Haleyville Police Chief Rodney Lewis shows three Skimmers that have already been removed from gas pumps in the city
HALEYVILLE – Those who pay at the pump when buying gasoline are being urged to use extreme caution and pay either in cash or the clerk inside the store, due to an ongoing scam.
Law enforcement are sending out strong warnings across the county and area, due to an ongoing scam, where devices are being installed in the credit or debit card reading devices within gas pumps, resulting in theft of card numbers.
This has resulted in victims receiving unauthorized purchases in their bank accounts, police have confirmed.
“I have not seen this in my 16 years in law enforcement,” pointed out Haleyville Police Chief Rodney Lewis.
So far, the scams appeared to be centered in the Haleyville area, where devices were installed in one gas pump at each of three local convenience stores, Lewis said.
However, over 200 customers, who have used debit or credit cards at the pumps to purchase gas at these stores, have been affected, warned Chief Lewis.
“We gained knowledge on March 30, at one of local service stations, that one of the pumps had one of the credit card skimmers located in it,” Chief Lewis.
And, yes, scammers and placing the devices known as skimmers into the card reading portion of gas pumps to retrieve information from debit or…
