Nov 8, 2012

I have had the same situation happen to me just this week.  I am so glad I found this number on here.  The person doing this found me through SitterCity.com with the story she needed a babysitter for her child Tammy.  She sent me a 3,000 dollar check, and today she asked that I send 2,100 through western union to cover the toys and food I would need the month I keep her child.  My bank tracked the check and said it was a legit account, but the other bank could not tell them if the money was in the account.  They advised me to wait ten business days unitl it went through the federal system to ensure the 3,000 came through.  The person is posing as Ana Rivera.  She, if it is really a she, keeps demanding I send the money via western union tonight, and it has to be done tonight to ensure the items for her daughter reach me in time!!!  I have not sent any money as I had an idea it may be a scam.  I got off work late tonight, but I intend to go talk to the local police department tomorrow to try to see if this person can be caught.  I hope no one else is effected by this.

It happen to me also and i did everything and now my account is over drafted3000 i really dont know what to do now this is crazy i went to the police and they are tracking everything i hope he/she get caught i am from south carolina state

I am in the same situation now at South Carolina State University. He/She is targeting young people because he thinks that we are ignorant and dumb. In this insistence he changed his name to Marcin Loo and said he needed a babysitter for his daughter Pebble! So when I tried to google his name nothing came up about fraud but i kinda figured something was "fishy" about the situation. He sent me a check for $3000 and I put it in my bank account that same day, which was a bad mistake of mine. The next day he kept texting me from the number 2095422368 early in the morning about how i needed to hurry up and go to the bank and take $2000 and put it in a money order to be sent to some agent. So me and my boyfriend started digging deeper into the situation and we ended up finding a facebook page about him. He has been doing this at a lot of schools. I then went to the police and they verified that the check was a fraud. Now the bank is about to deactivate my account because i deposited a fake check and there is no way to stop it and i will not be able to open another one at that bank. This really pissed me off but I was really happy that i did not send him that money in a money order because if i did i would have been paying all that money back to the bank. The only thing i lost was a bank account and i can just always go open another account somewhere else. It was nothing but the grace of God that i found out he was trying to scam me.

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I HAD THE SAME SITUATION BUT THROUGH PLU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I emailed PLU HR.

On July 28th of 2012, I recieved an email from an address claiming to be the "University of Washington Human Resources Department" that was linked to the account Marvinlooh@yahoo.com. The email claimed that a Marvin Looh's family was looking for a baby carer for his daughter, Retta. I replied to this email expressing my interest in potentially providing childcare for Marvin Looh's family. On July 29th, Marvin Looh (or so he claimed his name was) then asked me to fill out a lengthy questionairre revealing personal identification information as part of the application process for a potential babysitter. In the application, I revealed my name, address, phone number, and work experience regarding previous nanny jobs. I fear he may use this information to commit identity theft. I did not give out my social security number or my bank number. Marvin Looh also claimed he was living out of town and he would temporarily be in Seattle for work. Looh accepted my application on August 1st, he claimed that I would begin babysitting on August 10th. He then sent an email early August 2nd stating that money must be transferred prior the commencement of babysitting in order to purchase neccessary supplies for Retta's care. Marvin Looh then emailed me stating two options of funds transfer: direct bank account transfer, or mail a check. I did not immediately repy to his email, so he quickly texted me from the phone number 1-209-542-2386 stating the urgency behind my quick reply. I texted him back replying that I choose the mail-a-check option (Looh knows my address). I tried calling the phone number to hear his voice first, but he did not respond claiming he was "driving to work" and could not talk. I am now awaiting the check. In the meantime, I feel this situation is highly suspicious and unusual and I am researching Looh's 1-209-542-2386 phone number and I have discovered that it is associated with a scam - someone posted a complaint on an internet website regarding a nearly identical situation as mine. Marvin Looh expects to send me a bad check, and then he will request the money from the check and steal money from me. This is a crime! Marvin Looh is also impersonating the University of Washington Human Resources department, which is a crime. Please find the people behind this and serve them justice.

On July 28th of 2012, I recieved an email from an address claiming to be the "University of Washington Human Resources Department" that was linked to the account Marvinlooh@yahoo.com. The email claimed that a Marvin Looh's family was looking for a baby carer for his daughter, Retta. I replied to this email expressing my interest in potentially providing childcare for Marvin Looh's family. On July 29th, Marvin Looh (or so he claimed his name was) then asked me to fill out a lengthy questionairre revealing personal identification information as part of the application process for a potential babysitter. In the application, I revealed my name, address, phone number, and work experience regarding previous nanny jobs. I fear he may use this information to commit identity theft. I did not give out my social security number or my bank number. Marvin Looh also claimed he was living out of town and he would temporarily be in Seattle for work. Looh accepted my application on August 1st, he claimed that I would begin babysitting on August 10th. He then sent an email early August 2nd stating that money must be transferred prior the commencement of babysitting in order to purchase neccessary supplies for Retta's care. Marvin Looh then emailed me stating two options of funds transfer: direct bank account transfer, or mail a check. I did not immediately repy to his email, so he quickly texted me from the phone number 1-209-542-2386 stating the urgency behind my quick reply. I texted him back replying that I choose the mail-a-check option (Looh knows my address). I tried calling the phone number to hear his voice first, but he did not respond claiming he was "driving to work" and could not talk. I am now awaiting the check. In the meantime, I feel this situation is highly suspicious and unusual and I am researching Looh's 1-209-542-2386 phone number and I have discovered that it is associated with a scam - someone posted a complaint on an internet website regarding a nearly identical situation as mine. Marvin Looh expects to send me a bad check, and then he will request the money from the check and steal money from me. This is a crime! Marvin Looh is also impersonating the University of Washington Human Resources department, which is a crime. Please find the people behind this and serve them justice.

Thank you so much. I almost just got screwed. The exact same thing happened to me, but I looked up the number and then read this. You are awesome for taking the time to post this.

This phone number belongs to quite possibly a scammer.  Possing as a women, "she" only text and  wants you to babysit her child.  Interestingly the money is great!!! They send you a check for$4000 which is twice as much more than the aggrement because" the child is going to need some items (materials) supplies, that were ordered just before she left".   You deposit the check, it appears that the $4000 grand is available, then  you are asked  to send most of thefunds, $3000,  to a location in China.....the check is no good, never  any money, nor any child
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