weigh in and make it about himself. While online reviews are not the forum for airing disagreements, social media and blogs are. Jim was right to post about his experience, and if the business owner wishes to weigh in, I advise them not to; they can do that. Scott made a mountain out of a molehill, making matters worse. The Facebook post was shared on Reddit, which is how I saw it.

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The Detroit Roofers GBP has 70 reviews. Nine of those reviewers reviewed Evolve Construction. Matthews Emma reviewed the Sherman Oaks location. Maria Diaz and Ember Hart reviewed the Orlando GBP. Ruby Sanders reviewed the Provo. UT location. Green Charlotte reviewed the Detroit GBP. Linda Mitchell reviewed the Kansas GBP. Eric Harrison and Long Sarah reviewed the Nebraska location. Autimn Martinez reviewed the Ohio GBP.

Three people who reviewed Detroit Roofers of Southfield reviewed an Evolve Construction location. Landon Hawthorne reviewed the Minnesota location. Caleb Foster reviewed the Texas location, and Desmond Whitmore reviewed the Wisconsin location.

Jackson Clark reviewed Detroit Roofers of West Bloomfield and the Provo, UT GBP. Three people who reviewed Detroit Roofers of Royal Oak reviewed an Evolve Construction GBP. Both Layla Diaz and Mia Reed reviewed the Colorado GBP. Chandler Collins, who reviewed the Wisconsin GBP, also reviewed the Detroit Roofers of Royal Oak and Detroit Roofers of Farmington Hills GBPs. Cassius Pembroke reviewed the Minnesota GBP, while Lucas Montgomery reviewed the Detroit GBP. Both reviewed the Detroit Roofers of Shelby Township. Andrew Gonzales reviewed the Detroit Roofers of Pontiac and the Florida Evolve Construction GBP. Penelope Price reviewed the Minnesota Evolve GBP and Detroit Roofers of Taylor.

Hannah Diaz and Ethan Young both reviewed Naples Fishing Carters and Detroit Roofers of Sterling Heights. Daisey Carter reviewed Bass Online Fishing Guides – Sebring, Fresh Air Heating & AC Repair Rosemead, and Detroit Roofers of Warren. Stella Green reviewed Dash Adjusters and Detroit Roofers of Belleville. Ellie Hughes reviewed Dash Adjusters and Detroit Roofers of Lake Orion. George Hall reviewed Detroit Roofers of Waterford and D&m Chimney Sweep & Repair. Savannah Ross reviewed D&m Chimney Sweep & Repair and Detroit Roofers of Birmingham. Logan Bennett also reviewed D&m Chimney Sweep & Repair and Detroit Roofers of Southfield. Wyatt Butler reviewed Abc Appliance Repair and Detroit Roofers of Canton. Emily Watson reviewed Abc Appliance Repair and Detroit Roofers of Royal Oak. Brooklyn Gonzalez also reviewed Abc Appliance Repair and Detroit Roofers of Southfield. Riley Bishop reviewed Myles Concrete Construction, Cool Solutions Heating & AC Repair Valencia, and Detroit Roofers of Commerce Township. Nora Davis reviewed Proactive System, Heritage India, and Detroit Roofers of Commerce Township.

Caleb Foster reviewed Complete Healthcare Lancaster Addiction Treatment and Detroit Roofers of Southfield. Julian Bryant reviewed Complete Healthcare Marysville Addiction Treatment and Detroit Roofers of Royal Oak. Chloe Allen reviewed Detroit Roofers of Royal Oak and Complete Healthcare East Addiction Treatment. Deliah Carter reviewed Complete Healthcare Pickerington Addiction Treatment and Detroit Roofers of Commerce Township.

AAA Concreting

Elowen Crestfield, Desmond Whitmore, Julian Bryant, and Cassius Pembroke all reviewed AAA Concreting of Duncanville and one other Detroit Roofer’s GBP. Adrian Winslow reviewed AAA Concreting of West Dallas and Detroit Roofers of Royal Oak.

We Level Up

Talia Hoffman reviewed We Level Up Tamarac FL and Detroit Roofers of Birmingham. Paul Sullivan reviewed Detroit Roofers of Warren and We Level Up California. Adelaide Carr reviewed We Level Up Washington and Detroit Roofers of Farmington Hills. Cohen Knight reviewed Detroit Roofers of West Bloomfield and We Level Up Treatment Centers.

This network primarily reviews plumbers, air conditioning, and home construction and remodeling businesses. There are a few outliers, such as restaurants, SEO companies, addiction treatment, fishing guides, and cash advance businesses.

Hopefully, Google removes all of the Detroit Roofer GBPs, and they are unable to get them reinstated.

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Christian Powell reviewed New Smyrna Fishing Charters and Axis at Rocket City. Alexander Jones reviewed Park Place Apartments, New Smyrna Fishing Charters, and Detroit Roofers of Royal Oak. Grace Rivera reviewed Detroit Roofers of Royal Oak and Windsor Apartments. Morgan Henderson reviewed Axis on Beltline and Qool Heating & AC Repair San Gabriel. William King reviewed Qool Heating & AC Repair San Gabriel and Windsor Apartments. Mila Reyes reviewed Kingsport Crossing Apartments and Lake Toho Guides. Chase Ward reviewed Lake Toho Guides and Kingsport Crossing Apartments. Addison reviewed Aura Apartments and RotoTillerGuy. Julian reviewed RotoTillerGuy and Windsor Apartments. Damian Bennett reviewed Axis at Rocket City and Lake Okeechobee Fishing Guide. Emmett Foster reviewed Axis at Rocket City and Park Place Apartments. Chandler Knox reviewed Apex Apartments and Bass Online Fishing Guides – Winter Haven. Arthur Bennett reviewed Bass Online Fishing Guides – Winter Haven and The Charlie Apartments. Miles Kensington reviewed Axis on Roan and Tucker Plumbing and Repairs. Lawson Carter reviewed Tucker Plumbing and Repairs and Axis on Beltline. Emily Johnson reviewed Blue Ridge Apartments and Skilled Plumbing Alpharetta. Clayton Gage reviewed Skilled Plumbing Alpharetta and Aura Apartments. Dawson Hudson reviewed Hillside Place and Skilled Plumbing & Heating. Malachi Radcliffe reviewed Skilled Plumbing & Heating and Aura Apartments. Arthur Bennett reviewed The Charlie Apartments and Florida Peacock Bass. Emily Carter reviewed Florida Peacock Bass and The Emerson Apartments.

These are just a fraction of the people who reviewed a Spark Management property and at least two other businesses. This network is connected to the review network I discovered while investigating the reviews for Evolve Construction & Restoration and Complete Healthcare West Addiction Treatment. Several reviewers reviewed AAA Concreting, Detroit Roofers, Bass Online Fishing Guides Google Business Profiles (GBPs). This network primarily reviews plumbing, air conditioning, and home construction and repair businesses. The Spark Management properties is one of the few outliers. There is Carmel restaurant in Los Angeles, Konfetti Kidz Therapy in Pembroke Pines, Florida, Horizon Lock & Key in Hawaii, and Small Biz Web Design Studio.

People need to make an informed decision before signing a lease. These reviews make it difficult to make an informed decision. These profiles are set to private, so consumers cannot see these patterns. Sadly, if Google were to detect this network, Google would remove the reviews and possibly place a 30-day consumer alert in the profiles.

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One person who reviewed the Complete Healthcare Lancaster Addiction Treatment GBP reviewed the Omaha, NE GBP, and another reviewed the Dallas, TX GBP. One person who reviewed the Complete Healthcare Newark Addiction Treatment GBP reviewed the Naples, FL GBP, and another reviewed the Richmond, KY GBP. A user named Zoe Bennett reviewed the Complete Healthcare West Addiction Treatment GBP and also reviewed Evolve Construction in Atlanta, GA, and in Tennessee. A person who reviewed the Complete Healthcare North Addiction Treatment GBP left a review for Evolve Construction in Orlando, FL. Ridley Anderson review Evolve in Sarasota and Complete Healthcare London Addiction Treatment. Layla Cooper reviewed Complete Healthcare Marysville Addiction Treatment and an Evolve location in Ohio. Complete HealthCare is only located in Ohio. This is six out of the 11 locations where reviewers reviewed Complete Healthcare and Evolve Construction.

The other four locations are not out of the woods. People who reviewed Complete Healthcare East Addiction Treatment also reviewed businesses in Bellevue, WA; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Royal Oak, MI; Simi Valley, Santa Ana, and Carlsbad, CA. People who reviewed Complete Healthcare Marion Addiction Treatment also reviewed businesses in Laguna Hills, CA, NYC, NY, and Marrieta, GA. People who reviewed Complete Healthcare South Addiction Treatment also reviewed businesses in Interlachen, FL; Las Vegas; Woodland Hills; and Marina Del Rey, CA. People who left reviews for Complete Healthcare Pickerington Addiction Treatment also reviewed businesses in Aurora, CO, San Diego, CA, Pflugerville, TX, and Commerce Township, MI.

A vast majority of the review profiles are set to private. You can’t see these businesses. I was able to map them out. Complete HealthCare is a small portion of the 420 GBPs that have reviews associated with Evolve Construction and appear to be fake service businesses selling leads.

This is not a normal review pattern. Several plumbers and air conditioning companies recieved reviews from people who left reviews for Complete HealthCare. While people do travel for addiction treatment, it’s doubtful that the people who left the reviews traveled to the Columbus area to seek medical treatment. More than likely, somebody connected to Complete HealthCare is purchasing or swapping reviews.

If you are looking for health care or addiction treatment, you need to take a closer look at Complete HealthCare’s Google reviews.

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The Hutton Firm has one 1-star review and one 1-star only Google rating. Three months ago, someone connected to the firm replied to the review and ratings. What’s alarming is how the reviews were replied to. The 1-star review stated that they contacted the firm and were advised they would receive a callback. The only thing necessary for a person to leave a review is to have had a personal interaction with, or a desire to conduct business with, the business in question. The person replying wrote, “Our records indicate that you are not, and have never been, a client of this law firm. As you have never utilized our services, we respectfully request that you remove your review. If the review is not removed within 48 hours, we will be forced to take appropriate legal action.” These replies seem to be used to scare reviewers into removing their reviews. These replies appear to violate the Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA). These replies could also violate State Bar ethics.

Jaser caused more issues for The Hutton Firm. Somebody left 1-star reviews using the names Jay Zaabri and Evolve Construction Careers. If this was Jaser’s own doing, one of these star-only ratings violates Google’s TOS. Jaser is allowed to post one review or rating. The other rating can be viewed as trying to manipulate the GBP’s rating.

One thing is certain: as long as The Hutton Firm has Jaser as a client, they will be extremely busy.

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I decided to conduct my own investigation into Evolve Construction’s Google reviews. I found 22 Google Business Profiles (GBP). One has no reviews, and the other has only two. The other locations have between 50 and 143 Google reviews. A vast majority of these review profiles are set to private. This prevents people from seeing which other reviews were left or which photos were uploaded. A high number of profiles set to private is alarming and highly suspicious. I recently discovered a way to unmask these private profiles, and what I found is shocking.

It appears that Evolve Construction either used two different fake-review vendors or that their supplier changed their MO. There was a large gap in the Google reviews. The reviews posted over 10 months ago reviewed countless plumbers, air conditioning businesses, and fishing charters. I have found 224 businesses who recieved positive reviews from people who reviewed an Evolve Construction GBP. One of those businesses is We Level Up Washington. We Level Up is an addiction treatment facility. I know about them because of my breakdown, “A Sobering Look at Addiction Treatment.” I covered how 100’s of addiction treatment and sober living homes had been receiving reviews from the same people. I also found that two addiction treatment locations for Complete Healthcare had been reviewed by people who left reviews for Evolve. Several of the plumber GPBs appear to be fake businesses and are being used for lead generation. This means the caller is farming out to anyone willing to pay for the lead. The person who shows up is not with that business and may not be insured and licensed. The most recent review network has left reviews for businesses in India. The recent reviews started about two months ago. There was a four to five-month period between reviews. So what changed?

Negative Review Attacks

Sadly, these profiles are also being used to post negative reviews for businesses. I found 16 businesses had been hit with negative reviews from people who left reviews for Evolve Construction GBP. One business owner advised me that they had recently submitted a bid to Evolve Construction. 13 of these businesses are located in Texas. One business is located in Houston, four in Austin, and eight in Dallas. The Dallas businesses are all air duct businesses. The negative review attacks started within the past week. One business responded to me, and they advised me that they had never heard of Jaser Jay Zaabri or Evolve Construction.

I noticed an alarming pattern in how Evolve Construction responded to negative reviews. Several review replies claimed to be victims of a coordinated review attack from consumers or an extortion attack. The replies also advise that they are breaking defamation laws and could be sued for what they stated in their review. This seems like a scare tactic to get the reviewer to take down the review. I only found a few negative reviews across the Evolve Construction GBPs. I had expected to find more.

BBB Reviews and Complaints

The Sherman Oaks BBB profile for Evolve Construction has an A+ rating. It has had 71 complaints in the past three years. 29 of those complaints were filed in the past 12 months. A business with this many complaints would have several negative reviews. There are 406 BBB reviews posted since October 13, 2025. It seems like somebody figured out how to bypass the BBB review filter system. I am not a fan of the BBB. They don’t show any complaints past three years. There could be more complaints. As long as a business responds to complaints, it can keep its A+ rating. If Evolve Construction was BBB Accrediated, they would lose it mine and Kay’s data. I am surprised that the BBB has posted a consumer alert with the increase in complaints this year. This is only one of Evolve Construction’s BBB profiles. Good thing Google highlights the themes in the complaints.

There are complaints and news stories about homeowners being ghosted and repairs not being made. I have heard that Jaser Jay Zaabri is not allowed to conduct business in Minnesota. If this is true, then why is their GBP still live on Google and receiving new reviews? A news story claimed that Evolve Construction had started its contract before it had registered in the state. This news story showed a certified letter sent to their listed Nashville address being marked as undeliverable. No forwarding address was set up.

If this business is as shady as it appears, Google needs to suspend the GBPs that are no longer at the posted address, remove the reviews, and post a consumer alert. The BBB needs to downgrade the rating, remove the reviews, and post a consumer alert. Hopefully, enough people have filed complaints with their state attorney general’s office so they can get together and go after Jaser Jay Zaabri. California has the most resources and loves working with other states. They could refer this matter for criminal charges. We could be looking at RICO charges.

Do you have a story to share about Jaser Jay Zaabri and Evolve Construction? Please leave a comment or email me.

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Top Pro Shield Dryer Cleaning Experts is the GBP that was using an elementary school’s address. My edit was approved, and the GBP was suspended and removed. Master Dry Services OF Vents Cleaning is one of the GBPs that is currently live on Google.

Either these spammers have gotten better at spoofing the documentation, or they have a person(s) on the inside at Google. Since the addresses directly violate Google’s TOS, I am leaning towards having a Googler assist them. I have worked on hundreds of reinstatement cases over the years. The one thing I have noticed is that it is becoming increasingly difficult to get reinstated, even with all the proper documentation. So, how can these lead-generation GBPs get reinstated? Two of them were reinstated since I performed my audit yesterday morning.

I have recieved a few complaints from others about lead-generation GBPs flooding their markets. These spammers seem able to create GBPs with ease. They are using addresses that could never be verified via video. They are using parking lots, box stores, and residential addresses. So again, they either know how to spoof Google, or there is an insider at Google helping them. In the dryer vent network, I found evidence that these websites are being developed outside the United States. Could overseas workers be setting up the GBPs as well?

I have seen an increase in complaints from people who were unable to get verified or reinstated in the past year. Some of the businesses I have seen are legitimate and have the proper documentation. So, how are these fake GBPs able to get verified or reinstated? Sadly, once Google discovers how these GBPs are getting created, it will be harder for legitimate businesses to get verified or get reinstated.

These GBPs have fake positive reviews. In 2025, Google removed 13 million reviews and blocked 292 million. These spammers are either lucky or really good at bypassing Google’s security measures.

To recap, we have GBPs with fake reviews that Google should never have verified or allowed to go live, and they are being reinstated after being suspended. Either a Googler is helping them, or Google has another exploit to deal with.

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One of the contributing factors in the increase in reviews being removed is the spate of extortion review attack schemes. 2025 seemed to have a major uptick in extortion review attack schemes. Google released the merchant extortion report form. It does seem to have quieted down, as I haven’t seen any complaints lately.

What is interesting is that in 2022, Google removed 20 million reviews, the highest number. That year, only 115 million reviews were blocked. The number of blocked reviews has increased, while the total number of reviews has remained slightly unchanged.

So, why are Reddit and the help forum seeing an increase in reviews being removed since February 2025? Several people have mentioned a five-day review removal process. Google seems to remove reviews five days after they are posted. Is this part of the Gemini process? It is interesting to note the patterns where we see upticks in help forum threads. November and Decemeber 2025 were two months. The spike started in October 2025 and dropped in January 2025. In February, we saw it spike, then slightly drop in March. April is on pace to surpass February.

The post did state there are plans to, “If we do see a sudden spike in spam reviews, we’ll quickly remove the fake content, pause new reviews on the profile, alert the Business Profile owner and display a notification banner to let consumers know why contributions are temporarily paused. These protections are rolling out globally in the coming weeks.”

I wonder what these warnings will look like. City Farm Roslindale Weed Dispensary received a consumer alert when Google removed what it perceived as fake reviews from its GBP. There are a few businesses I will be keeping an eye on as they have routinely violated Google’s TOS.

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