Amanda McKenney - Get Lost!
July 15, 2008
Filed under People
I thought I’d share this. A recent post of mine on Craigslist was responded to by Amanda McKenney, supposedly from Reston, VA. She wanted me to use some bizarre check transaction and even offered to pay me $200 above asking price. I Googled her to find evidence of a long string af scams she has (tried, at least) pulled.
If you hear from this con artist, set her up, string her along, or just run like hell.
I’m on to you, Amanda!!! GET LOST!!!!
This post was submitted by DFW Resident.
She just tried the same thing with me, but I caught on right away. Here’s the addy she is using as of 7/17/08: kapol03@hotmail.com
Stupid person, can’t spell, does not know punctuation either!
omg she is trying the same with me!!!! she is all like- wait i’ll just show you what she says:
can you belive her ugh!!!
this is her new email now kapol02@hotmail.com
whatch out for her
LOL… I just posted a warning about her on the Portland area craigslist… let’s hope someone can set her up and catch her red-handed!!
I found a site where you can report people like this, hope it helps!
https://complaint.ic3.gov/
Cindy,
Thanks for posting that link. It is certainly useful!
ScamRadar.com
You are very welcome!
I, too, have received one of Amanda McKenney’s “generous” offers. Here was my response to her:
My dearest Amanda,
Let’s give this a rundown. You send me an email offer to buy my item on Craig’s List. You speak of internet scams, bogus accounts, and feeling unsafe. You also speak of trust and sincerity and end your email with a “God bless you”. All that sounds good — but I too am cautious.
So, I check out your address on mapquest.com. Have a look — http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Martinsburg&state=WV&address=705+Porter+Avenue
It seems legitimate. It is a real address.
Then, I check out the phone number. http://rollsite.cg180.net/e/206888-01.html Surprise!!! It is in Seattle, Washington. Doesn’t exactly match with a West Virginia address, now does it?
Next, I give your name a Google. http://www.scamradar.com/reports/119/amanda-mckenney-get-lost.html Seems like some other folks know of you as well. One thinks you live in Reston, Virginia. Another has a different Seattle phone number.
I guess you know by now who I think is the scam artist. Well “artist” is probably a bit too complementary. Amateur would be more appropriate.
Now, I could be wrong. Your offer might be sincere, and you might just be trying to protect yourself. If I am wrong, I will be most happy to sell my item to you. All you have to do is have your trustworthy shipper show up at my door with $2,000 cash in hand (I think a little extra is warranted in consideration of all my research) along with a certified copy of your photo id and a phone number where I can speak with you and verify the transaction, and I will be happy to let your shipper cart it away. They might deliver it to you - - - and they might not. That would be between you and them.
But, if I’m not wrong - - - may all the gods of the universe curse your miserable life.
RTButeo,
Loved your response to her! It’s hilarious - but yet, there’s a sense of professionalism in it. You should be a writer! You’re a good one!
-ScamRadar
You guys helped me avoid her. Thanks! Here’s what she said :

From: konrad@roundrockhoney.com
To: kapol004@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: ok Eurway large office desk w/ hutch - $1800 (Round Rock)
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:20:16 -0500
You can come here and pay for it in cash, otherwise, I’m going to sell it to another buyer. Please don’t bother me with complicated schemes.
KEB
—–Original Message—–
From: Amanda McKenney [mailto:kapol004@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 9:03 AM
To: Konrad Bouffard
Subject: ok Eurway large office desk w/ hutch - $1800 (Round Rock)
I got all information i needed about it, since you can assure me the goodness of it, i will be purchasing it with additional $100 of your asking price, that means i will be making the payment today. I wish i could visit you to take a look at it but due to the nature of my health, i will not be able to come over there to look at it or offer you cash in person, As there are too many scams on internet as regards buying and selling with large bogus account makes me to feel unsafe about making the payment through any means than cashier check, i will make sure that your payment is made today through cashier check, i won’t be able to monitor this auction but there is always an outstanding shipper that charges low prices who will handle the shipment, and i will make sure that your check is been isuued immediately by the company’s accountant. The check will get to you a day after the issue of the check, and when you recived the check, you can then get the check cashed at your Bank. The payment will be in excess so far the rest fund will be for the shipment which has to be sent to the shipper as soon as the check cleared to yur account, for the pick up at your residence, i will wait for your bank to clear the check so that the shippers can get there with the papers and also documents that will stand for the agreement of this transaction. All the information needed from you for the check procedure is as follows : Your name that will be on the check, your home address that the check will be posted to, a valid phone number that can be contacted you on for any updating, you can get the posting deleted from craiglist.This involves a lot of trust and sincerity so if you are not trustworthy please do not bother to email me. Thanks God bless you.
Amanda McKenney
705 Porter Avenue
Martinsburg, WV 25401
206-888-2531
My first attempt was not successful in chasing away Miss Amanda. She responded with:
That is the only way i can do it to make me feel confortable, I wish i could visit you to take a look at it but due to the nature of my health, i will not be able to come over there to look at it or offer you cash in person and i will not be able to use more than my cahsier check to send the payment. since you will have your money before the shipper will come to pick it, and i will wait till your bank clear the check before we proceed further. Please email me back today if you will be able to get time for this so that i can send the check to you immediately i think it will facilitate your payment.
Thanks God bless you.
Soooo — I have provided her with the following option:
My dearest Amanda,
Maybe your offer is legitimate, and I completely understand the need to feel comfortable in such matters because I, too, have that need. To such end — our mutual comfort in this transaction — I propose the following slight modification to your method of handling the transaction.
Please send your certified check to the address I have listed below. Your mailing should also include a copy of your photo id and a valid phone number for voice contact and verification. You must include your shipper’s name and valid contact information as well.
The address is:
Greenville County Sheriff’s Department
Internet Fraud Division
4 McGee St
Greenville SC 29601
I’ve already spoken with these fine folks. They are willing to receive your communication on my behalf. Once they verify the validity of your payment and the validity of your shipper, they will pass the payment on to me and we can complete the transaction.
Of course, if they determine your payment to be fraudulent in some way, they will take whatever action they deem appropriate; and I will be more than willing to cooperate.
I look forward to hearing from you,
RT Buteo
RT Buteo,
LOL!!!
Wonder if she’ll actually do it. That would be awesome!
We’ve heard of others who actually did silly things on photos just to “prove” that they are legitimate.
Guess some people will do anything…
I was contacted on 8/18/08 by Amanda McKenney to purchase a large item I posted on Craig’s List that clearly stated “local pickup only”. She used almost the identical language as some of you have noted. Her latest contact information is as follows: Amanda McKenney, 705 Porter Avenue, Martinsburg, WV 25401, kapol008@hotmail.com.
Thanks to all those who have taken the time to report Amanda McKenney. Also, thanks to scamradar.com for helping us avoid costly mistakes.
Beth,
Glad that you were spared from making a big and costly mistake! If you come across other scams in the future, please don’t hesitate to report it here and warn others. We’re all definitely here to help each other out!
And thanks for posting her current info. She’ll probably change it around each time so no one will suspect it’s the same person as the one here.
Take care!