Leanne Byrom (LSB consultancy) worked for our company as a UX contractor.
After I began to trust her, I paid almost $8,000 AUD upfront for her UX writing services.
We chased her up for work to be delivered over months. She continued to deflect requests for work and after countless emails, to date, she has still not delivered any of the agreed work and ignores communications.
It is appalling to see someone in the UX community conduct themselves so fraudulently while showcasing our logo on her website as a case study.
We are in the process of undertaking legal action to have our funds returned and to warn others of this contractors/freelancers conduct.