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Auto Warranty Robocall Scammers Busted

Posted by kdawson on from the cell-phones-911-and-do-not-call dept.

ectotherm writes "The nice people behind the recorded phone messages stating 'By now you should have received your written note regarding your vehicle warranty expiring...' — the ones who instantly hang up when you ask for the name of the company — have been busted. Fox News did a little background digging on the four people charged." Don't know about you, but I received three or four postcards in the mail from these scammers, as well as uncountable robocalls. The FTC says they cleared $10M since 2007.

3 of 358 comments (clear)

  1. I have an idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I sentence them to be raped in the ass by Elephants until such time as they have worked off their scam "earnings"... at minimum wage... for Utah strippers... and they shall hope and pray the Elephants are heavy tippers.

  2. Just make them listen to Richard Stallman sing 1hr by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You know RMS is bad for Linux, so we should send him singing to the enemies by licensing his noise under the RIAA and MPAA for prison performances.

  3. Re:I don't worry about warranties on my cars... by Frogbert · · Score: 0, Troll

    Let me guess, you're typing that on a Mac?