May 14, 2008
Same call, only a few minutes ago. I use my phone for business and get many strange calls from all over the globe, so I answered, got automated message of an angry-sounding woman saying that my auto warranty had expired, or was about to expire, and that I had not responded to their previous attempts to contact me. This was my "last chance" to continue or replace my auto warranty. Folks, my vehicle is over 10 yrs old and has been out of warranty for a long time... I thought I'd press 1, just to see what they had to say, but instead pressed 2 and the system hung up on me. Definite BS. For those of you who commented wondering how they got your number, think of the movie "War Games" where the kid wrote a program to dial a number, wait for an answer, then increment the number by 1 and dial again... They don't have your number, they are just working their way through the system one number at a time. I've actually known people who had sequentially numbered cell phones who got these calls within seconds of each other. They always try to sell you something, needing your credit card number and verification code, your name, address, etc... Best advice, NEVER give that information to anyone if you didn't initiate the call yourself! If they actually had any record of your car warranty, etc, they would also know your name and address w/o having to ask.
Sadly, now that they know the number is valid, they'll call back... maybe I can have some fun with them.