877-373-7130

The message is about “the property’s home protection plan.” I’m not even the owner of record (I do live in the house).

I got a letter from Tribus Home Warranty. I think it is some kind of scam.

Most likely they called the name they could find at that address even though you are not the listed owner per the county website.

The Approved Warranty Coverage listed the following below:

 NOT APPROVED
   (1) A/C & Heating
   (2) Water Heater
   (3)  Plumbing
   (4) Electrical
   (5)  All Appliances
   (6)  HVAC

8773737130  Warranty scam. They sent a letter to my grandmother telling her it’s a “final notice” they demanded money from her for a “home warranty “ this is an unsolicited claim. Warranty scam. Don’t call this number. Don’t give them your info. It’s a complete scam targeting senior citizens. They should be ashamed of themselves.

Marie wrote:

They sent a letter to my grandmother...

Unless she is suffering from mental decline, she should have recognized it a junk mail.

Marie wrote:

It’s a complete scam targeting senior citizens.

No, they do not discriminate, they target anyone who has a house, young or old.  Even people who do not own the house but just live there.

Got this number and letter in mail. It is a Scammer. Reported it to BBB

Letter received from this number about a final notice about a warranty from a company I've never heard of.

This appears to be a scam. Our bot is thankful that they provided a phone number to call.

Warranty scam!!!

Sending me letters over and over i m not responding  Now I got Final notice and with threatening

Please report this apparent scam to the US Postal Inspection Service.
https://www.uspis.gov/report

Do not call the number 877-373-7130.  When you see "Response Required" on the letter, they are trying to scare you.

The envelope the “FINAL NOTICE”

Next to the clear window I looked at it before opening.

I took screenshot copied it to paste it here.

This is what it shows:
warning:%20$2,000%20Fine,%20or%205%20years%20Imprisonment%20or%20both%20for%20any%20person%20who%20interferes%20or%20obstructs%20with%20delivery%20of%20this%20letter%20or%20otherwise%20violates%20-%2018%20United%20States%20Code%201702%20et%20seq.

Actual words are printed next to window;
WARNING:2,000 Fine,3 years imprisonment or both for any person who interferes or obstructs with delivering of this letter or otherwise violates- 18 United States Code 1702 et seq.

RIGHT UPPER CORNER POSTAGE

READS:

PRESORTED

STANDARD

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

BELLMAWR, NJ

PERMIT NO. 2139

At bottom of letter
Section For official use only- Tribus Home  Warranty- info@tribusbhomewarrenty.com

Used Safari browser typed Tribus Home Warranty

Below is the link to this Fraudulent, Abhorrent Scam.
Please use link

https://www.scam-detector.com/validator/tribushomewarranty-com-review/

Right bottom corner: FNHWLTR-NO1123 AI

Bottom left corner 55742/16C/32348/35272

18 U.S. Code § 1702 is an actual part of Federal law.  It does actually apply to the letter you received, just as it applies to all pieces of mail.  The full section of the code reads:

Quote:

§1702. Obstruction of correspondence
Whoever takes any letter, postal card, or package out of any post office or any authorized depository for mail matter, or from any letter or mail carrier, or which has been in any post office or authorized depository, or in the custody of any letter or mail carrier, before it has been delivered to the person to whom it was directed, with design to obstruct the correspondence, or to pry into the business or secrets of another, or opens, secretes, embezzles, or destroys the same, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

It is not illegal to print such excerpts of the law on a mail item.  It is only there to make the letter seem more important than it actually is.

Kallie  hit wrote:

PRESORTED STANDARD
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
BELLMAWR, NJ
PERMIT NO. 2139

That is just the indicia of one of a number of companies that provide bulk mailing services.  These companies will generate letters and postcards based on specifications given to them by their clients, print and then mail them to the people on mailing lists also supplied by their clients.  These companies are legitimate.  The only connection they have to the company behind the letter you received is that they were paid to print it and mail it to you.

Kallie  hit wrote:

Used Safari browser typed Tribus Home Warranty
Below is the link to this Fraudulent, Abhorrent Scam.

Actually, the link you post is not to the company's website.  It takes you to a page at Scam Detector which rates the trustworthiness of other websites.  If you had followed the link you would have seen that they rate your "Fraudulent, Abhorrent Scam" site as:

Quote:

The score of the website you are interested in is:
77.7
Known. Standard. Fair.

The score is based on a 1-100 scale, with 100 being the most reputable.

(For reference, they give 800Notes.com a rating of: 90.6  Authentic. Trustworthy. Secure.
And Amazon.com a rating of: 100  Safe. Secure.)

The actual URL for Tribus Home Warranty is https://tribushomewarranty.com.  The company registered the domain in 2021, about a year after the company was incorporated.

The BBB indicates that they have been in business since 02/19/2020 and gives an address of
    Tribus Home Warranty LLC
    812 Norwood St
    Fort Worth, TX 76107-2934
(few truly "Fraudulent, Abhorrent Scam" companies do stick around for 5 years under the same name and address).
The BBB lists a mere 52 total complaints in the last 3 years, all of which have been responded to by the company (the act of which has earned them an A- grade).  "Fraudulent, Abhorrent Scam" companies usually have hundreds of complaints with few if any company responses.

Kallie  hit wrote:

Right bottom corner: FNHWLTR-NO1123 AI

The first string of letters most likely represents: FinalNoticeHomeWarrentyLeTteR
The remaining characters might identify your letter specifically, but most likely just identifies which bulk mail batch it was part of.  This is not an indicator of any suspicious activity.

Kallie  hit wrote:

Bottom left corner 55742/16C/32348/35272

This could be a number of things.  Again, it is not an indicator of any suspicious activity.

Evidence online (including complaints posted about them) indicate that this is an actual business, not some group of clandestine scammers.  While they practice an awful marketing strategy and employ high-pressure sales agents, that does make them a scam. (Unethical and undesirable certainly, but not a scam.  If those things were necessarily criminal, just about all automobile dealerships would be closed.).  As long as they uphold and fulfill the coverage defined in the warranty policies they sell, then they are considered legit.

If you do not wish to receive further mailings, their Privacy Policy gives these instructions:

Quote:

How to Remove Your Name from Our Mailing List
If you no longer wish to receive emails or mailers from us, you can:
   Reply to an email requesting removal
   Email us at info@tribushomewarranty.com
   Call us at 877-373-7130

If you are still insistent that the letter you received represents a scam, then this is what you need to do:

• Take the letter AND the envelope it came in to you local Post Office.
• Give both items to the Postal Clerk behind the counter.
• Tell the Postal Clerk that they need to be forwarded to the local Postal Inspector because you believe it is a scam.

Or, you can do what most people who recognize this as "junk mail" do, which is to drop it into the trash, recycling or home office shredder and then just forget about it while getting on with their lives.

I'll add my info to the list.
It's a Scam home warranty letter. "Immediate Response Required"

The letter went in my wood stove where I got a little bit of heat out of it.   I hope it cost them a few cents to mail.