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PSA- always check for CC skimmers at fuel pumps
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:19 pm
Driving home this evening, I stopped at a gas station, swiped my card, and pulled on the credit card reader (as I always do), and the paneling came open and I saw a small raspberry pi CC skimmer on the inside.
Immediately called and canceled my card with my bank and informed a couldn't-care-less minimum wage employee who admitted they'd been having problems with pumps and readers.
Just beware, folks. People suck.
Immediately called and canceled my card with my bank and informed a couldn't-care-less minimum wage employee who admitted they'd been having problems with pumps and readers.
Just beware, folks. People suck.
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Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:21 pm to FenrirTheBeard
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Immediately called and canceled my card with my bank
you scared of losing money?
Get off the OT!
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:21 pm to FenrirTheBeard
Did you keep the skimmer?
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:22 pm to FenrirTheBeard
I have started doing this also since seeing more and more reports on the news.
Takes 2 seconds to do, saves months/years of headaches.
Takes 2 seconds to do, saves months/years of headaches.
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:22 pm to FenrirTheBeard
What do they look like? I hear that they've become a big problem recently but what should we be looking for?
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:22 pm to FenrirTheBeard
My wife’s card info was stolen at a BP in Nashville. She discovered it when they used the card to buy McDonald’s right next to the station about an hour later.
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:26 pm to GRTiger
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Keep the skimmer
Nah, they screwed it down.
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:27 pm to FenrirTheBeard
Where was this ?
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:27 pm to atxfan
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What do they look like?
Some are little inserts in the reader itself and some are chipsets placed inside the broken into paneling
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:30 pm to djangochained
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Where was this?
It was in Tennessee, about 30 miles from the TN/VA line.
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:35 pm to FenrirTheBeard
Tri cities?
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:35 pm to FenrirTheBeard
White collar crime is insane in TN. I had my card info stolen twice in the span of a few months in Knoxville.
This post was edited on 11/24/17 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:36 pm to FenrirTheBeard
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I stopped at a gas station, swiped my card, and pulled on the credit card reader (as I always do), and the paneling came open and I saw a small raspberry pi CC skimmer on the inside.
If you always do it, why the hell don't you do it BEFORE you swipe to save you some bother?
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:38 pm to Tiguar
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White collar crime is insane in TN. I had my card info stolen twice in the span of a few months in Knoxville.
That's just Dave Ramsey trying to prove credit cards are evil.
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:38 pm to atxfan
Here are two examples:
Basically if you give a slight tug on the card reader, it'll just pop off. People usually put them up hastily so they don't get caught. It's not secured down in most cases.
Basically if you give a slight tug on the card reader, it'll just pop off. People usually put them up hastily so they don't get caught. It's not secured down in most cases.
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:42 pm to Volvagia
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If you always do it, why the hell don't you do it BEFORE you swipe to save you some bother?
I typically do. For whatever reason this time, I did it afterward, but before I entered my zip code.
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:42 pm to FenrirTheBeard
Did you call the local PD or SO?
Posted on 11/24/17 at 9:43 pm to FenrirTheBeard
Damn, I must pay attention to this, plus inform the family.
Thanks for the heads up!
Thanks for the heads up!
Posted on 11/24/17 at 10:00 pm to FearTheFish
I do it too, but the good ones are inside the machine and hard to see.
Posted on 11/24/17 at 10:02 pm to FenrirTheBeard
I pound the credit card area with the butt of my palm a couple times before I enter my card. I also put my other hand over the top of my card when inserting and removing. I've not run into one, but I've instructed my son and wife to do the same. My son knocked one off in Albany.
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