Erica Romelle Bartolome Asahan - McKim Erica Asahan also ripped me off! Seattle Washington
I too was ripped off by Erica Asahan. My story dates back to early 1998 when I entered into a poisonous and abusive relationship with Erica. The damage to my credit wasn't that bad but here is my story. I originally met Erica in January 1998. I was in the Navy at the time and stationed in Bremerton, WA. We began dating shortly after meeting. At the time I did not know about her gender status. As far as I knew she was a natural female. She most certainly passed herself off as such. I was 23 at the time and the blinders were on. I knew she worked at an architect firm named ABKJ in Seattle as an accountant. She seemed very smart and saavy when it came to financial issues. Several months went by and I noticed some behavioral changes in her and some of my personal things started to turn up missing. The first of such incidents was when we went back to her place one Saturday afternoon and my personal day planner was missing. She passed this off by claiming some of her jewerly was missing and that the back door was left wide open and that the house was burglarized. The police were called and a report was filed. I then called my credit card (only had one back then) and cancelled it. Some person had tried to use the card for a small amount only a couple hours before. After that incident blew over Erica got 'laid off' from ABKJ. More than likely she was fired. I also want to ad that our relationship turned abusive, both verbally and physically, around this time. At the time it seemed like it was in a playful nature but looking back it was just down right mean and borderline sadistic. I remember this one time when we were having dinner and some chili pepper juice squirted into my eye. It burned and stung bad and she just sat there laughing. She apologized later but I got the feeling the apology was not genuine. I thought it was strange that she acted this way because she told me her former boyfriend, Jason Head, was abusive to her. Right before I got out of the Navy she had asked me to deposit an $8000 check for her as she claimed she closed her bank account after being laid off. She told me the money was a severance check from her former company. I did this for her and then when the check cleared I gave her the money. Since I was getting out of the Navy and going back to finish college, Erica started feeling very uncertain about our relationship so she broke up with me. She probably realized she couldn't get too much money out of me. I also found out that she was cheating on me with some guy named Darren. I soon moved back to east coast and finished my degree, but the ordeal was not over. In 2001 I went to apply for a credit card and I got denied due to an application already in process. Upon further investigation I found out that the time the application was put in it couldn't have been me as I was on vacation in San Diego the date the application was submitted. The credit card company recommended I put a fraud alert on my credit report and that I request copies of my credit reports from the 3 credit bureaus. When I received the credit reports I discovered an $8000 derogatory item. The listing was from an insurance company. The banks insurer, the same bank I deposited that $8000 check. By the time the bank realized they were scammed I had closed that account and moved back east. The bank is insured and was reimbursed from the insurance company. I contacted the insurance company and made arrangements to pay this amount back. I tracked Erica down and contacted her about this issue. She was all apologetic and came clean with me that she was desperate for money due to being unemployed and that she was sorry she used me. She came clean to me about her gender status as well and was going to have the full sex change. I wanted to be sick. I told her that she was going to help me pay this money back as I felt partly responsible for agreeing to deposit that check for her in the first place. She agreed to send me some money as she was working again for some mortgage place (McKim Mortgage?) I told her that I never want to hear or see her again. I never did see that money she said she would send and I ended up paying off that $8000 myself. A hard lesson to learn and my credit has since gotton back to near perfect. Last I knew she disappeared to the Philippines. This could have been a whole lot worse for me and I'm thankful I came away from this pretty much unscathed. Maybe a little lighter in the wallet but now a whole lot wiser in my choices. I just hope people actually read this and refuse to do business with scammers like this.
Frankie XXXXXXX
Van Nuys, California
U.S.A.
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7 Updates & Rebuttals
Noy
Nowhere,Saskatchewan,
Canada
Corroborating stories:
#8Consumer Comment
Wed, January 30, 2008
See:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/251/RipOff0251085.htm
Yet another victim of this scammer comes forward... how many more are out there?
Erica Asahan
Seattle,Washington,
U.S.A.
81 Facets of Life
#8Consumer Comment
Mon, December 31, 2007
First of all, what it meant when Will said he knows "WHO you are, Where you are and where you WORK" is simply stating the fact that we know who you are. But, why use an alias and fictitious locations? I know, because you are afraid that once you have posted your informations on here that might hunt you for the rest of your life? And this is why we will spare you with that AGONY.
For some reason, as I was getting ready this morning, I came across the Claddagh ring and other gifts (from Hawaii) that you gave me when I came back from the Philippines in 2000 and I cried. I did not know if I should wear it or if I should give it back to you?
I am sure you have read the other posts on here about me and the businesses that I work for and the man that I SUPPOSEDLY married. Unfortunately, none of these can never be erased, it's part of me now, so I will have to accept it and move on with my life and hope that whomever come across this postings about me will give me the benefit of the doubt and not judge me. And due to legal reasons, I cannot tell you the name of the person that did that.
But I can tell you that it was the man that followed me to the Philippines in 2000, lived in my house for over a year for free and in 2001 when my mom and step dad grew tired of his abuses and had threatened to "CHOPPED MY MOTHER UP" unless I send him money. So, she got him deported back to the states. It was very unfortunate for them to have witnessed his physical and verbal abuses while I was there. The reason I left in 2000 was because I can't take the beatings anymore. I did not tell anyone, because I did not have the guts to come forward. Instead I fled to the Philippines. And I am not a CON artist.
The last time I talked to him was days before he got deported back to the states and he did say to me that "ONCE HE GET THE CHANCE, HE WILL RUIN ME TO HIS SATISFACTION" and this is why I have been monitoring his moves. Last I know, he was working in SF for a stock brokerage firm, he even had his pictures on the site. But they took it down, because they probably realized that he's a freaking lunatic and half. Also this is how he makes a living now, EXTORTIONS and hides behind aliases and zombie computers and chances are, the spams that you are getting in all of your email addresses are all his doings. What makes it worst is that his current girlfriend works at an airport in CA working with computers also. He even did a "MILD" DOS attack to one of our web-sites. But, that's not in my hands anymore.
He's mistakes were involving businesses and names of innocent people to all his libelous and defamatory posts. He claimed that I stole and smuggled jewels to start up the shoe store and ofcourse, this WEB-SITE allowed for his posts to go live without checking the FACTS. One of these days, the owners of the businesses and myself will have our day with him in court.
Going back to you, my dear friend...You see, I am not mad at you. In the future, please do read disclosures and parameters of the web-sites you post crap about people, their names, businesses, blah blah blah. Don't forget, we were together for 7 months. I was with you, because you were kind, because I loved you and this is after me knowing that your not loaded, because you were just an E2 in the Navy.. I geniunely cared for you and still even after this crap you posted on here. Don't worry, I will protect your name, because that's what friends do. I did not accept the engagement ring, because I know you will have to spend years to pay it off and I know that, that's not fair. I NEVER CHEATED ON YOU! I was never abusive to you, I do run my mouth once in awhile, but you always put me back to my place. And I will always going to be very thankful to have had you as my friend and always there to rescue me back in the days. You even bought me my bed and had a phone line connected for me to your name, until I am back on my feet. Which I am now. I never did apply for credit using your name I did not know how you come about this allegation? I did remember having DIGITAL CABLE upgrade when I was living in Seattle and since the phone was in your name, then I guess, they just had to run it again. And as far as the $8000.00 I DO NOT NOT WHY YOU HAD TO GO THERE!? But, again, I will spare you. Since I am plastered all over the freaking web! Let me be the one to suffer, because, I am over it.
You and the rest of the world can post anything about Erica Asahan for all I care. Years from now, none of these are going to matter to anyone. It may have ruined me at the moment, but the moment had passed. Next time you vent you can email it to me or even call me. I still wish you the greatest things in life.
God Bless you and your family.
as always...
Your loving friend.
Erica Asahan
Seattle,Washington,
U.S.A.
81 Facets of Life
#8Consumer Comment
Mon, December 31, 2007
First of all, what it meant when Will said he knows "WHO you are, Where you are and where you WORK" is simply stating the fact that we know who you are. But, why use an alias and fictitious locations? I know, because you are afraid that once you have posted your informations on here that might hunt you for the rest of your life? And this is why we will spare you with that AGONY.
For some reason, as I was getting ready this morning, I came across the Claddagh ring and other gifts (from Hawaii) that you gave me when I came back from the Philippines in 2000 and I cried. I did not know if I should wear it or if I should give it back to you?
I am sure you have read the other posts on here about me and the businesses that I work for and the man that I SUPPOSEDLY married. Unfortunately, none of these can never be erased, it's part of me now, so I will have to accept it and move on with my life and hope that whomever come across this postings about me will give me the benefit of the doubt and not judge me. And due to legal reasons, I cannot tell you the name of the person that did that.
But I can tell you that it was the man that followed me to the Philippines in 2000, lived in my house for over a year for free and in 2001 when my mom and step dad grew tired of his abuses and had threatened to "CHOPPED MY MOTHER UP" unless I send him money. So, she got him deported back to the states. It was very unfortunate for them to have witnessed his physical and verbal abuses while I was there. The reason I left in 2000 was because I can't take the beatings anymore. I did not tell anyone, because I did not have the guts to come forward. Instead I fled to the Philippines. And I am not a CON artist.
The last time I talked to him was days before he got deported back to the states and he did say to me that "ONCE HE GET THE CHANCE, HE WILL RUIN ME TO HIS SATISFACTION" and this is why I have been monitoring his moves. Last I know, he was working in SF for a stock brokerage firm, he even had his pictures on the site. But they took it down, because they probably realized that he's a freaking lunatic and half. Also this is how he makes a living now, EXTORTIONS and hides behind aliases and zombie computers and chances are, the spams that you are getting in all of your email addresses are all his doings. What makes it worst is that his current girlfriend works at an airport in CA working with computers also. He even did a "MILD" DOS attack to one of our web-sites. But, that's not in my hands anymore.
He's mistakes were involving businesses and names of innocent people to all his libelous and defamatory posts. He claimed that I stole and smuggled jewels to start up the shoe store and ofcourse, this WEB-SITE allowed for his posts to go live without checking the FACTS. One of these days, the owners of the businesses and myself will have our day with him in court.
Going back to you, my dear friend...You see, I am not mad at you. In the future, please do read disclosures and parameters of the web-sites you post crap about people, their names, businesses, blah blah blah. Don't forget, we were together for 7 months. I was with you, because you were kind, because I loved you and this is after me knowing that your not loaded, because you were just an E2 in the Navy.. I geniunely cared for you and still even after this crap you posted on here. Don't worry, I will protect your name, because that's what friends do. I did not accept the engagement ring, because I know you will have to spend years to pay it off and I know that, that's not fair. I NEVER CHEATED ON YOU! I was never abusive to you, I do run my mouth once in awhile, but you always put me back to my place. And I will always going to be very thankful to have had you as my friend and always there to rescue me back in the days. You even bought me my bed and had a phone line connected for me to your name, until I am back on my feet. Which I am now. I never did apply for credit using your name I did not know how you come about this allegation? I did remember having DIGITAL CABLE upgrade when I was living in Seattle and since the phone was in your name, then I guess, they just had to run it again. And as far as the $8000.00 I DO NOT NOT WHY YOU HAD TO GO THERE!? But, again, I will spare you. Since I am plastered all over the freaking web! Let me be the one to suffer, because, I am over it.
You and the rest of the world can post anything about Erica Asahan for all I care. Years from now, none of these are going to matter to anyone. It may have ruined me at the moment, but the moment had passed. Next time you vent you can email it to me or even call me. I still wish you the greatest things in life.
God Bless you and your family.
as always...
Your loving friend.
Erica Asahan
Seattle,Washington,
U.S.A.
81 Facets of Life
#8Consumer Comment
Mon, December 31, 2007
First of all, what it meant when Will said he knows "WHO you are, Where you are and where you WORK" is simply stating the fact that we know who you are. But, why use an alias and fictitious locations? I know, because you are afraid that once you have posted your informations on here that might hunt you for the rest of your life? And this is why we will spare you with that AGONY.
For some reason, as I was getting ready this morning, I came across the Claddagh ring and other gifts (from Hawaii) that you gave me when I came back from the Philippines in 2000 and I cried. I did not know if I should wear it or if I should give it back to you?
I am sure you have read the other posts on here about me and the businesses that I work for and the man that I SUPPOSEDLY married. Unfortunately, none of these can never be erased, it's part of me now, so I will have to accept it and move on with my life and hope that whomever come across this postings about me will give me the benefit of the doubt and not judge me. And due to legal reasons, I cannot tell you the name of the person that did that.
But I can tell you that it was the man that followed me to the Philippines in 2000, lived in my house for over a year for free and in 2001 when my mom and step dad grew tired of his abuses and had threatened to "CHOPPED MY MOTHER UP" unless I send him money. So, she got him deported back to the states. It was very unfortunate for them to have witnessed his physical and verbal abuses while I was there. The reason I left in 2000 was because I can't take the beatings anymore. I did not tell anyone, because I did not have the guts to come forward. Instead I fled to the Philippines. And I am not a CON artist.
The last time I talked to him was days before he got deported back to the states and he did say to me that "ONCE HE GET THE CHANCE, HE WILL RUIN ME TO HIS SATISFACTION" and this is why I have been monitoring his moves. Last I know, he was working in SF for a stock brokerage firm, he even had his pictures on the site. But they took it down, because they probably realized that he's a freaking lunatic and half. Also this is how he makes a living now, EXTORTIONS and hides behind aliases and zombie computers and chances are, the spams that you are getting in all of your email addresses are all his doings. What makes it worst is that his current girlfriend works at an airport in CA working with computers also. He even did a "MILD" DOS attack to one of our web-sites. But, that's not in my hands anymore.
He's mistakes were involving businesses and names of innocent people to all his libelous and defamatory posts. He claimed that I stole and smuggled jewels to start up the shoe store and ofcourse, this WEB-SITE allowed for his posts to go live without checking the FACTS. One of these days, the owners of the businesses and myself will have our day with him in court.
Going back to you, my dear friend...You see, I am not mad at you. In the future, please do read disclosures and parameters of the web-sites you post crap about people, their names, businesses, blah blah blah. Don't forget, we were together for 7 months. I was with you, because you were kind, because I loved you and this is after me knowing that your not loaded, because you were just an E2 in the Navy.. I geniunely cared for you and still even after this crap you posted on here. Don't worry, I will protect your name, because that's what friends do. I did not accept the engagement ring, because I know you will have to spend years to pay it off and I know that, that's not fair. I NEVER CHEATED ON YOU! I was never abusive to you, I do run my mouth once in awhile, but you always put me back to my place. And I will always going to be very thankful to have had you as my friend and always there to rescue me back in the days. You even bought me my bed and had a phone line connected for me to your name, until I am back on my feet. Which I am now. I never did apply for credit using your name I did not know how you come about this allegation? I did remember having DIGITAL CABLE upgrade when I was living in Seattle and since the phone was in your name, then I guess, they just had to run it again. And as far as the $8000.00 I DO NOT NOT WHY YOU HAD TO GO THERE!? But, again, I will spare you. Since I am plastered all over the freaking web! Let me be the one to suffer, because, I am over it.
You and the rest of the world can post anything about Erica Asahan for all I care. Years from now, none of these are going to matter to anyone. It may have ruined me at the moment, but the moment had passed. Next time you vent you can email it to me or even call me. I still wish you the greatest things in life.
God Bless you and your family.
as always...
Your loving friend.
Frankie ferrana
Bedford,New Hampshire,
U.S.A.
update
#8Author of original report
Sun, December 30, 2007
Please remove this report. The point has been made.
Frankie Ferrana
Dracut,Massachusetts,
U.S.A.
Response to Consumer Suggestion - Not Being Honest
#8Author of original report
Sat, December 29, 2007
I know you know who I am. It was pretty obvious by the content of my first post. First of all let me get one thing cleared up and out of the way. I stated in my first post that $8000 in question has since been paid and is NOT on my credit reports anymore. It was for 6 close to 7 years. I had to suck it up and deal with it on my own. It was a hard pill to swallow. What can I say, I was 23 at the time and the blinders were on. I was stupid and it wasn't the best choice in proposing to Ms. Asahan back then. I can thank her for turning me down knowing what I know now. While she did seem loving at first, or my idea of loving I had at the time, in hindsight her behavior was borderline abusive.
Now to the content of your rebuttal. You said, "We know where you work. We also know where you live." Is this supposed to be some kind of threat? If it is I suggest you stay away from my family, my home, and where I work. It could end up NOT in your favor. Happy Holidays.
Yey
New York,New York,
U.S.A.
Not being honest ~
#8Consumer Suggestion
Sun, October 21, 2007
We know who you are...Mr! But, unlike you, we will not devulge your name on here (as a favor) for the whole world to see...We know where you work, we know how much you pocketed off of that $8000.00 you willingly deposited to your PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT are talking about. We know where you live also.
Erica Asahan was nothing but loving to you! That is why she said no, when you proposed to her and she had asked you to return the ring you were presenting to her along with the credit installment agreement from the jewelry store. If you are going to post, please do not forget to include the facts.
Have a heart and be fair...
Sincerely,
Will