Pay-at-the-Pump Card Fraud Revs Up
Tracy Kitten of Bank Security Info reports warm weather and easy targets have made self-service gas pumps in Arizona attractive targets for card-skimmers. Card fraud linked to pay-at-the-pump gas terminals in Arizona tourist spots such as Tucson, is on the rise, as travel season gears up for spring. Last week, Tucson, Ariz., Police Sgt. Michael Garcia told a local TV station that pay-at-the-pump skimming has been on the rise since January, when Tucson police confiscated the city’s first gas pump card skimmer. Local law enforcement quickly responded in mid-January by telling gas station owners to check card readers on fuel pumps more regularly, as well as warn consumers about the dangers of paying with plastic at the pump.
