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It's not just car warranties
MuleHeadJoe 19th May 2009
I also get bogus credit card / credit report calls like that ... the message starts with something like "this is your credit card company with important news for you" ... um, yeah, right ... my "credit card company" ... don't you think that if Wachovia has something to tell me about my MasterCard they'd say who they were and exactly what they were calling about?

I pity the fools that gave away money for nothing, but it seems to me that many, if not most, "victims" of vishing scams bear a lot of the responsibility for their own troubles. Seriously, a little common sense easily sorts what is a scam and what isn't. How is some company not associated with your car dealer gonna know when your car's warranty is up? They don't. Another clue to the clueless consumer: these scammers never mention what your car is (brand, nameplate) or when or where it was purchased ... b'coz they don't know, b'coz they're scamming you. Pay attention people, don't be a bunch of dim-witted sheep.

I screen all calls -- even if I'm sitting next to the phone, I don't pick it up unless I recognize the voice as they leave a message on the answering machine. Why?

Because I get telemarketing calls all the time even tho my # has been on the DNC list since day one. It appears to me that many of these scuzzier telemarketers / "vishers" actually get numbers to call from the DNC list.

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