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01922, 01950, 01951, 01952
Newburyport, MA
42° 48' 42.9", -70° 52' 37.99"
This number has been linked to a recurring scam involving online vehicle sales, most notably on Autotrader. Multiple reports indicate that the scammer, often using the name 'Mike' and various email addresses, expresses interest in buying vehicles sight unseen and offers to pay both the asking price and an additional $200. The scammer urges sellers to remove their ads pre-emptively and promises to send an overnight certified check. This fraudulent activity appears designed to send fake checks and potentially commit identity theft. Reports advise avoiding giving out personal information or removing listings prematurely.
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User comments about the phone number (978) 358-1086 suggest it may be linked to scam activity, particularly concerning fraudulent car purchases via certified checks. Many individuals reported receiving similar messages through online car listings, with offers that appeared suspicious and requests for personal information. The consistent pattern of operation raises concerns about potential fraud.
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In the 978 area code, demographic, and economic patterns show a diverse population of roughly 3.3 million, with Middlesex County as the most populous. The racial demographic is predominantly White, with notable representation from Asian and Black or African American communities. The median age suggests an older population compared to the national figures. According to public data sources, economic trends reveal a steady labor force participation which slightly declined, and an improving unemployment rate reflecting positive job market conditions.
FCC complaint data for area code 978 reveal shifts in communication patterns over the years. Wireless/mobile complaints rose significantly until 2017 before declining, while wired complaints have increased steadily since 2020. Prerecorded voice calls are a growing concern, reaching peak complaints in 2023, with live voice call issues also prevalent. Complaints about unwanted calls, particularly telemarketing and robocalls, have escalated, peaking in recent years. These FCC complaint metrics underscore evolving consumer concerns and communication issues in the region.
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(978) 358-1086 - July 18th, 2025 1:51pm
Email from Autotrader: Hi, I appreciate your response and hope we will have a successful transaction. I'm interested, and I want to buy it. But my situation now is that I have a busy and tight work schedule, which makes it practically impossible for me at the moment to come for an inspection. However, I have decided to buy it based on the details and features stated online.
(978) 358-1086 - June 30th, 2025 4:35pm | Reported from Atlanta, GA
He is still at it!! Same as all the others. Same address, 908.. email seasea4seasons@gmail. He wants to buy my car…to busy to see it…will send extra money blah blah…we are waiting for the fake check. Still not sure what he has to ***n from this. Has anyone actually given him money or a car?
(978) 358-1086 - March 25th, 2025 9:50pm | Reported from San Jose, CA
Same as everyone: Today 3/25/25 Used “[email protected] Asked about clean title and asked me to take down my ad for an extra $200. Offered to buy for my asking. Smelled fishy so I Googled his email and found this thread. Why oh why do people do this? From my ad on Autottrader Clasdics, BTW.
(978) 358-1086 - December 22nd, 2025 2:30am
Wow how about that. All the comments I looked at are pretty much identical to my experience. Yep. He represented himself/itself as an interested buyer with the same MO as other comments here. How about that. Thanks to all who took time to Comment!
(978) 358-1086 - February 6th, 2025 9:45pm
Same thing. Selling car on Autotrader. Same exact message as others have reported. I said lets set up a Zoom call and asked for his personal info so I could have my private investigator (I use one for work) verify his iden***y. Crickets after that!
(978) 358-1086 - July 9th, 2025 6:22pm
Autotrader scam, exactly the same message as those who have posted before. This person is either making money doing this or he has a serious ******logical problem. FBI should grab him based upon the complaints on this site going back at least a couple of years!
(978) 358-1086 - July 18th, 2025 1:52pm
The payment will be mailed overnight to you as soon as I get the requested info. Lastly, I urge you to delete the ad and consider it sold to me, and I'm willing to pay an extra $200 for holding it for me. Thanks, Charles
(978) 358-1086 - September 18th, 2025 5:27pm
LOL, same as everyone else! Replied to my AutoTrader ad, offered to buy the car, and pay $200 to hold it. Thanks to those who posted previously, I won't waste time on this guy.
(978) 358-1086 - July 18th, 2025 1:52pm
I will need the following information from you in order to send the payment: =Your Name =Your full address, city, state, and zip =Your last asking price =Please provide your cell phone number.
(978) 358-1086 - July 27th, 2025 6:11pm
Contacted me about buying my car listed on Autotrader.com, also offered a certified overnight check with $200 extra to remove my car listing immediately. Seems like a scam based on other comments here.
(978) 358-1086 - October 29th, 2025 1:39pm
Contacted me about purchasing a motorcycle I have on Autotrader. Turns out to be some kind of a nut or maybe a wild dreamer or maybe even a scammer.
(978) 358-1086 - July 30th, 2025 10:43pm
Same as above, email from Autotrader for asking price plus $200 to take down add. Will send check and then pick up car.
(978) 358-1086 - July 21st, 2025 8:01pm
Wants to buy our Harley sight unseen, pay an extra $200 to take down ad on Autotrader. Will send bank check overnight. Total scam
(978) 358-1086 - December 22nd, 2025 2:27am
Wow how about that. All the comments I looked at are pretty much identical to my experience. Yep.
(978) 358-1086 - July 10th, 2024 6:52pm | Reported from Detroit, MI
Wanted to buy my vehicle off of AutoTrader. Willing to pay my asking price plus $200.00 to take my ad down and consider the vehicle sold. Asked him to Venmo me the $200.00 and I would take it down. He said he would include it in the check he will send me to help pay for the vehicle shipping. Would not Venmo me the money, total scam.
(978) 358-1086 - January 3rd, 2024 12:23am
Responded to Autotrader Ad. Wanted to e-mail off autotrader to [email protected]. Wanted personal info to send cashiers check site pay me $200 to take down my car ad. Claimed to be busy at work. I asked him to go back to the app and would only accept payment through Autotrader. He responded with I will send a cashiers check. I reported and blocked.
(978) 358-1086 - January 23rd, 2024 4:02am
Just wasted 2 weeks on this pile... same as everyone else. Since my car was financed, I told him to send the check directly to Mercedes Benz Financial. Mercedes told me they never received anything. I did not give him any personal info, Not sure what the scam is here... what's the end game?
(978) 358-1086 - April 22nd, 2024 10:31pm
Asked me to email as he doesn’t use the chat feature. I responded. He said that he is very busy but wanted to buy the car anyway. Asked if the car had any major accidents and then asked me for some personal information. Then said he would overnight me a bank check and have someone pick it up later ????. Please
(978) 358-1086 - January 18th, 2024 11:36pm
This guy pulled the exact same situation as the other posters: Tried buying a vehicle I had posted on autotrader.com. Asked for me to contact him using email address [email protected]. Gave me his address as 908 ***den Cv. Jacksonville, AR. After I read these comments I told him my vehicle was already sold.
(978) 358-1086 - June 21st, 2024 2:31am | Reported from Atlanta, GA
contact originated on autotrader message, then he emailed me, a disgusting obvious scam deceiving email.... auto listed on autotrader, charles stoma, stated he was too busy to deal with trader and wanted to work outside trader to avoid their charges and fees didn't want to talk on phone, only text on no (501) 830-1750
(978) 358-1086 - January 24th, 2024 1:52pm | Reported from Newark, NJ
Selling my Jeep on Autotrader. Got this message this morning: "Last message from Mike A: 'Does it have any accident before? ,? please do reply to me via, malenatmwatyus@ outlook.com . I don't check the autotrader relay mails'". Did my due diligence and it brought me here. Thanks, all!!
(978) 358-1086 - January 12th, 2024 9:02pm
Same story as everyone else. Why hasnt AutoTrader blocked this guy and taken his account down? Is this not that why we all paid for an Ad instead of having to deal with the same thing we would get on marketplace or Craigsscam?
(978) 358-1086 - January 17th, 2024 12:35am | Reported from Seattle, WA
contacted via Auto Trader/email. wanted to buy my truck and was willing to pay 200. over asking price, as long as i was willing to remove the ad. said he was too busy with work to deal with the AT process
(978) 358-1086 - March 25th, 2024 12:46pm | Reported from Texas
Autotrader scam. Here is the message below. Mike . • Today, 6:55 AM Sent Any known accident report? I would like you to reply to me at, wisdomizedy655@ gmail.com ,I don't check the mails from Autotrader
(978) 358-1086 - January 4th, 2024 7:00pm
Like many others have said, wanted to buy a vehicle I'm trying to sell on Autotrader. Gave "Mike" who is from Ghana the benefit of the doubt, but it was fishy from the get go. Email [email protected]
(978) 358-1086 - June 16th, 2024 7:35pm | Reported from Las Vegas, NV
Contacted me through autotrader.com. Tried to convince me to sell him my car and he paid with overnight certified check +$200 extra. It’s a fraud. He used the following email addresses: [email protected] [email protected]
(978) 358-1086 - March 6th, 2024 12:05pm | Reported from New York, NY
Mike . • Today, 12:50 AM Sent Does it have any accident before? ,? please do reply to me via, malenatmwatyus@ outlook.com . I don't check the autotrader relay mails
(978) 358-1086 - February 18th, 2024 9:04pm
Same as everyone else. Asked if accident report on Autotrader. Put in this email wisdomizedy655@ gmail.com. Autotrader provides an accident report on the ad so definitely a scam.
(978) 358-1086 - January 15th, 2024 9:07pm
Mike . • Today, 4:06 AM Sent Any known accident report? I would like you to reply to me at, wisdomizedy655@ gmail.com ,I don't check the mails from Autotrader
(978) 358-1086 - March 24th, 2024 3:25pm
sent message on autotrader asking to be contacted malenatmwatyus@ outlook.com. same story as most others. Am surprised that even though many people have blocked him, why Auto trader does not
(978) 358-1086 - March 14th, 2024 2:01pm | Reported from Seattle, WA
03/13/2024 - "Mike" contacted me via Autotrader with the same email (and same typos). I ve been scammed before so I thought I'd check before responding. Thank goodness.
(978) 358-1086 - February 25th, 2024 9:13pm
Same as everyone else. Asked if accident report on Autotrader. Put in this email wisdomizedy655@ gmail.com. Autotrader provides an accident report on the ad so definitely a scam.
(978) 358-1086 - February 27th, 2024 8:32pm
Same as everyone. Contacted me through auto trader claiming to be interested in the car however after sear****g up his email I found this page
(978) 358-1086 - September 30th, 2024 10:45pm | Reported from Texas
Auto trader. Same as many others. Wanted to message off auto trader using seasea4season.gmail.com Scammy offer of extra money to take my add down now?
(978) 358-1086 - January 29th, 2024 6:59pm
"Any known accident report? I would like you to reply to me at, wisdomizedy655@ gmail.com ,I don't check the mails from "
(978) 358-1086 - August 11th, 2024 2:05pm | Reported from Los Angeles, CA
Was selling two cars on Autotrader. Received a message wanting to sell off site. Clearly a scammer
(978) 358-1086 - March 19th, 2024 12:40pm | Reported from Los Angeles, CA
They claimed that they were interested in my car and wanted me to respond outside of the Autotrader application
(978) 358-1086 - February 22nd, 2024 5:26pm | Reported from Atlanta, GA
Same Autotrader ad response as others have said, googling the weird email brought me here.
(978) 358-1086 - March 2nd, 2024 1:50pm | Reported from New York, NY
Contacted me through Autotrader asking me to contact him outside of Autotrader with email flavoursjh452@ gmail.com
(978) 358-1086 - August 9th, 2024 3:40pm
offering a car sale on autotrader. seemed schetchy. total fraudster
(978) 358-1086 - January 4th, 2024 7:35pm | Reported from San Jose, CA
Same as above, don't trust this guy, or w***ver.
(978) 358-1086 - June 22nd, 2024 12:54am
He is going to buy my car
(978) 358-1086 - June 26th, 2024 3:47pm
Auto trader, used email [email protected]
(978) 358-1086 - February 22nd, 2024 1:15pm | Reported from Los Angeles, CA
Spammed me on autotrader
(978) 358-1086 - February 25th, 2024 9:37pm
AutoTrader car listing
(978) 358-1086 - March 26th, 2024 9:11am
Autotrader
(978) 358-1086 - July 22nd, 2023 11:25pm
Mike Arnold tried to play the same game with me. I gave him my number, but no other info. I told him if he wanted to by the car It would have to go through Autotrader. IF he had to send me a check I would cash the check 1st before I sent him the ***le. I did not see this post before I emailed him. I did not give him any info at all. Looks like I need to block him
(978) 358-1086 - March 6th, 2023 2:37am
Mike Arnold. [email protected] Hi, I appreciate yo ur response and hope we will have a successful transaction. I'm interested, and I want to buy it. But my situation now is that I have a busy and tight work schedule, which makes it practically impossible for me at the moment to come for an inspection. However, I have decided to buy it based on the details and features stated online.
(978) 358-1086 - October 4th, 2023 9:05pm
Email from [email protected] and [email protected] Responding to a listing on auto trader. Wanted to buy my vehicle, asked me to remove listing and would pay an additional $200 to do so. Tried to convince me that he would overnight a certified check and would have the vehicle picked up because he was too busy to come I. Person to test drive and pay for it.
(978) 358-1086 - September 9th, 2023 4:11am
Tried buying a vehicle I had posted on autotrader.com. Asked for me to contact him using email address [email protected]. Gave me his address as 908 ***den Cv. Jacksonville, AR. The check was from Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach, it was a business check that was also a “Certified Check”, and that’s what gave the immediate impression that this was definitely a scam.
(978) 358-1086 - January 13th, 2023 1:30pm
email from [email protected] about ad on AutoTrader: The payment will be mailed overnight to you as soon as I get the requested info. Lastly, I urge you to delete the ad and consider it sold to me, and I'm willing to pay an extra $200 for holding it for me. Thanks,
(978) 358-1086 - November 23rd, 2023 1:59pm
Same story - contacted me on autotrader, wanted to buy directly sight unseen, full price with an extra 200$. But too busy to test drive or even pick the car up, wanted to send a moving service to come get it. This got me su****ious and then I found this page. So glad!
(978) 358-1086 - August 1st, 2023 12:47am
He wants to buy my car but can't come see it. Offered to overnight a certified check for the car. I shouldn't have given him my personal info. What do I do to fix it? Just throw away anything he mails to me and not give him the ***le etc?
(978) 358-1086 - August 3rd, 2023 1:42am
Contacted me about buying my car listed on Autotrader.com, also offered a certified overnight check with $200 extra to remove my car listing immediately but needed my contact details (address, phone number, etc.) Told him I wouldn't share because I suspected it was a scam. From this email address: [email protected].
(978) 358-1086 - June 4th, 2023 5:50pm
Exactly as reported in the comments above. Thank you all for posting. I have blocked and reported the email. I'm not sure what else to do given I did give him personal info (phone number and address) not to mention wasted a huge amount of time and stress
(978) 358-1086 - June 2nd, 2023 12:50pm
Mike Arnold offered us a certified check ASAP for my car on Auto Trader. He is too busy to come see the car. He didn't even ask questions, just wants to buy. He asked for personal information and requested to take my car of Auto Trader page.
(978) 358-1086 - November 11th, 2023 10:44pm
This response to my Autotrader ad looked fishy, so I Googled his email address and it brought me to this page. His message was, "Does it have any accident before? ,? please do reply to me via, malenatmwatyus@ outlook.com . I don't check the autotrader relay mails."
(978) 358-1086 - September 15th, 2023 6:28pm
Contacted me about buying my car listed on Autotrader.com, also offered a certified overnight check with $200 extra to remove my car listing immediately. The offer looked su****ious, so searched up the number and arrived here. Feels like a scam. email-1: [email protected] email-2: [email protected]
(978) 358-1086 - December 27th, 2023 7:13pm
got the Autotrader message as well: "Any known accident report? I would like you to reply to me at, wisdomizedy655@ gmail.com ,I don't check the mails from Autotrader" Trying to avoid autotrader system check by putting a ****e inside the email address.
(978) 358-1086 - April 21st, 2023 11:04am
Contacted me about buying my car listed on Autotrader.com. Offered a certified overnight check with $200 extra to remove my car ad. The offer looked su****ious, so searched up the number and arrived here. Email he used [email protected].
(978) 358-1086 - October 31st, 2023 7:41pm
The same as above and same MO. Offered $200 to hold the car and sent a check for more than asking for covering the transportation fees. I'm not sure how this benefits this person at all.
(978) 358-1086 - July 25th, 2023 7:18pm
Mike Arnold offered to buy my car and then sent a fake check as payment. The check was greater than the amount the car was for sale at, In visitng the bank they confirmed it was a fake.
(978) 358-1086 - September 8th, 2023 4:21am
Happened to me too. I insisted he send me a copy of his driver's license. Was from Arkansas. Seemed su****ious from day one - and it was through an AutoTrader ad. Email was [email protected].
(978) 358-1086 - May 31st, 2023 8:08pm
Auto Trader scammer claiming using this phone number and email address: [email protected] that is claiming to be very busy wishing to purchase a vehicle sight unseen with a certified check wishing to pay well over market value.
(978) 358-1086 - March 21st, 2023 7:20pm
Contacted me about buying my car listed on Autotrader.com. Offered a certified overnight check with $200 extra to remove my car ad. The offer looked su****ious, so searched up the number and arrived here.
(978) 358-1086 - October 24th, 2023 9:47pm
email from [email protected] and [email protected]. Same as everyone else on here, he said no time and wanted to mail check and have me remove listing. Also wanted personal information. I'll just be ignoring them.
(978) 358-1086 - November 12th, 2023 10:59pm
Messaged me interested in my vehicle on Autotrader. Tried to get me to email him off Autotrader.com at [email protected] Same story as everyone else here. Definite Scammer and a lazy one at that. Blocked them.
(978) 358-1086 - May 11th, 2023 4:20am
Same MO as described above. Contacted me about buying my car listed on Autotrader.com. Offered a certified overnight check with $200 extra to remove my car ad. Email looked su****ious [email protected].
(978) 358-1086 - December 22nd, 2023 10:11pm | Reported from Los Angeles, CA
From an ad I posted on Autotrader.com. Last message from Mike A: "Any known accident report? I would like you to reply to me at, wisdomizedy655@ gmail.com ,I don't check the mails from Autotrader "
(978) 358-1086 - November 2nd, 2023 11:55am
Same as everyone else, except I searched the email address before responding, which I won’t do. Message was he doesn’t check Autotrader response and to reply to personal email. Glad I searched.
(978) 358-1086 - July 19th, 2023 7:39pm
This **** just tried the same thing with me. What is his end goal here? I sent my address but I don't see what he can really do with that...
(978) 358-1086 - September 10th, 2023 8:37pm
Asking for communication outside of Autotrader similar to what others have said. wisdomizedy655@ gmail.com was the email given and it immediately set off red flags for me.
(978) 358-1086 - October 22nd, 2023 11:30pm
Good ol' Mike is at it a***n. Using email address [email protected]. Same old song. Too busy, send check, $200 extra to pull the ad from Autotrader.
(978) 358-1086 - November 14th, 2023 10:00am
11/14/23 Same story as everyone here, same wordage and emails. I am grateful you all posted these and I had the presence of mind to search his emails. Thank you all.
(978) 358-1086 - November 19th, 2023 5:19am
Wanted to buy car sight unseen. Wanted my personal info for the cashier's check. Likely an iden***y theft scam. Same exact scenario as everyone else.
(978) 358-1086 - November 30th, 2023 3:18pm
I have an ad an auto trader and they asked me to email them privately at this flavoursjh452@ gmail.com. Because I scanned it and found this commentary I didn’t!
(978) 358-1086 - October 25th, 2023 8:58pm
I got the same message using [email protected] responding to an ad I posted on Autotrader. Also offered my $200 to hold it for him and delete the listing.
(978) 358-1086 - November 6th, 2023 6:13pm
Responded from an auto trader add. Same tactic as everyone else, using [email protected] as his email and also used [email protected]. Wanted to mail certified check outside of Autotrader.
(978) 358-1086 - July 26th, 2023 3:53am
This dude tried this with me. Thankfully I didn’t email him any info. He’s been pretty busy by the looks of it.
(978) 358-1086 - February 24th, 2023 7:04pm
Responded to an ad on Autotrader. Offered to send an overnight check and arrange vehicle pick up, just needed my personal information. E-mailed from [email protected]
(978) 358-1086 - November 25th, 2023 11:46pm | Reported from Los Angeles, CA
Wanted to buy my vehicle off auto trader and same as above. Wanted my email and to communicate off autotrader. flavoursjh452@ gmail.com
(978) 358-1086 - June 4th, 2023 12:48am | Reported from Jacksonville, FL
Auto Trader scammer wanting my personal information. I don’t know how to report this s***bag to AT, but I’m going to do my best.
(978) 358-1086 - October 23rd, 2023 11:06pm
Wanted to buy my car sight unseen. Used email address [email protected]. Willing to send bank certified check and $200 more to take down listing.
(978) 358-1086 - May 17th, 2023 2:00am
Same mode of operation with a "private email away from AutoTrader" as the rest have noted. A copy paste of the same scam.
(978) 358-1086 - June 15th, 2023 1:12am
He just tried the same thing with me. Glad this page was here. Thanks to all that posted about this P.O.S!!
(978) 358-1086 - May 2nd, 2023 6:25pm
I got an email asking to remove my ad from auto trader. From this email address [email protected]
(978) 358-1086 - January 16th, 2023 1:14am
Responded to an ad on Autotrader. Offered to send an overnight check, just needed my personal information
(978) 358-1086 - May 28th, 2023 11:25pm
Mike Arnold at [email protected]. Same identical scam using Auto Trader as reported by others.
(978) 358-1086 - October 17th, 2023 9:55pm
Autotrader scammer sending fake cashier's checks using the email [email protected]
(978) 358-1086 - January 14th, 2023 10:46am
Wanted to buy car on Autotrader with cert check
(978) 358-1086 - July 31st, 2023 7:53pm
Same person contacted me using this email [email protected]
(978) 358-1086 - May 11th, 2023 2:52pm
Autotrader contact, wants to send certified check.
(978) 358-1086 - June 4th, 2023 12:46am | Reported from Jacksonville, FL
Auto Trader scammer. Beware
(978) 358-1086 - December 29th, 2022 3:42pm
Contacted me about buying my car listed on Autotrader.com, also offered a certified overnight check with $200 extra to remove my car listing immediately. The offer looked su****ious, so searched up the number and arrived here. Feels like a scam.
(978) 358-1086 - November 14th, 2022 2:21pm
Contact me through autotrader.com. Try to convince me to sell him my car and he paid with overnight certified check. It’s a fraud.
(978) 358-1086 - October 30th, 2022 8:06pm | Reported from Ashburn, VA
This is a check fraud number. Email****ociated is [email protected]