Secret Service Warns: Be Careful Where You Get Your Gasoline
The U.S. Secret Service is attempting to take down those who attempt to steal credit card information at gas stations in a nationwide initiative targeting skimming, which will span 17 states over Labor Day weekend.
Credit card skimming is the act of electronically stealing encoded information on credit cards, which are then used to commit fraud. Criminals place small devices — skimmers — in the gas pump, according to a Secret Service report Thursday.
About 15 percent of Americans said they’ve fallen victim to skimming since Aug. 1, according to a CompareCards poll, reported Newsday on Saturday.
Gas stations are ideal for skimming because criminals can go undetected since there is little to no supervision at the pumps, Secret Service reported.
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