Information about Erica Rommelle Bartolome Asahan - McKim
Anonymous Sender
Mortgage, of Bellevue, WA, owned by Greg McKim.
http://www.sba.gov/loans/businessdetail/output/2004/buswa.html
I have reason to believe that the ability of McKim
Mortgage to repay that loan is in serious jeopardy, or will
be in the future.
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.
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
get cash advances that would amount to the credit limit
of my 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, and hence the charges went
through.
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. Greg was taken in by Asahan, and
they ended up marrying.
Hence, Asahan's full name is now:
Erica Rommelle Bartolome Asahan - McKim
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 this is currently taking place at
McKim Mortgage. Asahan has an email address under the
mckimmortgage.com domain (easahan at mckimmortgage.com),
and thus is working there. And, of course, Asahan is now
married to Greg McKim.
I believe Greg McKim was specifically targeted for Asahan's
scam, due to the $385,000.00 SBA loan.
I also believe that the people entering the physical store
address of Gotta Have Shoes (owned by Asahan, most likely
paid for by misappropriated funds from the $385,000.00 SBA
loan to McKim Mortgage, since both McKim Mortgage and Gotta
Have Shoes share the same physical address) are in danger
of having their credit card information misused by Asahan.
Erica Rommelle Bartolome Asahan - McKim
AKA Erica Rommelle Bartolome Asahan
AKA Erica Rommelle Asahan
AKA Erica Asahan
AKA Erica McKim
AKA Erika Asahan
AKA Eric Asahan
Owner of:
Gotta Have Shoes
http://www.gottahaveshoesinc.com/
262 169th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98008
United States
Phone: +1 (425) 460-8316
info at gottahaveshoesinc.com
erica at gottahaveshoesinc.com
The address listed above is from the WHOIS
for the gottahaveshoesinc.com domain. The
listed physical address is:
10047 Main St., Suite 101
Bellevue, WA 98004
married to Greg McKim, owner of:
McKim Mortgage Inc.
http://www.mckimmortgage.com/
10047 Main St.
Ste. 101
Bellevue, WA 98004
Contact Information
Phone: 425-401-8368