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Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

‎12-19-2023 02:36 PM

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.

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Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

‎12-19-2023 02:47 PM

Mine renews in August.

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Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

‎12-19-2023 02:49 PM

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

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Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

‎12-19-2023 02:51 PM

Mine renews in May.

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Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

‎12-19-2023 02:57 PM

October for me.

Why is it, when I have a 50/50 guess at something, I'm always 100% wrong?

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Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

‎12-19-2023 03:16 PM

June for me!

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Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

‎12-19-2023 03:18 PM

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

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Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

‎12-19-2023 03:21 PM

No, my membership renews in June.

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Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

‎12-19-2023 03:25 PM

AAA is never going to call to renew. Just like the IRS is never going to call.

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Re: Clever AAA Membership Renewal Scam

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‎12-19-2023 03:33 PM - edited ‎12-19-2023 03:37 PM

@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.