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!
Well…guess I had my hopes up…glad I checked things out before going through with it…here’s what she wrote me this morning:
I got all information i needed about it, since you can assure me the goodness of it, i will be purchasing it Like i said earlier, with additional $200 of your asking price. 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 we have a private shipping company that will handle everything after you have your money in hand. As there are too many scams on internet as regards buying and selling with large bogus account, we need to protect our self, that is why our mode of payment will be via electronic cashier check. Echeck is simple, secured, legal, fast and it is setup to eliminate the stress of putting check in mail for days. You can read more on how i-versa check works at http://www.iversacheck.com and also to let you know more about its legitimacy. you must received cash from your bank before the shipping company will come to pick it up. All what you just need to do is to get a business versacheck paper and versaink, cost of $21.37. Once you have this, i will send the electronic check to your email for printing. You can then print and proceed to clear and cash the check at your bank. The cost of procuring the check paper and ink will be added to the bottom price. you can get business versa check paper and versa ink, at office depot, officemax, staples or any stationary store wal-mart shopping moll around. I will be waiting to read from you soon. get back to me as soon as you get the check paper and ink. you are not the only one i asked from, and first come first serve, buy the material today, to make it faster. 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
forgot to give you guys the email she is using now…
Micheal Smith (garba_009@hotmail.com)
hahaha it’s not only this lady but guys too i had someone saying he wanted to buy my car… 5 speed manual … yet he was a veteran and he could not come to get it in person for he injured his left leg and is partially def from serving his country hahah… same format as the person above.
To; Any of you folks!!
I was just playing and surfing,when I came across these articals.
So “time too read”,Very enlightning and informitive. Glad I took the time,I never buy
“on line”but I read about products etc. that I’m intrested in.This was good read’n!!!
T.Dawson
You are all assuming Amanda is a woman. Amanda is a man. The context of the messages is writen in a masculine tone.
Secondly, you have to be “brain dead” to fall for such a scam. No one in the real world buys a used car over the internet sight unseen.
I get rid of them by demanding a verifiable address and phone number so a bill of sale can be sent for their signature and then returned to my office.
Turning to some comic relief……..
I’ve been playing with a couple of fine upstanding gentlemen from Nigeria claiming to be Robert Mueller. I informed them that before I send the first $$$ I must speak with FBI Chairman J. Edgar Hoover. These idiots send me a spoofed number with a 718 exchange. Obviously, these Nigerian morons bought a Magic Jack and configured the inbound number to a Brooklyn/Bronx exchange.
The Nigerian answers the phone. I asked him if he was Mr. Hoover. After a long pause I asked him if he is the real J. Edgar Hoover. He quickly assured me he is FBI Chairman J. Edgar Hoover. I asked him why does a white guy from Washington D.C. sound like a black african? Once again I asked him, “are you sure you are Mr. Hoover”? Again he assured me that he is the genuine J. Edgar Hoover and added that he had a cold, and that might explain why his voice sounded so funny. I came back with this……. I said because of all of the internet scams you can never be too cautious therefore I am going to ask you a question ONLY the REAL J. Edgar Hoover can answer correctly”. The Nigerian took the bait by proclaiming he could answer the question. I asked him, “What happened on May 2nd, 1972″? Dead silence on the other end for at least 45 seconds. The Nigerian comes back stammering and stuttering trying to find an answer. I can hear a muffled “huddle” in the background as the three stooges try to find an answer. Finally, the Nigerian comes back and tells me he is too busy to stay on the phone and I should email him my question. He then hangs up.
I burned up about 12 minutes of his phone time and make no mistake…the owners of the cyber cafes in Lagos rape these guys for the use of cellphone and computer time. These guys pay through the nose for a minute of phone time. It’s not cheap. Their payday comes when some brain dead American or european falls for their con and sends them several thousand dollars.
Immediately following my conversation I forward a copy of their email to abuse@live.com, or to Yahoo and they kill the perp’s email account within 24 hours.
Have fun everybody.
Max,
That’s funny. What a nice way to turn the tables around. LOL
I am still receiving spam from Nigeria. I suggested to the last sender on 10/14 that if he is to be a thief, be a thief with some class. I emailed him an old article about Bernard Madoff and recommended that he use Madoff’s scheme for his boilerplate. The Nigerian was a frustrated little man. He wrote back, “Fuck You”.
I love it when I can punch their buttons.
If you have some spare time and you are looking for some comic relief then play with them like a cat plays with a mouse.
The next time you receive an email from the grand high exalted mystic ruler claiming to have millions to transfer into your account for the small processing fee of only $150, write back that you just sent $5900 to Professor Mabutu Shabazz and you are waiting for your atm card to arrive. Watch what happens next and have some fun.
Bleh, I got this spam too.