She is still out there trying to scam people. Posted a motorcycle for a deployed buddy of mine. Watch out for this trick.

Got a similar email not even 20 minutes of posting my car for sale. She even demanded that I remove my ad to assure her that I was going to sell my car only to her and kept sending me the link for a paypal account. I told her that I refuse to set up a paypal account to let her pay for my car and I wasn't going to use her link that she sent me to sign up for it.

I am in the process of playing along with 'Amanda' right now .... for a bit of fun. I've had her going for almost three days now ... acting gullable and stalling with one excuse after another. "Amanda" is quite stupid .... enough to think that I am stupid enough to give money to 'her'. However, I do admit to being silly enough to enjoy the game I am playing with "her".

If she attempts to scam you, send the email thread to PayPal, who are happy to take it on. Enjoy!

forgot to give the 2 email addresses Kelly Benson used were:

1. myjoyinging1@gmail.com
and
2. myjoying24@gmail.com

Also, here's the grammaticaly awful reply i received from Kelly when I asked why we had to use PayPal

"Thanks for your swiftly mail,PayPal procedures It does not take any for the money to go through that is the reason why PayPal is the only payment option is because it is safe and secure  and as soon as i make the payment for it,you will be sent a notification for the payment receipt in this your  email ....that is if you use this your email address to set up the paypal account and i have a mover that will  come over for the pick up and the pick up representatives only comes up when we have finish the deal so don't worry i will be the one to take care of the pick up expenses ok. i will be glad if you can log on to www.paypal.com and set up your account and send me email use to set up and i will suggest you make use of this your email address so when i make the payment you will be notify of the receipt from PayPal instantly.i look to read from you soon."
"

I am trying to sell a car on Craigslist, got the exact same messages as others above...word for word. The grammar was so horrible i knew something was up so I did this Google search and found others were contacted by this scammer as well. Glad I investigated and even more happy that you kind folks shared your history with this scammer........

From "Kelly Benson":
Thanks for your prompt e-mail,i want you to get back to me with more
picture and is there any other issues with it not mentioned on
Craigslist.Am satisfied with your advert price,as am requesting this
transaction should be done via PayPal so the PayPal charges is on
me,If my offer is accepted send me your PayPal email and your name
including your phone# or send me money request so i can pay you right
away.I am busy at work and do not have much time around me, but no
worries as i am willing to handle the picked of this merchandise
through my legitimate mover agent cause i will like it to be picked at
your residence location,Make sure you get back to me immediately, So
no Shipping
Regards

@ The Mick, call PayPal and they will explain the process to you about how these people can use PayPal to screw you.

Scammer Kelly Benson is still at it. When ever you get these gmail.com requests just tell them you will conduct the transaction only in cash.............you never hear from them again.

Here's KB's e-mail address now

Kelly Benson myjoyinging1@gmail.com

Here another one uses the same BS. PayPal and all the usual crap.

morgan dave morgand889@gmail.com

So I dug a little deeper.  Went along with her/him which could be stupid, I know.  My curiousity will someday hurt me.  Anyways, she says she needs me to help her send $1350 Western Union to somewhere Georgia. I said "put the money in my account and I'll send it."  Then, I get an e-mail from "Pay-Pal" saying how my account has been creditied with the money.    It looked pretty legit until I logged in and my account balance remained zero. Then I get another e-mail saying the funds are on hold until I send the money western union and said NOT to call pay pal, NOT to try to contact them except by replying to "this e-mail". Also, saying phone lines were being monitored by FBI and some scammer would pick up on my call if I called pay pal.   So, I started to read it line for line and the grammatical errors are so obvious that its a FAKE pay-pal e-mail. Also how it was saying NOT TO CONTACT Pay Pal at all.   I just fear there are people dumber than me who would actually send her money. Bottom line, if you get sucked in deep enough, you will get e-mails which LOOK like they are from Pay Pal but they are not!!!

This website helps shut down as scammer. I sent this thread to amanda and that made her move on to the next victim.


From: Amanda Nelson [mailto:amandnels@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 4:07 PM
To: pswann
Subject: Re: 98 chevy 4x4 Work Truck - $3750 (Anderson Mill/ 183 NW Austin)


What do you mean?. I am an honorable woman and do not appreciate the tone of  your text. However, I am presently offshore hence my choices are limited. Paypal allows you to send and receive money without given out your personal information, hence the reason why i opted to pay with paypal.
regards

So whats the scam? She said she would put money in my account and send some one to come pick it up.  I have no clue how to use pay pal so I sent her my email address right before I found this blog. Will I be screwed by only sending her my e-mail address??

Thanks

same exact message sent to me!!!  she or he what ever it is got some choice words from me!!

She just sent me the same message...


Thanks for your prompt e-mail,i want you to get back to me with more
picture and is there any other issues with it not mentioned on
Craigslist.Am satisfied with your advert price,as am requesting this
transaction should be done via PayPal so the PayPal charges is on
me,If my offer is accepted send me your PayPal email and your name
including your phone# or send me money request so i can pay you right
away.I am busy at work and do not have much time around me, but no
worries as i am willing to handle the picked of this merchandise
through my legitimate mover agent cause i will like it to be picked at
your residence location,Make sure you get back to me immediately, So
no Shipping

Regards

Same on my mountain bike....would like to get my hands on this loser!

She almost had me if I hadn't goggled her cause she never would call or give me a number to call her she just insisted on my paypal info to send me money to buy a horse for $6500 and didn't wanna talk on the phone or anything seemed strange and I found this I'm glad I did



From: Amanda Nelson <amandnels@gmail.com>;
> To: Tra
> Subject: Re: Experienced Race Horse Winner / a Great Barrel Prospect - $6500
> Sent: Wed, Jan 11, 2012 6:22:06 PM
>
> Thanks for your prompt e-mail,i want you to get back to me with more
> picture and is there any other issues with it not mentioned on
> Craigslist.Am satisfied with your advert price,as am requesting this
> transaction should be done via PayPal so the PayPal charges is on
> me,If my offer is accepted send me your PayPal email and your name
> including your phone# or send me money request so i can pay you right
> away.I am busy at work and do not have much time around me, but no
> worries as i am willing to handle the picked of this merchandise
> through my legitimate mover agent cause i will like it to be picked at
> your residence location,Make sure you get back to me immediately, So
> no Shipping
>
> Regards
>

Selling a car on craigslist received the EXACT email from "Amanda", same address, same email same request to send money via western union to her private shipper as she is offshore.  Can't someone find this dog and stop her?

Is this the same person because i just got an email from her.

-----Original Message-----
From: Amanda Nelson [mailto:flpiupknjtf@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 1:43 PM
To: sale-tuyuj-2705160561@craigslist.org
Subject: 95 honda civic dx - $700 (Saylorsburg)

** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
** Avoid:  wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
** More Info:  http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams

--
Do you still have it for sale? and please why are you selling it and what is the condition.

Thank you
Amanda.

Amanda N just tried me on a motorcycle i'm selling on craigslist. Same response to my add as yours. Told her to send her mover agent to my local police station and bring bail money.

Just got the same one about wheels I am selling! Too bad :( !!!

Amazing the same thing happened to me with the same name and everything. But this time it lived in Las Vegas. Thanks to the info on this page it knocked her right off . She said thanks for wasting my time I responded no since you were trying to scam me you wasted my time

Same thing happened to me! DONT REPLYYYY!

Amanda Nelson has "moved."  Address she gave my Mom selling a car on craigslist:
3661 Copper Cactus Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89128.  The e-mail she was using was: 1886amanda@gmail.com.  Thanks so much for the info on this scam.  One of the messages she sent is very similar to others I have read above:

Thanks for your prompt e-mail,i want you to get back to me with morepicture and is there any other issues with it not mentioned onCraigslist.Am satisfied with your advert price,as am requesting thistransaction should be done via PayPal so the PayPal charges is onme,If my offer is accepted send me your PayPal email and your nameincluding your phone# or send me money request so i can pay you rightaway.I am busy at work and do not have much time around me, but noworries as i am willing to handle the picked of this merchandisethrough my legitimate mover agent cause i will like it to be picked atyour residence location,Make sure you get back to me immediately, Sono Shipping

WORD FOR WORD, SAME EMAIL ON A SET OF TAMA DRUMS I'M SELLING ON CRAIGS LIST, IT WAS HER , HIS , THEIR SPELLING AND USE OF THE OBVIOUSLY UNFAMILIAR ENGLISH LANGUAGE THAT MADE ME LEARY,  SO I TYPED IN THE 770-499-8178 # INTO GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND ALL THESE POSTS WITH THE SAME DEAL, AND A FEW AS I SAID , WORD FOR WORD EXACT SAME EMAIL. SO , ALL OTHER SELLERS , BEWARE,.

Please let people know this Amanda chick is a scammer.  The first thing I did was Google her email.  This forum came up.  Then I recieved the email about how the movers had to come blah blah blah, and we would never meet in person.  I wish they had a show like Cheaters- but for Scammers.  People kill me, and it kills me even more how these scammers actually do this enough to keep doing it.  Common sense tells you it's a scam.  But anyway, good luck to everyone and good job on finding out before it was too late.

She sent me the same one.  Thought the wording was wierd.  Used big words, but couldn't capitalize I.  I told her I prefered cash and she said paypal was the only way.  Crazy ppl need to get a job and quit trying to scam others.

Same here.  I advertised industrial equipment on Craigslist under the Business section and got the exact same emails word for word.  The first email  "Do you still have it for sale? and please why are you selling it" sounded reasonable for a piece of industrial equipment, but after replying to that email, I became suspicious with the second email wanting to pay with Paypal and the way it was worded.

I received reply to my Craigslist for an item to be sold.  From Amanda Nelson 772-647-8093 also from 314 Lafayette Dr, Hillsborough, NC.  Same language used as above incidents and also more interested in PayPal account.  Her previous message was:                                                                                                     I would have loved to talk to you on phone but i am presently offshore
as an consultant I work mainly offshore, our phone is down on the rig
right now due to bad weather, we can only communicate with our base
for now, Please (772) 647-8093 ask them about pick up arrangement they
we response to you. also you can email me back if you have any
question with me i will immediately response back. Thank you
I then wrote to her and told her not to contact me any further and reported it as phishing.

I got exactly the same email. Different phone number
7704998178

Here's the follow up email which made me run away...far far away

I would have loved to talk to you on phone but i am presently offshore as an consultant I work mainly offshore, our phone is down on the rig right now due to bad weather, we can only communicate with our base for now, Please 7704998178 ask them about pick up arrangement they we response to you. also you can email me back if you have any question with me i will immediately response back. Thank you

Amanda Nelson...Boy she's popular right?  Here's the dialogue:

Your email keeps going to my spam box... This usually means something fishy
> is going on.  Please give me a call if you're serious about the car and if
> you'd still like pics.
Thanks,
Shannon
What do you mean?. I am an honorable woman and do not appreciate the
tone of  your text. However, I am presently offshore hence my choices
are limited. Paypal allows you to send and receive money without given
out your personal information, hence the reason why i opted to pay
with paypal.
regards

Anyway... I'm just proud I looked her name up after feeling wierd about her requests.  I forwarded her a couple of posts about her too just to let her know I knew what was up.

Just received an email from Amanda.  What a shame, I thought I had my motorcycle sold.  She seemed more interested in the payment instructions than the bike.  I forwarded to spoof@paypal.com
The terrible english sure made me wonder.
Here it is:

Thanks for your prompt e-mail,i want you to get back to me with more picture and is there any other issues with it not mentioned on Craigslist.Am satisfied with your advert price,as am requesting this transaction should be done via PayPal so the PayPal charges is on me,If my offer is accepted send me your PayPal email and your name including your phone# or send me money request so i can pay you right away.I am busy at work and do not have much time around me, but no worries as i am willing to handle the picked of this merchandise through my legitimate mover agent cause i will like it to be picked at your residence location,Make sure you get back to me immediately, So no Shipping

Regards

thanks for this forum, as the emails that I have received from her are word for word the same, believe that she is not an American as replies state United State,  address is still 311 Lafayette Dr, Hillsborough NC 27278 and email is From: 6663amanda@gmail.com