Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said the department’s Weights and Measures division is seeing an increase in skimming devices at gasoline pumps. The skimmers were found in Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Jefferson, Lafayette, Orleans, Rapides, St. Landry, St. Tammany, and Washington parishes.
“Our inspectors seem to be finding one or two skimmers on a weekly basis.” said Strain. These devices contained approximately 4,000 credit/debit card numbers, according to the Secret Service.
Some tips to protect your personal information:
“Our inspectors seem to be finding one or two skimmers on a weekly basis.” said Strain. These devices contained approximately 4,000 credit/debit card numbers, according to the Secret Service.
Some tips to protect your personal information:
- Whenever possible, do not use the debit card function at the gas pump. Use it as a credit card in order to protect your pin number.
- Monitor your debit/credit card
- activity online and contact your bank to report unrecognized charges.
- Whenever using a credit card, try to use a pump that is easily seen by gas station employees. Pumps that are less visible are commonly targeted because crooks can easily install a skimmer which normally takes very little time.
- Check the pump card reader for signs of forced entry like bent panels or broken security tape.
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