FTC Cracks Down on Warranty Robo Calls
May 14, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Business
Have you gotten a robo call about your car warranty expiring? If so, there’s some good news for you. The Federal Trade Commission cracked down on these illegal robo calls and have begun prosecution of the companies involved in the scam.
Two companies that were allegedly involved were Transcontinental Warranty Inc. and Voice Touch Inc. According to the FTC, Transcontinental Warranty was the promoter, while Voice Touch was the actual telemarketer.
In total, it is estimated that more than 800 million of these illegal robo calls were made. The calls would warn that an auto warranty was running out and would give the option to talk to a representative. The call would also give the option to be removed from the robo call list, however that option didn’t actually work as expected.
Not only has the FTC made these companies stop the practice, the FTC will also go after the profits made as a result of the calls.
Robo Calls (Image: Flickr)
