is this a scam? auto warrantee

 I keep getting this recording that says; My auto warrantee has most
likely expired and I must hurry to extend it. They always say it's my
second notice , while in truth they've called a dozen times.
What makes me skeptical is that my car is 47 y.o.
Could it be they offered a warrantee for VW's that I don't know about?
maybe a 50 year one. I dunno, too good to be true?
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  1 who waits wrote:


Our local newspaper recently did a front-page story warning the public about
this and cautioning them that people who actually did take them up on the offer
got nothing for their money.

I find this shocking on several levels, one of which is that anybody who
actually knows how to operate a phone would actually talk to the human, much
less buy anything.

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Cheers, Bev
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Since you even have to ask, you are precisely the dim bulb these
people hope to hit on. Eventually, they connect with someone that has
a vehicle in the relevant range for a possible warranty sale. It's not
a warranty. It's a form of insurance with many loopholes.
If you are maintaining that VW yourself, I give you credit. It's a fun
hobby. Times have moved so far beyond those vehicles that a used $600
vehicle would get far better mileage and carry you farther per dollar.

 On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:45:12 -0700 (PDT), against all advice,
something compelled albundy2@mailinator.com, to say:


I think his tongue was quite firmly planted into his cheek.




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i agree.  but i can think of a way crooks like this might weasel their
way into someone's life, nonetheless --- timing and chance.

Basically, there are X cars sold every month.  Ergo, there are about X
cars going out of warranty every day.  

So the scammers have a better than 1% chance of contacting someone who
has or will in fact be going out of warranty.   And that sort of
timeliness can fake people out, make them think they're being contacted
by a legit company who is in the loop with their automaker.   Some of
them are looking at their mail notification of warranty termination just
as they listen to the message/get the call.

.max

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