Most people treat a gas station pump like a vending machine for fuel — you drive up, swipe or insert your card, fill your tank, and drive off. But in that 90-second transaction, your debit or credit ...

Gas stations, especially fuel pumps, are a common location for scams and theft, but this latest scam could potentially cost ...

No matter how much we do to protect ourselves, it seems like there's always a scammer looking to separate us from our hard-earned money. From keeping your phone safe from AI scams to avoiding ...

Looking closer, he realizes that the Shell tape was covering a keyhole. By gently pulling on the front of the gas pump, he’s ...

Texas, Florida and California are the states with the most credit card skimming cases in the U.S. In 2022, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation reported about 400 gas pump skimmers. “The ...

No matter how cautious we are, scammers always seem to be one step ahead when stealing our money. From AI-driven phone scams to phishing links in your inbox, protecting yourself has become a full-time ...

A skimmer device installed in a gas pump. Skimmers are devices that criminals install inside a gas pump to illegally collect customers’ debit card information. NCDA&CS Public Affairs While owning a ...

A skimmer device that criminals install inside a gas pump to illegally collect customers’ debit card information. NCDA&CS Public Affairs It’s illegal to own a skimming device in North Carolina, but ...

California has seen an increase in card skimming over the past few years, with fraudulent activity popping up across the state. Skimming devices have been spotted from Bakersfield to Sacramento. These ...