Be Vigilant About New Type of Skimmer - Using SMS Text

Over the past few years Bluetooth skimmers have become crooks' preferred operating mode for stealing card data. A new form of skimmer that avoids detection by sending SMS text messages is coming into use, and can be harder to detect. We encourage you to maintain an active pump security program to monitor your pumps for unauthorized activity. Krebs reports “Fraud patterns show fuel theft gangs tend to target stations that are close to major highway arteries: those with older pumps; and those without security cameras, and/or a regular schedule for inspecting security tape placed on the pumps."

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