Another skimmer has been found at a Houston-area gas pump -- this time in Meyerland.
A state inspector found the Bluetooth skimmer on pump #5 at the Conoco at 5265 Beechnut.
Here are some tips from the Texas Department of Agriculture to help lower your odds of becoming a skimming victim:
- Use the pump closest to the storefront
- Before pumping, check for strange Bluetooth signals, like a string of numbers and letters.
- • Check that security tape on pump cabinet has not been damaged. Torn tape might indicate cabinet opened without store personnel's knowledge
- • Safest bet is to pay inside with cash
- • Always save the receipt and monitor your bank statements after filling up.
- • If you think you've been skimmed, contact 1-800-TELL-TDA and we will send an inspector to check it out.
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