Detective Eric Landamia of the Lower Southampton Township Police says the trick was finding out how the thief had gotten Young's and other victims' numbers without actually stealing their cards. Police zeroed in on gas stations, where many people pay with their cards right at the pump. So-ca...
Beware that identity thieves target pay-at-the-pump terminals for the purpose of stealing credit card information. This is done by installing a device that reads the card information when it is swiped. Having credit card information stolen in this manner can be avoided by paying at the counter...
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I am skeptical. I have seen this “hack” work in practice. What happens is that someone pulls up to the pump and pays at the pump with a credit card. When the person goes to place the nozzle back on the pump the nozzle don’t lock in place properly so to end the transaction. So...
As EVERY car has gas in it, and not all cars have something worth stealing on the seats, this makes it much harder to defend yourself. So in this regard, the tank lock would be a good thing. Probably not any better than putting a flashing LED in your windshield, though. ...
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With some fuel theft gangs stealing more than $10 million per year, Scarince said financial institutions and credit card issuers have responded with a range of tactics to detect and stop suspicious fuel station transactions. “A lot more card issuers and merchant processors are really pushing hard...
Some how I got charged two times on my credit card for two different amounts.. First of all when transactions took place I was asleep at my hotel. Hotel has cameras. I never went to store. I need y'all to refund my money back to my card. Some one is stealing from the store and...
Getting to be quite a mob siphoning and stealing all that gas, isn’t there? Free for the taking, or what? Sort of like what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, except this is Detroit, where they make the cars that burn all that gas, or they could make them if they weren’t trying...