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DISCONNECT CAR-SCAM SPAM: SCHUMER

Unsolicited calls warning of a final notice and expiring vehicle warranties are “robo-dialer harassment” and should be probed by the feds, Sen. Chuck Schumer said yesterday.

More Americans are receiving calls with a computerized voice warning, “This is the final notice. The factory warranty on your vehicle is about to expire,” several times a day, he said. The calls come even if a person has signed up for the national “do not call” registry — and doesn’t own a car.

Michelle Corey, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau in St. Louis, Mo., said the industry is based largely in the St. Louis area and generates thousands of complaints a year.

Some scam victims don’t learn until it is too late that the deals don’t cover many types of repairs, Corey said.