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Respected Contributor
Posts: 3,031
Registered: ‎10-22-2018

Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

A message was left today from the "AAA Renewal Department" saying if I call back and renew directly with them I'll receive a $20 gift card. All AAA memberships renew in December.

 

They didn't use the name of my local AAA club, and my club never gives discounts. Caller ID showed a tollfree number I've never seen and the words AAA Renewal. It was a clever idea and the message sounded 100% legitimate.

 

Score one for the scammer. I bet some people fell for this.

 

 

 

 

Esteemed Contributor
Posts: 6,341
Registered: ‎06-19-2010

Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

Mine renews in August. 

Honored Contributor
Posts: 15,858
Registered: ‎03-09-2010

Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

Our membership renews in November. I thought it depends on when you first joined.

Honored Contributor
Posts: 9,014
Registered: ‎03-10-2013

Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

Mine renews in May.

Honored Contributor
Posts: 13,398
Registered: ‎03-09-2010

Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

October for me. 


Why is it, when I have a 50/50 guess at something, I'm always 100% wrong?
Honored Contributor
Posts: 23,645
Registered: ‎01-10-2013

Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

June for me!

 
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Esteemed Contributor
Posts: 5,137
Registered: ‎10-11-2017

Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

December for me, but that's when I joined.

Respected Contributor
Posts: 4,781
Registered: ‎03-20-2010

Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

No, my membership renews in June. 

Honored Contributor
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Registered: ‎03-09-2010

Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

AAA is never going to call to renew. Just like the IRS is never going to call.
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Registered: ‎03-11-2010

Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

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@bikerbabe Actually the IRS called us several years ago.  It was a legitimate call, but I never believed them and had our accountant check that out. As I said it was legit,but never heard of them calling anyone else. Oue accountant found out it was a pilot program,but the IRS ended it 'cuz nobody believed them.

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