Ukrainian Music Teacher MIRAB BABAIAN at Canadian International School Allegedly Rips Off Woman for $8,000
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 1:08 pm
Cambodia Breaking News: A 30-year-old Ukrainian, BABAIAN MIRAB, is accused of scamming about $8,000 USD from a Cambodia woman.
She reached out to CEO to tell us that she allegedly got scammed by an Armenian man holding a Ukraine passport under the name BABAIAN MIRAB. She says he scammed her for $8,231 USD, not yet including the interest that she spent borrowing money from other people for him. She knew him for a year and their relationship was as brother and sister. On April 29, at 4 pm, he came to talk to her about the school CIS (Canadian International School), where he worked as a music teacher, saying they needed musical instruments for the school. He didn't have enough money to buy them, so he came to talk to her about buying the instruments and selling them to the school, and he would share the profit. She decided to help him so that she could share the profits with him. After getting the money, he never paid her back. When she sent him a message, he said he didn't have money and he had no job. She says that's a lie because he worked as a music teacher at two places, CIS (Canadia International School) in Koh Pich and Symphony Music School in Beung Kengkong.
On September 11, at 03:20 pm she was told to go to the police. Because Mirab Babaian is a foreigner, the police told her to go to the immigration office in Wat Koh. She went to the police station in Wat Koh at 4:43 pm; the police there told her to go to Phnom Penh police station on Sotheros road. She followed their instructions and went there, but was told to go to the ministry of interior. On September 16, at 03:13 pm, she went to the royal gendarmerie, but they told her that they couldn't help because the suspect is a foreigner, and that she needed to handle it through the immigration office. On September 20, at 10:00 am, she went to file the complaint at the ministry of interiors, but at 2 pm, she received a call that she would need to submit the complaint at the court.
Her case has been sent back and forth and she has not received any help yet.
Canadian International School of Phnom Penh has since reached out to CEO and had this to say:
'Mirab Babaian was signed to a contract at CIS to work as a Strings Tutor and Music Assistant. Unfortunately, this contract was never completely executed as Mr. Babaian was not able to produce his passport for the required working permit. Every teacher at CIS is fully qualified and certified and each one complies with legal requirements in Cambodia for employment. Mr. Babaian also represented a local company that supplied our school with string instruments. Our school paid fully for these instruments as per the company instructions and were not involved in any discussions with the company beyond this. We trust that this clarifies our school's relationship with Mr. Babaian, and hope that the larger situation is resolved amicably for all parties involved. We appreciate the interest in our school and welcome all families to come and visit our campus to find out more about the programs, facilities, and dedicated staff we have to offer to the Phnom Penh community.'
Here is a video of her confronting him in Phnom Penh:
She reached out to CEO to tell us that she allegedly got scammed by an Armenian man holding a Ukraine passport under the name BABAIAN MIRAB. She says he scammed her for $8,231 USD, not yet including the interest that she spent borrowing money from other people for him. She knew him for a year and their relationship was as brother and sister. On April 29, at 4 pm, he came to talk to her about the school CIS (Canadian International School), where he worked as a music teacher, saying they needed musical instruments for the school. He didn't have enough money to buy them, so he came to talk to her about buying the instruments and selling them to the school, and he would share the profit. She decided to help him so that she could share the profits with him. After getting the money, he never paid her back. When she sent him a message, he said he didn't have money and he had no job. She says that's a lie because he worked as a music teacher at two places, CIS (Canadia International School) in Koh Pich and Symphony Music School in Beung Kengkong.
On September 11, at 03:20 pm she was told to go to the police. Because Mirab Babaian is a foreigner, the police told her to go to the immigration office in Wat Koh. She went to the police station in Wat Koh at 4:43 pm; the police there told her to go to Phnom Penh police station on Sotheros road. She followed their instructions and went there, but was told to go to the ministry of interior. On September 16, at 03:13 pm, she went to the royal gendarmerie, but they told her that they couldn't help because the suspect is a foreigner, and that she needed to handle it through the immigration office. On September 20, at 10:00 am, she went to file the complaint at the ministry of interiors, but at 2 pm, she received a call that she would need to submit the complaint at the court.
Her case has been sent back and forth and she has not received any help yet.
Canadian International School of Phnom Penh has since reached out to CEO and had this to say:
'Mirab Babaian was signed to a contract at CIS to work as a Strings Tutor and Music Assistant. Unfortunately, this contract was never completely executed as Mr. Babaian was not able to produce his passport for the required working permit. Every teacher at CIS is fully qualified and certified and each one complies with legal requirements in Cambodia for employment. Mr. Babaian also represented a local company that supplied our school with string instruments. Our school paid fully for these instruments as per the company instructions and were not involved in any discussions with the company beyond this. We trust that this clarifies our school's relationship with Mr. Babaian, and hope that the larger situation is resolved amicably for all parties involved. We appreciate the interest in our school and welcome all families to come and visit our campus to find out more about the programs, facilities, and dedicated staff we have to offer to the Phnom Penh community.'
Here is a video of her confronting him in Phnom Penh:
