Swiping a card to pay at the pump? Crooks scam millions from drivers - Truckers' Trucking Forum | Message Board

Cybergal · **^ Top** #1 08.10.2008

Swiping a card to pay at the pump? Crooks scam millions from drivers
Aug. 2008

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Consumers already paying high diesel and gas prices reportedly have another adversary at the pump – out-of-sight thieves who skim credit and debit card info directly from truck stop and gas station card readers.
Skimming devices made of a plastic sleeve and wires that capture credit card information are glued inside or outside the pump and can be placed on the pump’s card reader or be connected directly, said Ed Donovan, a spokesman with the U.S. Secret Service.
The thieves are mixing the placement of the devices between gasoline and diesel pumps, he said.
While some identity theft comes through collusion of store employees, oftentimes, consumers can do little besides watch their credit card billing documents, Donovan said.
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_ne.../080808-02.htm

Snowman&Fred · **^ Top** #2 08.10.2008

and another thing.....if you are a company driver and DON'T pay for the gas you put in your truck....if your company is paying for the fuel....do the people behind the counter a BIG favor.....DON'T complain about the price of fuel, cause guess what, THEY DONT CARE, and YOU AREN'T PAYING FOR IT ANYWAYS. Besides, nothing anybody can do.....so why do it??? Just makes you look DUMB.

Oh, and another thing, if your card dont swipe outside, and you are asked to bring the card in to get the pump started......just do it and shut up. whining about having to walk an extra 50-100 feet wont hurt ya. You could probably use the extra walk. Besides, it is company (the truck stop) procedure, isnt the fault of the person behind the counter....so quit being so rude. BE PROFSSIONAL. If you're having a bad day, doesn't mean you have to ruin someone elses day.

Baack · **^ Top** #3 08.11.2008

Wow so what are drivers to do?
In your opinion we all should just be quite and say nothing about things that affect our lives
See you get to go home when your done, OTR drivers must live it 24-7 for weeks at a time

Truck drivers have no choice but to put up with crappy employees at truck stops
But you do, if you don't like us find other work!!!!

59halfstep · **^ Top** #4 08.11.2008

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Originally Posted by Baack

Truck drivers have no choice but to put up with crappy employees at truck stops
But you do, if you don't like us find other work!!!!

He is headed off to be trained to be a driver by Swift, no less. He will have other things to complain about other than fuel prices, and cards that don't swipe.

jash369 · **^ Top** #5 08.11.2008

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Originally Posted by Snowman&Fred

and another thing.....if you are a company driver and DON'T pay for the gas you put in your truck....if your company is paying for the fuel....do the people behind the counter a BIG favor.....DON'T complain about the price of fuel, cause guess what, THEY DONT CARE, and YOU AREN'T PAYING FOR IT ANYWAYS. Besides, nothing anybody can do.....so why do it??? Just makes you look DUMB.

Oh, and another thing, if your card dont swipe outside, and you are asked to bring the card in to get the pump started......just do it and shut up. whining about having to walk an extra 50-100 feet wont hurt ya. You could probably use the extra walk. Besides, it is company (the truck stop) procedure, isnt the fault of the person behind the counter....so quit being so rude. BE PROFSSIONAL. If you're having a bad day, doesn't mean you have to ruin someone elses day.

Hey snowman.............a little hostile or passionate about this huh..........?

Did you work work at a truckstop?

Snowman&Fred · **^ Top** #6 08.12.2008

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Originally Posted by Baack

Wow so what are drivers to do?
In your opinion we all should just be quiet and say nothing about things that affect our lives
See you get to go home when your done, OTR drivers must live it 24-7 for weeks at a time

Truck drivers have no choice but to put up with crappy employees at truck stops
But you do, if you don't like us find other work!!!!

there, fixed it for ya.

yeah i did work at a truck stop, but what gets me, is that drivers think it is the fault of the employee at the truck stop that they have to walk inside. I was by far a crappy employee. I try to crack jokes, and be FUN when a driver comes in, some, they seem to notice and kinda relax. Others just have no sense of humor, and others you cannot make happy if you pumped their fuel for them, told them it was free, cleaned their windows and headlights for them AND then weighed the truck for them.

InMyDreams · **^ Top** #7 08.12.2008

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Originally Posted by Snowman&Fred

and another thing.....if you are a company driver and DON'T pay for the gas you put in your truck....if your company is paying for the fuel....do the people behind the counter a BIG favor.....DON'T complain about the price of fuel, cause guess what, THEY DONT CARE, and YOU AREN'T PAYING FOR IT ANYWAYS. Besides, nothing anybody can do.....so why do it??? Just makes you look DUMB.

Oh, and another thing, if your card dont swipe outside, and you are asked to bring the card in to get the pump started......just do it and shut up. whining about having to walk an extra 50-100 feet wont hurt ya. You could probably use the extra walk. Besides, it is company (the truck stop) procedure, isnt the fault of the person behind the counter....so quit being so rude. BE PROFSSIONAL. If you're having a bad day, doesn't mean you have to ruin someone elses day.

good points.

by the way, do you have your PM turned off? tried to message you about lewiston and got rejected ... but i am able to send PMs. anyway, good luck and hopefully i'll be there on the 28th or one of the following weeks.

-andy

InMyDreams · **^ Top** #8 08.13.2008

So I just noticed that snowman appears to be banned out of the blue ... what happened? What can we (yet to be banned folks) do to learn from this?

Lucky#Sleven · **^ Top** #9 08.13.2008

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Originally Posted by InMyDreams

So I just noticed that snowman appears to be banned out of the blue ... what happened? What can we (yet to be banned folks) do to learn from this?

Aparently not.

What is sad is the amount of sensorship here. Just becareful what you say and to WHOM.

By the way, i just got to Lewiston. Today was my first day.

Lucky#Sleven · **^ Top** #10 08.13.2008

Now i will have to dilly dally around till i get to 50 posts

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