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AN OVERDUE THREAD OF HOW WE GOT SCAMMED BY SOMEONE WE TRUSTED AND GENUINELY CARED ABOUT:
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This person claims that she has mental health issues thus, some screenshots MIGHT contain messages from her mentioning this and su*c*d* //
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This person claims that she has mental health issues thus, some screenshots MIGHT contain messages from her mentioning this and su*c*d* //
note: I totally respect people who says that their mental health is not good even if it is not diagnosed. I have nothing against ppl suffering from this. In this case, however, mental health issue was used to get away from her actions.
note2: Her actions has nothing to do with the fandom/s she belongs in. Do not generalize fans just because of one person.
This happened last 2018. Mari and I are managing a Twitter shop that sells KPOP merch. We sell every merch, from official to unofficial merch. The business was doing well. We gained a lot of loyal buyers and followers bc we give them the lowest price--
possible, we also included freebies which btw, I printed all by myself. I had to work on my 8hr job while also trying to manage the shop. Of course, Mari did most of the managing since she's still a student and her time is more flexible than mine.
I trusted her enough to transact with the buyers and suppliers. Along the way we also made friends with other shops and we did pasabuys. I wasn't really suspecting anything because we meet almost every week when I'm on my days off work.
We would pack items for shipping in their house, that's how I was able to meet her family, from her mom, lola, siblings and even uncles. They were all so warm and nice to me every time I was there. I feel comfortable when I'm in their house, I sometimes stay there till 10pm.
So, since a lot of ppl already trusts us enough, we decided to open a big pasabuy/GO which was the KONBAT for iKON CONTINUE TOUR. We got a huge number of orders from our fellow iKONICS and there's this shop managed by one of her mutual (nika) that opted for our pasabuy.
All in all, we got a total amount of 38,000php just for the KONBAT. It's an overwhelming amount of money for a shop that hasn't been opened for that long. We were both so happy and excited about it. We thought that it would be a great way to market our shop even more.
But then shit happened and the supplier said they won't be able to provide us with that huge number of LS since it's sold out at that time. I told her to refund quickly so the buyers would be able to find somewhere else to buy. I didn't want them to wait for us--
bc the concert is getting near and normal ETA takes time. She said she's waiting for the refund from the supplier too before she could send it out to our buyers. I believed her of course, there was no reason not to. I mean she's been the one transacting with our suppliers so far.
At that time, we were bombarded with DMs and emails asking when will we start sending refunds. I asked her multiple times to follow up with the supplier, she said she did and that she's also waiting. But when I ask the person who's supposed to send them money (38k)--
This was what she said... with receipts...
Take note that the money was sent on NOVEMBER 2018 as you can see in the 3rd photo
Take note that the money was sent on NOVEMBER 2018 as you can see in the 3rd photo
That's when reality punched me in the face with no warning. I finally realized that the person I've trusted and cared for has betrayed me. I even defended her/them from everyone. I didn't want to drag her sister into this but their both in this. They both lied.
DEC 2018 convo
DEC 2018 convo
Lies after lies after lies... They did this effortlessly.
And here, this is their convo with "sab" the person who's supposed to have the money. 38,000php
As you can see, they acknowledged that they received the money and of course, sab has the receipt that she actually sent them the money. Convo was on NOVEMBER 2018
As you can see, they acknowledged that they received the money and of course, sab has the receipt that she actually sent them the money. Convo was on NOVEMBER 2018
They even told me that they also asked someone to keep some of the shop's money and when I asked that someone...
I went to their house to confront them about everything I found out. Their mom was there, she was the one talking to me bc Mari won't talk to me. She was "sick" that time and she won't talk to anyone. She would just cry every time. At that that time, her mom told me--
that they don't know where Mari took all the money and that they will try to talk to her and ask her was she calms down bc they said she's experiencing some "episodes". And so, I believed her mom bc I know that she's worried too.
She even told me that they will pay us back the money and that they will not run away from what her daughter did. She asked me to talk to the angry customers to take down their posts about her daughter bc she said they will help fix everythings. And I did.
I went to their house multiple times, even though I work on graveyard shift bc I'm trying to talk to her and ask her where she took the money but every time I open that topic she would just start acting weird. Hurting herself and crying and shouting. It's as if she's--
being possessed. I asked my friends who have some knowledge about psychological problems but they all told me that what she's showing are not symptoms of a depressed person (she told us multiple times that she has depression) She even told me that she's hearing voices.
And what's weird for me is if I talk to her normally about normal stuff such as kpop and such, she's just all normal and well but when it comes to the money, she's acting like that. Who wouldn't suspect that she's faking it???
I was honestly super stressed by that time and I hate to self diagnose but I feel like I had anxiety then. I would always cry thinking about all the DMs of mad customers. It hurts me to read those bc I did nothing wrong. I cry at work and on my way home.
But I never got an explanation from their side as to where all the money was. I just trusted their mom at that time bc she promised me she'll pay it all back. BUT, I was wrong for trusting her either...
(Will continue the thread, Twitter limits the number of tweets)
(Will continue the thread, Twitter limits the number of tweets)
I started communicating with their mom thru text messages and sometimes, Marsha would reply to me on messenger. At first, her mom was so nice to me, she asked me to wait a little longer since their also short on money bc Mari was sick that's why she can't pay us back yet.
And I understand that. I gave them time. So much time but then I would remind them from time to time.
And every time I remind them, I get the same response, it's to "wait" or that they're just text me when they have the money. Of course, even though I understand the situation, it was NOT my money. I was only helping the ppl who trusted Mari.
Naturally, as someone who's asking for their OWN money that they worked so hard for, people would get mad if there are no updates. That's why I kept on texting them. I can't always come to their house bc I also have work. Every time I ask for an update, I was so nice to her mom
And then one day... the reply I got was... so of course, I got mad and replied like this..
And also this message.
I've also found out that besides the money from the KONBAT refund, she also owe a lot of people the items they ordered bc besides the GO we're doing on our shop, she also opened a GO on her stan acc. Ppl started coming out and told me stories about it.
I decided to compile everything and compute the total amount of money she owes everyone and it's...
PHP 120,000
PHP 120,000
I will also link some threads made about this issue before..
What's so saddening about this scam is that some of the people she scammed were her friends who's been with her almost every single time. She would go out with us. DM us about her life and stories, etc. She was really considered as a close friend of these people including myself
I made a thread about this in the shop's account but sadly I forgot the acc's password. The acc was just logged in on my old phone but that phone got broken so idk how to log in anymore and now the acc has been disabled alr. idk why.
Anyway, I decided to make this thread bc recently, it has come to my attention that Mari and her sister opened a new Twitter shop but the acc has been disabled. Someone also sent me this thread. https://twitter.com/ddongsiddongsi/status/1276425925895180288?s=19
When I saw this thread, I was srsly shaking and it felt like my anxiety came back all of a sudden. I didn't know what to do, thankfully, I have my ever reliable moots.
I MADE THIS THREAD TO STOP HER FROM SCAMMING MORE PEOPLE.
I MADE THIS THREAD TO STOP HER FROM SCAMMING MORE PEOPLE.
I forgot to mention that out of the 120k they owe us, they've only managed to send back 15k so far. The last time they sent me money was way back July 2019.
And then they were supposed to send more the following month but when I texted their mom, she won't reply, she doesn't answer my calls and Marsha doesn't reply on messenger either.
And then the mom finally replied and then disappeared again...
then replied and disappeared again...
We were srsly trying to understand their situation
We even thought that they really have no money to pay us.
BUT APPARENTLY. AFTER THAT INCIDENT. SHE STARTED ANEW IN A NEW FAN ACCOUNT AND NEW CIRCLE OF FRIENDS.
We even thought that they really have no money to pay us.
BUT APPARENTLY. AFTER THAT INCIDENT. SHE STARTED ANEW IN A NEW FAN ACCOUNT AND NEW CIRCLE OF FRIENDS.
She even told them that her "friends" dropped her. WOW.
I also found out that she was even attending concerts last 2019. All those times we thought she was sick. She was fucking living her best life.
I also found out that she was even attending concerts last 2019. All those times we thought she was sick. She was fucking living her best life.
Screenshot from the previous tweet was familiar. Last 2018, she told us that she won't be able to attend iKON CONTINUE TOUR MNL bc her mom borrowed her money. Then on the concert day, she was there, VIP Standing.
I'm so done of being nice and patient to them. I think I did enough. I gave them enough time and understanding. It's so maddening how I was crying myself to sleep thinking about this issue and yet MARIE ERIKA MAE DORIMON was just living her life normally as if she did--
nothing wrong. She's a big time SCAMMER and yet she's not bothered at all. I genuinely ask myself how they were able to sleep peacefully at night. Her whole family. I didn't want to drag her sister and parents into this but they KNEW.
THEY ALL KNEW YET NO ONE CARED.
THEY ALL KNEW YET NO ONE CARED.
She even made it look like we're blaming her for something she didn't do. THE AUDACITY!
I still have the receipts that every single peso that was sent by our customers for payment was under their name.
I asked about their new contact details from the ppl they recently transacted with. We tried calling all of the numbers but they're all already out of reach.
And yes, most of the refund that our shop has made so far was from my own pocket. I covered it all with my own money simply because I feel bad for the ppl who trusted our shop. I also feel like I was at fault too for trusting her too much. I know that some of our buyers--
are students who have probably starved themselves to save up for those merch. I can't bring myself to just shrug that off but of course, my salary is NOT that big and I can't cover it all up for them.
It's been almost 2 years and it seems like they no plan to give us our money back at all. I'm not a bad person, if they didn't have the money at that time, they could've just talked to us and explained the situation. We would've understand but
NO, instead of doing that, all they did was cut us off and it's as if they're trying to hide from us.
sometimes I ask myself what have I done wrong to Mari. I've always been so nice to her, I even spoil her with my attention and merch as long as I can afford it. I really don't know why she did all of this to me and to everyone
this was the last time she messaged me and I'm honestly surprised that she did. The way she just casually messaged me as if nothing's going on. As if she didn't start a mess
MAY 2 2019 convo
MAY 2 2019 convo
Have I also mentioned that when she said she couldn't buy tix for the CONTINUE TOUR in MNL, I even offered to buy her tix... even if it's not much and it's just UB A. I still wanted her to be there bc I saw how much she loves her bias but she refused.
who would've thought that this same person would betray me. I would have never imagined. I've been a KPOP stan for more than 10 yrs, I've met a lot of ppl and all of my closest friends from my fandoms have remained close to me till now.
//TW s*ic*d*
//TW
s*ic*d*
looking back, ang laki pala talaga ng tiwala ko sa kanya. sobrang soft ko pag dating sa kanya kaya rin sguro niya nagawa 'to sa'kin. parang over naman pagspoil ko sa kanya hayyyy
idk if I'll be adding more into this long ass thread but if you've read till here, I hope you learned a lesson from this. I'll just add something if I suddenly see or remember anything related to this. I'm also waiting for nikka to post something, she was scammed by Mari too.
so yes, I remember this. i was so embarrassed about this bc even tho mari was my friend, tiris is my friend too and they're equally important to me. I feel so sorry about making tiris go to the bank to check if she already got the refund. -- https://twitter.com/baehoondongpil/status/1277674150966865920?s=19
I was even scolded by one of our ates in the gdm where tiris and i are both in. she almost disowned me bc of this 
I'm glad she scolded me tho, that made me realize things and of course, my moots from the gdm stayed with me even if some of them were affected by his mess.--
I'm glad she scolded me tho, that made me realize things and of course, my moots from the gdm stayed with me even if some of them were affected by his mess.--
All of the items we sell, I sent it to this gdm and my moots trusted me so they would buy from us but then bc of mari, I almost lost their trust. I'm just so happy that they were all very understanding. WINKON PH fam, you da best 
to think na balak pa nilang idamay yung sinasabi ni Mari na tinuturing nyang "ate" sa gulong to by saying na pinatago daw sa kanya yung pera. https://twitter.com/fixbangkon/status/1278707146805264384?s=19
