Scam (Internet and Otherwise) Omnibus Thread

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Yet another thread about a common scam, automated messages regarding your car’s extended warranty.

What's the source of the "We've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty" meme?

I’ve heard this joke used before, in the context of either aggressive telemarketing, persistent scammers, or both. What I don’t get is the context. Was this really a thing at some point, some car warranty broker just spamming the shit out of everyone in the world? Some Indian call-center scam writ large? I’ve never been contacted about my car’s extended warranty. There was, however, a period of a few months when Toyota USA would not leave me alone about some minor problem that necessitated a re…