Tuesday, October 14, 2014

"Motor Vehicle Services" looks like a scam

mariyam | 8:35 AM | |

I've received THREE notices of this sort recently.  The second was reportedly from a "Motor Vehicle Division" and the third from an unnamed entity with a callback number.

I have no doubt that these are examples of the "extended warranty scams" reported in U.S. News and World Report many years ago.
"Consumers who receive such deceptive calls or mailings may choose to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, which has the power to sue these companies, fine them, and make them stop any misleading sales practices." 
I wasn't born yesterday and am not at risk for being a victim.  But what bothers me is that all of these identify me (correctly) as a Subaru owner - presumably garnered from some public database (is state vehicle licensing info public?), and it's true that my real warranty is expiring.  That could be a coincidence, but I wonder whether the scammers have accessed the Subaru database either nationally or perhaps at my local dealership.  That's what makes me uncomfortable.

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