# Scam (Internet and Otherwise) Omnibus Thread **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [April 4, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265 "2022-04-04T18:23:22Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 26
### Author: ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines) #### Post date: [May 6, 2022, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/26 "2022-05-06T02:33:27Z")
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?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-source-of-the-weve-been-trying-to-reach-you-about-your-cars-extended-warranty-meme/964017): > > 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… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265)._