Yep.
I am the original owner of my second beater car so I know it is so out of warrenty that it isn't even funny. So when I got a call saying it was going to expire my spidey sense kicked in..... even though I had not heard of this scam.
When I was asked was the make and model of my care I said "you called me about my warrenty so you tell me as obviously you would have that info in front of you". I did not even get an excuse and they just hung up without a word said.
My thought is if you are going to try to scam me at least lie to me and spin a good tale.
They just dial numbers at random as my number is a new one from switching companies, it is unlisted and maybe 8 people have our landline number. Everybody else has our cell numbers.
They call from multiple numbers and multiple cells so you can't tell them to remove you from their list. By using multiple numbers you can't call your phone company and have certain numbers blocked. Plus there is the kind of Yahoo service (there are many companies that do it) that I have. I have relatives in Europe. I added a number that looks like and works like a local number there. They dial this local number and they don't have to pay long distance. But if one didn't know where I was I could be calling from Europe for all that anybody would know. I could be living 3000 miles away in California if I signed up for another number.
But here is how the scams work. As long as you are still talking to them they feel that you might be that one in a hundred that might still think that maybe there is something to this and pay. They still have you "on the line" so to speak.
Maybe a husband or wife might pick up the phone and think it is good idea.... since maybe the car needs some work. They would not be doing this scam if some people did not fall for it.
Just ignore the call and do not attempt any contact. If you don't recognize don't pick it up. If it a legit person or company they can leave a message. The scammers will tire of you and move along.