Pay-at-the-Pump Skimming: ‘Epidemic’
Bank Info Security reports from Florida to Texas, more reports of pay-at-the-pump card-skimming scams are pouring in to law enforcement agencies. Recently, the National Association of Convenience Stores, better known as NACS, issued a statement about skimming trends in Tampa, Fla., saying the theft of debit and credit card numbers at pay-at-the-pump gas terminals has become nearly epidemic. And a detective with the Euless, Texas, Police Department said a months-long investigation into skimming at gas pumps throughout northern Texas has finally come to a close, after local authorities arrested and charged a 51-year-old fraudster for his role in masterminding the scheme.
