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21 Apr, 2009

Car Warranty Spam Calls

Posted by: ukpylot In: Non MINI ()

I’m getting a lot of cold calls on my cell phone to do with expired car warranties right now. This is annoying because, well, at 80k miles I doubt I could afford a warranty even if someone wanted to sell me one and also because my cell phone number is only known by a handful of people, so who is selling my cell number (yes I am looking at you scumbag credit card companies).

Most recent call was interesting – apparently, my car had expired! Well, I can’t see me wanting a warranty in that case.

6 Responses to "Car Warranty Spam Calls"

1 | RB

April 21st, 2009 at 08:56

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Ha, me to.. for 5 months now!!!!! F’rs! No way to call them back to tell them to go to hell, even. The number changes and even though I have put their numbers on the Gov’s “Do Not Call” list they continue.

Some of the numbers are from Canada, NY are and Porto Rico??? I am now getting the same thing for credit card rate reduction… can’t call them back either?

What’s the point? Anyway, I already have an extended 100,000 through my credit union.

2 | Josh Wardell

April 21st, 2009 at 09:44

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I think they called me literally as you posted this!

That’s the 3rd time in the past week.

The calls started not long after my warranty expired, so I suspect MINI of providing my number to them.

But I’ve seen them mentioned on other sites, and apparently no one can get them to stop.

3 | ukpylot

April 21st, 2009 at 10:01

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Sorry about that Josh, I gave them your number and they promised to leave me alone :)

4 | Josh Wardell

April 22nd, 2009 at 03:03

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You must have…they called again last night!!
Saw they have commercials on TV now, I was sure to yell at.

This time I was sure to hit option 2 to “remove from list”
I doubt it will be effective, but we’ll see.

5 | Ian C.

April 22nd, 2009 at 07:49

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I don’t get such trouble … but then I’ve never had a car past it’s warranty ;)

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