888-242-1777

I will like eo know if this a serious company or is just an scam.They say that mt car factory warranty has expire or is about to expire

Number belongs to United Auto Protection and they do exist. Searched Better Business Bureau and they are not accredited. Their score is a C+ as of June 6 2013.

I received a post card with this number but it does not have any identification as to who sent it.  It says I need to renew the car warranty but my car does not have warranty anymore.

Got transferred to this company through a 484-589-5685 number, saying I need to renew my warranty but I never had a warranty on my truck, literally just bought it 3 months ago, asking for over 600 bucks for this warranty, couldn't figure out if it was legit or not so I hung up

Two days n a row I received a post card saying my warranty is due to expire.  I bought the car new in 2006, and never had an extended warranty.  Just fishing, I guess.
2/1/2014

If you get a postcard Vehicle Alert Notice "Do Not" call this number. It is a high pressure scam. Upfront fees and high monthly rates for little or no coverage. Painfully sad way to make a living.

I received a post card with big red letters as follows: VERY URGENT AND TIME SENSITIVE" then with a deadline and a Final alert, etc. addressed to me w/ my vehicle year and make and customer ID number, etc. I called their number (no company name on the card) tel 1-888-242-1777 - a guy by the name of Raleigh Scaldex began talking to me very fast and excited that I called. Then he put another guy on the line with the blah blah and then he came back on the line. Said my warranty expired and for $3,900 (give or take) for a five year warranty with a $100. Dollar deductible. Or pay $632.00 up front and then $230.00 monthly for a year. I asked him to email me the agreement so I can read it first and he got a bit upset and said that first they need some money up front. I asked him what's the problem with emailing me the documents so I can read them first - that I'm not paying for a service agreement that I haven't received in writing and read prior to committing. Well that Raleigh was just yading on and I could tell by his tone of voice that he was upset. At the end I didn't understand JACK 'cause he when on like a lunatic. : so search the internet and you'll see all the warnings out there about these type of companies that just want your money. The Attorney General from Washington State warned against these companies and notices. Good luck. If you get a post card with this number throw it in the garbage.

As many others have mentioned, I received a postcard with large red letters as the title stating: "VEHICLE ALERT NOTICE: please resdpond within 5 business days".  What's interesting is I received two pamphlets: 1 for my Toyota Tacoma & 1 for my Mercedes C300.  That is when I realized it was a SCAM and to avoid calling them.  Remember, factory warranties cannot be extended through 3rd party companies.  If you own a Toyota or Mercedes or any other brand, it will come from that company, not a 3rd party company.

The same exact type of postcard i received by mail and i was very worry bout' it . Now after u explained with details ,then i will throw it in the trash ,i'll burn it first lol. [***]' shady companies .

I've received multiple of these "scam" letters concerning my now "expiring" vehicle warranty from multiple different companies, all with different toll free numbers to call.  It is annoying how these people keep sending these mailers out waiting for some unsuspecting person to call & "buy" their extended warranty.  I did recently purchase a newer vehicle; however, I bought it as was with NO WARRANTY.  What I'd like to know, is how/where do they get all this information about you & your vehicle purchase in the first place?

Didn't receive a phone call from this number but I did get a postcard in the mail from them. It is a "Vehicle Alert Notice" for an extended auto warranty scam. If you happen to get the same postcard I encourage you to report it to the US Postmaster and the FTC because this is the only way we can help ourselves from being scammed by these shady schemes, which are disgustingly facilitated by the DMV (for selling our information), state governments (for selling our information yet suing companies like Radio Shack to stop them from doing the same), and the US Postal System (for allowing these companies to continue using their "First Class Pre-Sorted US Postage Paid" stamp to further fraudulent schemes).

Yep, the DMV is selling our information when we renew our drivers license and vehicle registration or transfer a car title. Pretty ironic that the State of Texas where I live is suing Radio Shack to prevent the retailer from selling its database of customer information yet as a state government they are doing the same thing. According to documents obtained through an open records request, the Texas Department of Transportation made $2.4 million last year from outsiders buying information about us from the state. Apparently, this revenue is deposited into the state highway fund. Even though you may live in another state, it is likely that your state government is doing the exact same thing. It's pretty infuriating that our government is probably the biggest facilitator of consumer scams.

I recently bought a used car for my son, transferred the car title, and renewed my drivers license all at the same time and so far within a two-week period I have received no less than 20 scandalous "extended warranty' postcards from shady "auto repair networks."

I received 2 postcards today for the same car I just purchased. Both postcards had the same telephone number on it but the postcards were slightly different. The funny thing is I purchased a Mopar extended warranty online from a Chrysler dealer in Michigan. I was skeptical and asked a ton of questions. The guy finally told me to buy his warranty and then call any Chrysler service dealer in America on Monday, give them the last 8 digits of my VIN number, and ask them if I have an extended warranty from Chrysler. I did call and sure enough I had a 3 year 36,000 mile warranty. I paid the guy $1,450. Never buy an extended warranty from a third party vendor. If your car breaks down they will either deny the claim for assorted reasons or only pay a fraction of the total costs.

Got you beat! My wife received 3 postcards today, a letter and one of those tear-2-sides-and-the-top things on Saturday. Her car is 4-years old.

Spam mail about purchasing car warranty extension - not authorized by auto dealer

Our toyota factory warranty just ran out aabout 2 months ago so the letter I got seemed like it could be legit. It had no return address so I was sceptical, called the 1-800 number on the letter and seemed all ok until he asked how I was going to pay and I told him I'd have to talk it over with my wife first then he proceeded to tell me more benefits and he just seemed more concerned about getting our credit card number.

Advisory:
You may have been exposed to a variation of scam # 30, as described here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts.html

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