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Originally Posted by TedfromGA
My credit card information was stolen from the Circle K gas station pump on March 30. This is the Circle K at 466a on the Lowes/Publix side of the road.
I used the "tap" feature - where you hold the card next to the black box with the tiny green lights that light up when your card communicates with the pump. Previously I thought this method was safer than inserting the card into a slot.
Thank goodness I get an alert every time the credit card is used. April 1 at 6:48am the card was used to charge $170 at Country Inn and Suites. This is clearly a fraudulent charge. I called the card issuer and canceled the card.
So be careful out there the crooks seem to be smarter every day.
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Thanks for the heads up; seems Florida is a prime target for criminals who attach those to pumps, and a lot of the articles in the news mention Circle K stations. Don't know if they check for "skimmers" less often that others or why this could be so ? B.J.'s pumps also seem to be connected to a lot of this type of thing...and they always have attendants out and covering the area. As you commented, the more technology advances, the more criminals refine their "skills" ! Thankfully, most credit cards do have safeguards for the card holders.... that's US....LOL !