Where did your CC get skimmed today? Places to avoid...

[padawan]

Where did your CC (credit card) get skimmed today? Places to avoid...

Circle K/Phillips 66 on McCarty East in Lafayette.

Edit- Sorry Gents... cc=credit card not as in conceal carry. My error.

 

[nipprdog]

Skimmed?

 

[GregD]

Skimmed?

Google doesn't know either.

 

[padawan]

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=credit card skimmer

 

[Leadeye]

How do you know you are being skimmed except after the fact? Any way to tell when the transaction is going forward? I look at the locks and the general condition of the pumps these days.

 

[Bill of Rights]

How do you know you are being skimmed except after the fact? Any way to tell when the transaction is going forward? I look at the locks and the general condition of the pumps these days.

I usually look at the machine and if it looks odd, I try to move/remove it with my hand. Alternatively, go inside to pay. That said, if any place raises my suspicion that high, I usually don't go back there.

Blessings,
Bill

 

[nipprdog]

The CC made me think concealed carry.

 

[GregD]

The CC made me think concealed carry.

 

[mrjarrell]

Bill has the right of it. If you're suspicious of the card slot, then give it a yank. If it's a skimmer, it'll likely come undone. If it's original equipment you won't do any damage to it.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

Bill has the right of it. If you're suspicious of the card slot, then give it a yank. If it's a skimmer, it'll likely come undone. If it's original equipment you won't do any damage to it.

This.

And if you still don't trust it, just prepay inside the store.

 

[padawan]

Bill has the right of it. If you're suspicious of the card slot, then give it a yank. If it's a skimmer, it'll likely come undone. If it's original equipment you won't do any damage to it.

Bad guys getting more sophisticated using internal skimmers that they install inside pumps.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

How do you know you are being skimmed except after the fact? Any way to tell when the transaction is going forward? I look at the locks and the general condition of the pumps these days.

I agree with the above. Just google credit card skimmers for more information. Some are easier to spot than others--according to the photos, anyway...I've never spotted one in real life myself.

 

[Tactically Fat]

I have no idea where my CC was skimmed - other than it was.

I caught a fraudulent charge on my statement, and during phone calls with Chase, they'd denied another equally suspicious one.

I suspect that it was at the gas station near Huntley, IL, however.

Nothing lost on my part...thankfully.

 

[CountryBoy19]

Many filling stations are now using tamper evident seals on the pumps. If you notice the seal is broke, it's not just possible, but it's likely there is a skimmer installed inside the pump. The external skimmers are much more easily to spotted if you know what to look for.

 

[JettaKnight]

I got hit in the UK***

What's with the triple asterisks in your one-liners?