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I just bought a used vehicle from a dealership, and within days my mailbox was full of extended warranty spam. It's mildly annoying, but mainly I'm curious how these companies got my name and address, along with the make and model of the vehicle I just bought/registered. Googling this, it seems that people are unsure whether vehicle registration records are publically available (how? I don't exactly see a link to "find out who registered cars recently" on the Florida DMV website), or that this info is sold to them (by whom?)
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Nov 28, 2015 19:38
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All dealerships have an elite group of agents tasked with following and spying on anybody who buys a used car, and forwarding their information to spammers. Really though, they're probably publically available through some process involving physical records and filling out a form at some city or state building. Alternatively the dealership/a guy at the dealership makes some extra cash from selling the info, or potentially the state/a guy working for the DMV I guess.
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Nov 29, 2015 07:47
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They are mostly scams and almost 100% of them are violating FCC telemarketing rules https://www.fcc.gov/guides/auto-warranty-scams I'm still trying to find an article somewhere about how they get your info that I read a long time ago.
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Nov 29, 2015 22:45
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Going to guess the dealership. They probably sell the information and/or get a cut if someone buys an extended warranty. Wouldn't surprise me, car dealers in my experience have been scummy as hell.
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Nov 30, 2015 00:59
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Stanos posted:Going to guess the dealership. They probably sell the information and/or get a cut if someone buys an extended warranty. Wouldn't surprise me, car dealers in my experience have been scummy as hell. The car is certified pre-owned from an official Honda dealership so I think this is unlikely. Not that I think manufacturer dealers can't be scummy, but this seems like they'd have a lot to lose if they got caught and not much to gain. Especially when it comes to a customer that just drove away with a manufacturer's warranty. AugmentedVision fucked around with this message at 02:52 on Nov 30, 2015 |
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Nov 30, 2015 02:25
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Doctor Butts posted:They are mostly scams and almost 100% of them are violating FCC telemarketing rules Nothing can save you from junk mail.
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Nov 30, 2015 07:11
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The dealership sold your info to them. The fact that it was an authorised dealership means nothing. They are still every bit as scummy as Demented Dan's Discount Driveaways.
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Dec 1, 2015 16:17
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I've gotten this spam after in-family title transfers. I don't know if it's the county, DMV, or insurance selling the information, but there's no dealer involved in that chain.
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Dec 1, 2015 17:42
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ExcessBLarg! posted:I've gotten this spam after in-family title transfers. I don't know if it's the county, DMV, or insurance selling the information, but there's no dealer involved in that chain.
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Dec 3, 2015 01:52
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No I added the vehicle to an existing policy. USAA doesn't seem like the kind of company to do that sort of thing either, but I might be giving them too much credit.
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Dec 3, 2015 02:47
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dude car history reports and title changes are p easy to get if you care about them and getting an email address from a name is also easy
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Dec 3, 2015 03:43
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I'm still getting extended warranty offers for my car. Most of them with scary WARNING YOUR WARRANTY WON'T COVER YOUR DRIVESHAFTS OR 4WD SYSTEM111!!!1!1!!!1! I bought it 3 years ago. It has almost 130k on it. Nuff said. I've always gotten the same poo poo after a private party purchase too, so someone is watching public records.
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Dec 7, 2015 12:06
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OneEightHundred posted:That only applies to phone calls, not mail. Not quite true. If it has your name (not "Current Resident") and your address (you can't block Every Door Direct Mail), and the sender's address, you can file a Prohibitory Order with the USPS to legally force a company to stop sending you advertisements. If it doesn't have the sender's address, you have to jump through a few hoops to find out their actual mailing address using the city and mailing permit number. The USPS has every incentive to reject your form and/or neglect to enforce it, however, and they are notorious for their complete lack of enthusiasm with regard to punishing repeat offenders.
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Dec 8, 2015 05:32
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Wrong tab nothing to see here
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Dec 8, 2015 14:43
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I've gotten these after moving to a different state and changing my registration while keeping the same insurance. They are pulling from public records.
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Dec 10, 2015 16:01
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OneEightHundred posted:That only applies to phone calls, not mail. You could always blow up your mailbox.
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