Robocalls offering fake car warranties were once among the most common phone scams in the U.S., with nearly a billion scams logged in a single month in 2022, according to the Federal Communications ...

Car owners — particularly after a new purchase — will sometimes receive calls and notices in the mail warning that the manufacturer's warranty on their car is ending and they need to purchase an ...

Are car extended warranty calls a scam? Person inside a car looking at an incoming unknown call. The sophistication of these calls ranges from the crude to the convincing. At the lower end, an ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators filed suits Thursday against several companies they say are behind a national wave of spam "robo-calls" that warn people their auto warranties are expiring and ...

The sense of urgency is as intense as rush hour traffic on the way to work. A woman who says her name is Shasta calls and says your warranty is up for renewal. "I’d like to congratulate you on your $1 ...

“We’re calling about your car’s extended warranty…” Yep, there’s a good chance you’ve picked up the phone and heard that phrase. The robocall strikes again. If you’ve gotten this call before, you’re ...

WASHINGTON — Those annoying robocalls about auto warranties expiring are about to expire -- for good. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday ordered U.S. telecom companies to block ...

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The Federal Communications Commission has ordered phone companies to stop carrying traffic related to robocalls about scam auto warranties. U.S. voice service providers must now “take all necessary ...

NEW YORK-- Every day, millions of Americans answer the phone only to hear a recorded voice on the other end telling them their car warranty has expired and they need a new one. RoboKiller, a ...