It has been announced that over 600 drivers have had their credit cards compromised at one Melbourne Florida gas station. The police are stating that the same thieves may have hijacked pumps elsewhere in Central Florida, and the bad part is that drivers would never have known their card numbers were taken because the skimming device was in the pump. This is one of the new skimming methods that we have been reporting for some time now. A couple of things to look for when using a pump at your local gas station:
1) Look to see if there is visible tampering with the card reader
2) Give the card reader a good wiggle and tug
3) Most gas stations are putting tamper tape next to the key hole on the front of the pump, make sure that the tape has not been tampered.
4) When possible, either use the Pay@Pump device or pay inside.
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