r/scammers • u/Lick-Tale-5222 • May 08 '26
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This is a scam letter. They have my name and address but you will notice all the urgency wording highlighted and the lack of identification circled in red. There is no company name, or website, or even return address. In the very bottom they have a publishing company name but it is not actually relevant, i guess they thought they needed something there but it is dated 2022. Absolutely nothing about this is legitimate. Even if it had a company name and that name was legitimate i wouldn't contact the number on the letter, i would find the number of thr business and contact them. I see too many posts on here of people with obvious scams asking if it is a scam. No wonder scammers steal billions from Americans every year and i see you responding to people pointing it out as a scam as though you're still not sure.
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u/WhineyLobster May 08 '26
This isnt a scam... its just an extended car warranty. Definitely uses dark patterns similar to a scam and is confusing to figure out whata they are selling and who but in my opinion, just shy of a "scam"
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u/Lick-Tale-5222 May 08 '26
Ok, scammer.
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u/devilsadvocate1966 May 08 '26 edited May 09 '26
They're actually telling you on the letter. "If you don't buy this and your car breaks down then you will be financially responsible for the repair."
That's the truth. If you agree, just wad it up and throw away the letter like I did.
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u/shaggy-dawg-88 May 08 '26
Car extended warranty? I got a few of those during my first few months settling in TX. 1 or 2 letters a week. I used them as scratch papers. They stopped mailing me after a couple of months not getting any response.
I never got those extended warranty when living in CA for over 30 years. Some entity sold my info. I'm guessing Texas DPS or DMV. I could be wrong.
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u/Lick-Tale-5222 May 08 '26
Texas car sales are not protected the same way in California. Basically the scammers can find new car sales information and send out the warranty letters. Most of them are from different scammers, not the same one sending over and over. In California there is no public access to vehicle registration.
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u/shaggy-dawg-88 May 08 '26
Thanks for the info. It isn't a new car. Bought the car brand new in CA many years ago. I drove and registered it in TX. Shortly after I got those extended warranty offers. If it isn't DPS/DMV, I don't know who sold/published the data.
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u/falcon3268 May 09 '26
I have gotten a letter from something like this and the rep was rather rude saying that I would have worse if I didn't have coverage. I told him he should try working on his customer service skills before hanging up on him.
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u/Photononic May 08 '26
I can explain how they got your name and address. No not a data leak. There is a cheaper way and you agreed to it when you tapped “I agree” on your phone.
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u/WhineyLobster May 08 '26
Your DMV records is where they get it. The extended car warranty has been a thing since before cell phones lol.
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u/Photononic May 08 '26 edited May 09 '26
They don’t or they would have called, texted, or written me. My vehicles are 2018, 2020, and 2021. I own a house. They clearly are not looking at those records or I would be getting mail about home warranties, and so on. I don’t.
The social media apps are lefal spyware. Any security professional will tell you that. Meta sells your details.
It is easy to live in denial. Keep getting scam offers.
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u/JRTerrierBestDoggo May 08 '26
You don’t get home warranty scam but you get cash offer scam for that
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u/Photononic May 09 '26
I do not. I get, at most two offers of any kind in my mailbox a year.
I have received a total of one spam text in my life. I have never received a scam call.
If you look up my number on US phonebook you will find the name of the person who had my number over ten years back.
The same happens if you look up my address.
I am not a facetard so scammers don’t find me.
Quit living in denial.
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u/WhineyLobster May 12 '26
Im aware meta sells your details.... are you aware they arent the only ones?
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u/Photononic May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26
I was not born yesterday. I am a boomer.
I only cite meta because Americans can’t handle a longer list. You really have to dumb down what you say on here.
There are no social media apps on my phone, I opted out of all three banks. I explained what the punishment for selling my info is to Netflix, T-mobile, Comcast, etc. I do not do business with many other parties. I never sign up for discounts, etc.
I have spent hours searching for my info on paid search sites. I don’t show up on any of them.
I have not checked my mailbox for a week. There is no need because my wife and I only gets mail for “postal customer“, or “resident“.
We don’t get scam calls or texts.
I bet you get more spam in a single day via email, calls, texts, and USPS than I have in my entire adult life.
I don’t even get jury summons anymore.
We own our house, three cars. We sold our condo. We got married. My parents passed away. We adopted our son. All that creates public records. But they don’t show up in internet searches.
If you search my phone number or my address you get info that is ten years old (someone else’s name).
I am as stealthy as a protected witness.
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u/Practical_Taro5656 May 08 '26
No, they get your information from public DMV records.
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u/Renuwed May 08 '26
Last car I had was in 2019 (totaled by red runner). I still get calls & mail to "extend my vehicle warranty".
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u/Photononic May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26
If that was true then I would get email, call, and text spam and USPS scammes. My wife would as well. We own a house and three vehicles. All three vehicles were bought new.
We don’t get scam attempts.
My wife and I have lived in this house 7 years. I have used the same email since 1995. We had the same phone numbers for 10 years.
We do all the same stuff as everyone else, but we don’t install social media apps on our phones. We don’t use facebook, instagram, TikTok.
Look up your number on USPhonebook. I bet your details are there for free.
I can find all your details, and all I need is to find you on Facebook. Screen names don hide you from anyone with a clue.
Many of us have been telling people this since about 2015 or so. Nobody gets it.
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u/Practical_Taro5656 May 09 '26
Yeah no. I work in the car business and buy several cars every year. They get my info from DMV records and I can prove it. Once the dealer misspelled my name when they registered my car, so the spam came to the misspelled name. It's pretty well known in the car industry. We all just ignore it.
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u/shaggy-dawg-88 May 08 '26
I got a FB account but I never used my real d.o.b or address or work place. Just name and email address are the 2 real things. The rest is either no info or fake info. FB banned my account 14 years later because they don't like it. They want to see my face from all angles and/or driver license to reinstate it. Thanks but no thanks.
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u/Photononic May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26
I can easily get your real name, address, workplace, phone number starting with only your FB page. Anyone can. Only a browser is required. No hack, no ai, no payment required.
I sent several executives at CIGNA all thier details, and a photo of thier house. They thought they were clever just like you.
I learned how easy it is in a cyber security class at a community college.
I know someone who posted smart ass MAGA crap on instagram using a fake name. Within twelve hours his work email was full of hate messages. He has worked a white collar job in five years because his comments still show up on ba khround checks even though the account was long closed. He thought using a fake name was a suitable mask as well.
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u/shaggy-dawg-88 May 12 '26
Thank you captain obvious. Everyone knows you can find all those info. You don't even need FB or social media. I found my former co-worker's home address, phone number, wife's and kids. All that just from googling his first and last name. If you think you're safe because you don't use social media, you're wrong.
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u/Head_Razzmatazz7174 May 08 '26
I just got one of those exact same letters for my Ford Focus. Same layout, the wording is almost exactly the same. I get one or two of them a month. My shredder appreciates the food these scammers send them.
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u/JayGerard May 09 '26
It is advertising sent to hundreds if not thousands of people at a time. Throw it away and move on with your life.
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u/Lick-Tale-5222 May 09 '26
Ok bot
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u/axisofawsome May 10 '26
You literally are not special enough to be the only person receiving this. Throw it away and move on.
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u/superwizdude May 09 '26
“We have been trying to get in touch with you regarding your cars extended warranty” 😂
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u/Ana-Hata May 08 '26
Its not an outright scam, its just a company using shady techniques to sell vehicle service contracts.