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Inspector shares best defense against skimming devices at gas stations
Read full article: Inspector shares best defense against skimming devices at gas stationsof Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), are pushing to hit 168 gas stations in three days. But the crime continues to plague gas stations even when sweeps and security measures are in place. We found roughly 83 percent of skimmers found statewide by investigators were installed at pumps that had security measures in place. “If your card is being inserted vertically, that is old technology.”Use the map below to find out which local gas stations were hit in your neighborhood. Keep in mind, when a gas station is hit with skimmers, this often means attendants are coming up with new security measures.
Skimmers at Florida pumps decrease, but map shows where they’ve been found
Read full article: Skimmers at Florida pumps decrease, but map shows where they’ve been foundEven with the decrease, some gas stations have already been hit hard this year. According to state investigator data, News 6 found many Central Florida gas stations had been hit hard by thieves, including stations in Orlando, Windemere, Titusville, and Oviedo. They are hard to get in.”Use the map below to find out which local gas stations were hit in your neighborhood. Keep in mind, when a gas station is hit with skimmers, this often means attendants are coming up with new security measures. It does not necessarily mean the pumps there are unsafe, just that skimmers have been recovered from these pumps.