Motor Vehicle Warranty [scam] Notification

Postcard received today from Dealership Warranties, 12131 Dorsett Rd., Maryland Heights, MO 63043.

In big letters: MOTOR VEHICLE WARRANTY NOTIFICATION

Below it is a meaningless "Registration identification number" and the phone number 1-866-533-9966.

The message:

VEHICLE SERVICE NOTIFICATION
 
Dear Gary McGath:
 
This notification is to inform you that your factory warranty has expired or is about to expire. To avoid the high cost of automobile repairs, call us immediately with your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and exact miles to extend coverage on your vehicle.

In fact I never had a factory warranty on my car, since I bought it used, and even the dealer warranty expired long ago. In spite of what the postcard wants suckers to believe, "Dealership Warranties" has no connection with either the maker of my car or the dealer that sold it to me.

Maryland Heights isn't far from St. Louis. For some reason this area is a hotbed of automobile warranty scams. Click on the "scams" tag for earlier posts about warranty scams.

See also:

• Vehicle warranty sales pitch
• Dealer Warranty Services complaint. Scroll down to the comment titled "FORMER EMPLOYEE" for a detailed account of how these crooks operate.