Credit card skimmers

[wahoonc]

Originally Posted by DavidBo

You'd think security cameras would catch this kind of activity, it takes time to set a scam like that up. Pretty much everywhere you go these days at some point you are being recorded.
Other than skimmers, the majority of credit card hacking originates overseas. That makes finding the bad guys, much less prosecuting them, all the more of a challenge.

This happened at my local stop and rob down the street. They reviewed the security camera... the guy was in and out of the pump and down the road in less than a couple of minutes, and of course the tag on his nondescript vehicle was obscured. All they know is he was wearing a hoodie and driving a dark older model Toyota Corolla.

Aaron

[DavidBo]

Ran into this story, something else to look out for:

Convenience store upgrades gas pumps after viral video - KRISTV.com | Continuous News Coverage | Corpus Christi

[timfromma]

Originally Posted by BillnLa

Advice from LEO's was to only use credit card or cash AND to not use the pumps located farthest away from the windows by the cashier. All three times the skimmers were found on the outside of the last row of pumps. And these would likely be the ones used if towing a trailer!

Unfortunately, this is where the diesel pumps are usually located.

[JohnD10]

It is such a PITA to go inside to pay and the scammers know this.

[Oaklevel]

Every bank is different know what yours is our bank has a $0 loss policy on debit cards but the credit card is $50.


The blue tooth scanners were found most recently in rural Giles County here in SW Virginia.

Bluetooth skimmer found in Giles County

[ray98]

Originally Posted by BandJCarm

The same LEO's who don't lift a finger to try and apprehend, much less prosecute, these perps???? They're either caught in the act, or ignored.

The easy thing is to put this at the feet of the police than accept reality I guess. Useful leads in these cases which aren't 'caught in the act' are rare. Without leads even Hercule Poirot will come up empty.