The warranty scammers strike again

I'm not really using this blog any more, but it's a convenient place to leave my warranty-scam reports for whoever may find them with a web search.

An extended-warranty scammer left a message on my cell-phone voicemail telling me that this was the "last" message I would receive from them (I can only hope I'm so lucky, but the experience of others suggests they'll be calling my phone incessantly from now on.) The caller ID gave a Massachusetts number; one web page I looked up on this number states that it's a forgery, so that the angry calls will be directed at an innocent target. Given the likelihood this is true, I'm not posting the number, but I'll link to this page, which provides an excellent explanation of how these crooks operate. (I can't personally confirm the details.)

The message said that I could press 1 to talk to them and 2 to be removed from their list. They apparently believe in magic.

If you get a call or postcard from an unknown party claiming your car warranty has expired and that they can extend it, assume it's a crook unless you can definitely connect it with your manufacturer or dealer.