Thieves are stealing credit-card numbers through skimmers they secretly installed inside pumps at gas stations throughout the Southeast, using Bluetooth wireless to transmit stolen card numbers, says law enforcement investigating the incidents.
…Nearby St. Johns County in Florida has also been hit by the gas-pump card skimmers. Maynard says criminals wanting to hide
the credit-card skimmers in gas pumps have to have a key to the pump, but in some cases a single key will serve to get into
many gas pumps. It’s not known if the gas-pump skimming operation involves insiders or not. Law enforcement is encouraging
gas-station operators to train video surveillance they may use on the pumps….
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Bluetooth at heart of gas station credit-card scam
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