[Dataloss] data thieves hit gas station

[Henry Brown]

http://cbs2.com/local/ID.Theft.Investigation.2.609494.html

ID Theft Investigated At El Monte Gas Station
At Least 45 Customers Have Been Victimized
EL MONTE, Calif. (CBS) ?

Police were searching Wednesday for the thieves who stole debit card 
information from, at least, 45 customers at an Arco station in El Monte. 
The suspects made off with thousands of dollars from unsuspecting 
customers. A computerized device apparently was used to lift key 
information, including debit card identification numbers, concealed in 
the card's magnetic strip, investigators told the San Gabriel Valley 
Tribune.

"It looks like the victims were gassing up here and using the outside 
pump terminals, and their credit card information was compromised," El 
Monte police Detective Brian Glick said.

Police don't believe it was an inside job but that the fraud artists 
picked the station in the 4300 block North Santa Anita Avenue because of 
its high customer volume.

Fraudulent withdrawals, ranging from $400 to $1,500 per customer, were 
made in Las Vegas, Palms Springs and New York, police said. Investigator 
Victor Hernandez told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune there could be as 
many as 100 victims.

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