Hired Jeremy (Bear) Consulo to create a website for me. The guy was found on UpWork, had a website, scheduled a call with me -- everything seemed legit. We then gave him a deposit and then he disspaeared. Tried to get ahold of him via phone, no response. Sent him numerous emails, no reply. If you check out his Yelp page you'll see there's a number of people who have had the same situation with him. Therefore, I'm apt to say the guys a con artist.
I definitely want to make sure that nobody loses their hard earned money to this guy like I did. Although we paid via UpWork, the only money they were able to get back was what we had already placed in escrow. Money that was already released to Jeremy was not recoverable.
His website is down now so I'm assuming he's moved on to other victims or figured out a new scam. Avoid at all costs!
Jeremy Consulo, who also goes by the name "Bear," is a website design scam artist. If you check out his Yelp page, you'll see there's quite a few people that have been scammed by Bear over the years.
Bear seemed like a nice guy who was really responsive up until the time he took my cash. His email responses started to get progressively longer. At first, he'd respond within a few hours. Then it became a day and finally, just vanished. If this just happened to me but the guy was otherwise a great contractor, I'd write it off as just a victim of life's circumstances. However, multiple stories, spread over time, all over the internet point to a guy who is just trying to steal money.
So sad, it ruined me from trusting contractors online. I spent over $6,500 on Bear's services and never had anything to show for it. I'm currently going through dispute resolution with PayPal. The funny thing is, Bear doesn't even respond to their emails. It's like he just steals the money and hopes you don't challenge it.
I think the sadest part of all is when his ex-wife contacted me. Bear refuses to pay child support and claims he "makes no money." Well he's made plenty of money scamming people. The IRS also sent me a wage garnishment notice so the wife is telling the truth.
Bear Consulo Reviews
Hired Jeremy (Bear) Consulo to create a website for me. The guy was found on UpWork, had a website, scheduled a call with me -- everything seemed legit. We then gave him a deposit and then he disspaeared. Tried to get ahold of him via phone, no response. Sent him numerous emails, no reply. If you check out his Yelp page you'll see there's a number of people who have had the same situation with him. Therefore, I'm apt to say the guys a con artist.
I definitely want to make sure that nobody loses their hard earned money to this guy like I did. Although we paid via UpWork, the only money they were able to get back was what we had already placed in escrow. Money that was already released to Jeremy was not recoverable.
His website is down now so I'm assuming he's moved on to other victims or figured out a new scam. Avoid at all costs!
Jeremy Consulo, who also goes by the name "Bear," is a website design scam artist. If you check out his Yelp page, you'll see there's quite a few people that have been scammed by Bear over the years.
Bear seemed like a nice guy who was really responsive up until the time he took my cash. His email responses started to get progressively longer. At first, he'd respond within a few hours. Then it became a day and finally, just vanished. If this just happened to me but the guy was otherwise a great contractor, I'd write it off as just a victim of life's circumstances. However, multiple stories, spread over time, all over the internet point to a guy who is just trying to steal money.
So sad, it ruined me from trusting contractors online. I spent over $6,500 on Bear's services and never had anything to show for it. I'm currently going through dispute resolution with PayPal. The funny thing is, Bear doesn't even respond to their emails. It's like he just steals the money and hopes you don't challenge it.
I think the sadest part of all is when his ex-wife contacted me. Bear refuses to pay child support and claims he "makes no money." Well he's made plenty of money scamming people. The IRS also sent me a wage garnishment notice so the wife is telling the truth.