Erica Rommelle Bartolome Asahan - McKim (aka Eric Asahan) Identity theft, credit card fraud, bank fraud ripoff Bellevue Washington
This report isn't againt the business (Gotta Have Shoes) listed, rather it is against the owner of that business... prior to opening Gotta Have Shoes the owner had a less than shining reputation, as you will read below.
=========
In 2000, I underwent an identity theft by a person named Eric Rommelle Bartolome Asahan. This identity theft ruined my credit, and very nearly destroyed my life. Upon doing additional investigation into this person, I found out that I had not been the first person that had been victimized by Asahan.
I knew Asahan before before Gotta Have Shoes existed. Based upon what I've learned of this person, I find it hard to believe that Asahan has changed.
Asahan had been given limited power of attorney to access my bank accounts and pay my bills, since I was working overseas. I later learned that Asahan also had stolen my credit card numbers.
At the very end of the year 1999, Asahan cleared out my bank accounts, and 'double-maxed' my credit cards. Asahan attempted to make it look like a Y2K computer glitch, which slowed the banks' attempts at figuring out what had happened.
The method of 'double-maxing' the credit cards was thusly:
Asahan had been collecting the cash-advance checks that the credit card companies sometimes include with the bills they send out. Asahan had access to my credit card bills, because I was working overseas, and allowed Asahan to pay my bills while I was away. Asahan used these cash-advance checks to max out the credit cards.
Asahan then went on a shopping spree, purchasing high-value gemstones using my credit cards. The gemstones were purchased from a cable TV show in the Seattle, WA area that sold precious stones. The purchases happened before the cash-advance checks could clear.
The net effect is that my credit cards were 'double-maxed', at twice their credit limit.
Asahan then bought a plane ticket to Manila, Philippines, and smuggled the gemstones out of the US. From Manila, Asahan then went by car to Olongapo, Philippines.
Asahan's mother (Lucy Bartolome) is a compulsive gambler, and gambled most of the money away in a short period of time in the Olongapo casinos, which forced Asahan to return to the US to initiate another scam.
Before Asahan returned to the US, however, he underwent a sex change operation, and began using the name Erica Rommelle Bartolome Asahan. This occurred in Manila, Philippines, in 2001.
The current target of Asahan's scam is one Greg McKim, owner of McKim Mortgage, in Bellevue, WA. Greg was taken in by Asahan, and they ended up marrying.
Asahan's modus operandi is to establish rapport with the impending victim, gain their trust, and establish that Asahan is an 'expert' in the field of finance. Asahan then offers to do the books for the impending victim, whether it be for their personal finances or for their business.
Asahan then begins 'cooking the books' to cover up the embezzlement taking place. Asahan holds a dual citizenship (US, Philippines), and uses that to easily move between the two countries when laundering the stolen money.
It is my belief that Asahan's scam is currently taking place at McKim Mortgage. Asahan has an email address under the '@mckimmortgage.com' domain (easahan@mckimmortgage.com), and thus is working there. And, of course, Asahan is now married to Greg McKim.
Based upon the fact that McKim Mortgage received a $385,000.00 loan from the Small Business Administration in 2004, I believe that Greg McKim was targeted for Asahan's scam.
http://www.sba.gov/loans/businessdetail/output/2004/buswa.html
Erica Rommelle Bartolome Asahan - McKim
(aka Eric Rommelle Bartolome Asahan)
Owner of:
Gotta Have Shoes
262 169th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98008
United States
Phone: +1 (425) 460-8316
info@gottahaveshoesinc.com
married to Greg McKim, owner of:
McKim Mortgage Inc.
10047 Main St.
Ste. 101
Bellevue, WA 98004
Contact Information
Phone: 425-401-8368
Noy
Nowhere, Saskatchewan
Canada
12 Updates & Rebuttals
Noy
Nowhere,Saskatchewan,
Canada
Addendum
#13Author of original report
Sun, February 10, 2008
I suppose we'll end up doing a character witness parade... Danny Vega, Elizabeth Ann Hinkson, Jason Head, Frankie Ferrana (real name obtained during discovery), the presiding judge who handed down the tax warrant judgment against Asahan, etc.
All people who don't generally have good things to say about the defendant... all going to show that said defendant is a tax-evading, identity thieving, threat making scumbag.
Noy
Nowhere,Saskatchewan,
Canada
Stupid scammer providing evidence AGAINST themselves!
#13Author of original report
Sun, February 10, 2008
This scammer still thinks that what they've done is something they can continue doing, and get away with... but things have changed. The balance of power is on my side now... and they'd best watch what they do. Court cases can drag on for literally years and cost hundreds of thousands for those who can't go pro-se... or for those who don't have attorneys as friends and business associates. And one mis-step leads to default judgments that require them to pay for years.
And they've already demonstrated that they know very little of how the court system operates.
Asahan and his attack dog (going by the moniker 'Willcleanup') have been trying to intimidate me into silence. But, their threats are filled with easily exposed lies.
Now, the latest from Asahan personally, a change to Asahan's Amazon.com page:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/show-detail/A8GOJUA6TULDX/ref=cm_pdp_profile_more_aboutMe/105-0897369-5070038?ie=UTF8&mode=aboutMe
Quoting:
'In my own words
Don't forget how you left the Jeep outside BankOfAmerica in 2000 before you left for the Philippines. I think BOA really wants to talk to you!'
I left my Jeep with the financing bank (not BOA) because Asahan had cleaned out all my bank accounts via identity theft, leaving me unable to make payments on it. So I have Asahan to thank for providing a bit more evidence of the crime committed.
Perhaps Asahan is getting his victims mixed up... that's the only reason I can think that Asahan would list BOA as the bank I used.
And Willcleanup's latest threats posted to usenet only go to show that they knew what revolving credit accounts I had (although, again, they must have mixed up their victims, because they listed some that I've never had), which will be used in court, if necessary.
Google is my friend... IP addresses are recorded, and one simple court order during discovery will reveal the true identity of 'Willcleanup'.
Noy
Nowhere,Saskatchewan,
Canada
Corroboration:
#13Author of original report
Wed, January 30, 2008
For a corroborating story, go here:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/276/RipOff0276313.htm
As usual, the scammer claims that the people who were scammed were actually the crazy, abusive ones... but what do you expect from someone who claims:
"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."
Note especially the name mentioned in both reports: Jason Head
Proof positive that the stories jibe, that they're truthful, that Asahan is a scammer.
Noy
Nowhere,Saskatchewan,
Canada
Unapologetic scammer threatens revenge!!!
#13Author of original report
Wed, January 30, 2008
So, in typical scammer fashion, this scammer falls back on making threats in order to shut people up about their nefarious misdeeds:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/show-detail/A8GOJUA6TULDX/ref=cm_pdp_profile_more_aboutMe/105-0897369-5070038?ie=UTF8&mode=aboutMe
Here's the text, quoted from the link above:
"In my own words
I will get you one of these days! You may think you are slick...Your world might have 3 www's but mine is round and it revolves! You and your dirty little postings about me will come back and haunt you! I am ready and you shall be too! One click of a button and all the of your creditors will come after you and your new girlfriend that works at the airport! Go ahead, play dirty, while I get a head. I have ALLIES from Asia to Europe to the Americas and Africa that are more tech savvy than you will ever be, so...BRING IT ON!!!PEACE!!!!"
In addition, the scammer TRIED to file lawsuits against me, but they were dismissed for lack of evidence... as I stated earlier, in order for the scammer to successfully file the lawsuits, they'd have to admit to what they did.
Oh, and notice the threat above? How the scammer is going to 'sic' all the creditors on me? Impossible... the debts are from an identity theft, and are well past the statutes of limitation. Meaning if they try anything, I can sue them. They're not the only one who will be sued.
Noy
Nowhere,Saskatchewan,
Canada
Erica Asahan (AKA Eric Asahan)
#13Author of original report
Tue, June 12, 2007
More information as it trickles in... I'm sure many of you don't believe such a fantastic story, so I'm trying to provide as much detail as possible in order to make it easier for the doubters to corroborate the story on their own.
Additional info #1:
I found out that Asahan had the sex change operation at the Eddieson Duatin Sex Change Hospital in the Philippines. I'm still trying to get the exact date.
Additional info #2:
I found out the name of one of Asahan's previous victims: Jason Head, formerly of Seattle, WA, location now unknown.
Additional info #3:
There is a real estate developer that Asahan worked for in Seattle, as a book-keeper, around the time that Asahan ripped me off. I've heard that Asahan also ripped this real estate developer off, but I haven't gotten any additional details.
Noy
Nowhere,Saskatchewan,
Canada
Erica Asahan (AKA Eric Asahan)
#13Author of original report
Tue, June 12, 2007
More information as it trickles in... I'm sure many of you don't believe such a fantastic story, so I'm trying to provide as much detail as possible in order to make it easier for the doubters to corroborate the story on their own.
Additional info #1:
I found out that Asahan had the sex change operation at the Eddieson Duatin Sex Change Hospital in the Philippines. I'm still trying to get the exact date.
Additional info #2:
I found out the name of one of Asahan's previous victims: Jason Head, formerly of Seattle, WA, location now unknown.
Additional info #3:
There is a real estate developer that Asahan worked for in Seattle, as a book-keeper, around the time that Asahan ripped me off. I've heard that Asahan also ripped this real estate developer off, but I haven't gotten any additional details.
Noy
Nowhere,Saskatchewan,
Canada
Erica Asahan (AKA Eric Asahan)
#13Author of original report
Tue, June 12, 2007
More information as it trickles in... I'm sure many of you don't believe such a fantastic story, so I'm trying to provide as much detail as possible in order to make it easier for the doubters to corroborate the story on their own.
Additional info #1:
I found out that Asahan had the sex change operation at the Eddieson Duatin Sex Change Hospital in the Philippines. I'm still trying to get the exact date.
Additional info #2:
I found out the name of one of Asahan's previous victims: Jason Head, formerly of Seattle, WA, location now unknown.
Additional info #3:
There is a real estate developer that Asahan worked for in Seattle, as a book-keeper, around the time that Asahan ripped me off. I've heard that Asahan also ripped this real estate developer off, but I haven't gotten any additional details.
Noy
Nowhere,Saskatchewan,
Canada
Erica Asahan (AKA Eric Asahan)
#13Author of original report
Tue, June 12, 2007
More information as it trickles in... I'm sure many of you don't believe such a fantastic story, so I'm trying to provide as much detail as possible in order to make it easier for the doubters to corroborate the story on their own.
Additional info #1:
I found out that Asahan had the sex change operation at the Eddieson Duatin Sex Change Hospital in the Philippines. I'm still trying to get the exact date.
Additional info #2:
I found out the name of one of Asahan's previous victims: Jason Head, formerly of Seattle, WA, location now unknown.
Additional info #3:
There is a real estate developer that Asahan worked for in Seattle, as a book-keeper, around the time that Asahan ripped me off. I've heard that Asahan also ripped this real estate developer off, but I haven't gotten any additional details.
Noy
Nowhere,Saskatchewan,
Canada
Erica Rommelle Bartolome Asahan - McKim
#13Author of original report
Sat, June 02, 2007
Additional information:
I stated in my original report that I believed Greg McKim of McKim Mortgage was targeted for Asahan's scam due to his business receiving a $385,000.00 loan from the Small Business Administration in 2004.
Additionally, I found that Asahan's business (Gotta Have Shoes), and McKim's business (McKim Mortgage) share the same physical address.
If you do a WHOIS on gottahaveshoesinc, you get the following address:
Gotta Have Shoes
262 169th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98008
United States
Phone: +1 (425) 460-8316
info@gottahaveshoesinc.com
But, if you go to gottahaveshoesinc and mckimmortgage you'll see that they both list the following as their physical address:
10047 Main St.
Ste. 101
Bellevue, WA 98004
Based upon this fact, I believe Asahan convinced McKim to misappropriate a portion of the funds from the $385,000.00 SBA loan to McKim Mortgage, so Asahan could use those misappropriated funds to open the Gotta Have Shoes store.
Knowing what I know of Asahan, the misappropriation of funds didn't stop there.
Noy
Nowhere,Saskatchewan,
Canada
Erica Rommelle Bartolome Asahan - McKim
#13Author of original report
Sat, June 02, 2007
Additional information:
I stated in my original report that I believed Greg McKim of McKim Mortgage was targeted for Asahan's scam due to his business receiving a $385,000.00 loan from the Small Business Administration in 2004.
Additionally, I found that Asahan's business (Gotta Have Shoes), and McKim's business (McKim Mortgage) share the same physical address.
If you do a WHOIS on gottahaveshoesinc, you get the following address:
Gotta Have Shoes
262 169th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98008
United States
Phone: +1 (425) 460-8316
info@gottahaveshoesinc.com
But, if you go to gottahaveshoesinc and mckimmortgage you'll see that they both list the following as their physical address:
10047 Main St.
Ste. 101
Bellevue, WA 98004
Based upon this fact, I believe Asahan convinced McKim to misappropriate a portion of the funds from the $385,000.00 SBA loan to McKim Mortgage, so Asahan could use those misappropriated funds to open the Gotta Have Shoes store.
Knowing what I know of Asahan, the misappropriation of funds didn't stop there.
Noy
Nowhere,Saskatchewan,
Canada
Erica Rommelle Bartolome Asahan - McKim
#13Author of original report
Sat, June 02, 2007
Additional information:
I stated in my original report that I believed Greg McKim of McKim Mortgage was targeted for Asahan's scam due to his business receiving a $385,000.00 loan from the Small Business Administration in 2004.
Additionally, I found that Asahan's business (Gotta Have Shoes), and McKim's business (McKim Mortgage) share the same physical address.
If you do a WHOIS on gottahaveshoesinc, you get the following address:
Gotta Have Shoes
262 169th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98008
United States
Phone: +1 (425) 460-8316
info@gottahaveshoesinc.com
But, if you go to gottahaveshoesinc and mckimmortgage you'll see that they both list the following as their physical address:
10047 Main St.
Ste. 101
Bellevue, WA 98004
Based upon this fact, I believe Asahan convinced McKim to misappropriate a portion of the funds from the $385,000.00 SBA loan to McKim Mortgage, so Asahan could use those misappropriated funds to open the Gotta Have Shoes store.
Knowing what I know of Asahan, the misappropriation of funds didn't stop there.
Noy
Nowhere,Saskatchewan,
Canada
Erica Rommelle Bartolome Asahan - McKim
#13Author of original report
Sat, June 02, 2007
Additional information:
I stated in my original report that I believed Greg McKim of McKim Mortgage was targeted for Asahan's scam due to his business receiving a $385,000.00 loan from the Small Business Administration in 2004.
Additionally, I found that Asahan's business (Gotta Have Shoes), and McKim's business (McKim Mortgage) share the same physical address.
If you do a WHOIS on gottahaveshoesinc, you get the following address:
Gotta Have Shoes
262 169th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98008
United States
Phone: +1 (425) 460-8316
info@gottahaveshoesinc.com
But, if you go to gottahaveshoesinc and mckimmortgage you'll see that they both list the following as their physical address:
10047 Main St.
Ste. 101
Bellevue, WA 98004
Based upon this fact, I believe Asahan convinced McKim to misappropriate a portion of the funds from the $385,000.00 SBA loan to McKim Mortgage, so Asahan could use those misappropriated funds to open the Gotta Have Shoes store.
Knowing what I know of Asahan, the misappropriation of funds didn't stop there.