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WEBVTT EVICES.SHELDON.SHELDON: IT IS PRETTY CRAZY.JUST BY LOOKING AT THOSE PALMS,YOU WOULD NOT KNOW SOMETHINGHAD HAPPENED.SOMEONE MANAGED TO GET IN THEREAND INSTALL THE SKIMMINGDEVICES.WHILECUSTOMERS AT THIS MOBILNEAR 27TH AND RYAN WERE FILLINGUP THEIR TANKS, CROOKS MAY HAVEBEEN STEALING THEIR CREDIT CARDINFORMATION.ON JANUARY 3, POLICE SAY ANEMPLOYEE NOTICED SOMETHINGSUSPICIOUS.>> UPON THEM CHECKING THEINTERIOR OF THEIR PALMS, THESKIMMING DEVICE WAS LOCATED. SHELDON: CHIEF STEVEN ANDERSONSHOWED US THESE PICTURES OFWHERE THEY FOUND THE SKIMMINGDEVICE INSIDE THE PUMP.THIS PIECE OF COVERING ISN'TPART OF THE SYSTEM'S ORIGINALDESIGN.AND THIS PICTURE SHOWS WHAT THEFRONT OF THE PUMP LOOKED LIKE.SOMEHOW THE SCAMMER GOT INSIDE.>> I'M JUST LOOKING AT THIS FROMTHE OUTSIDE AND YEAH, IT'S HARDTO EVEN SEE THAT ANYTHING.>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. SHELDON: AFTER THE FIRSTINCIDENT ANDERSON SAYS TWO MORESKIMMERS WERE FOUND ON JANUARY16.ANY IDEA WHERE THEY MIGHT HAVECOME FROM?>> NO, NO IDEA AT THIS POINTWHO'S INSTALLING THEM. SHELDON: BUT TO AVOID HAVINGYOUR PERSONAL INFORMATIONSTOLEN, IT MIGHT MATTER WHEREYOU FILL YOUR TANK.>> THE STATE HAS FOUND THATPEOPLE MAY NOT BE PUTTINGDEVICES CLOSER BECAUSE THEEMPLOYEES CAN SEE WHAT'S TAKINGPLACE AND THEY'RE MONITORINGTHOSE PUMPS BECAUSE THEY'REALWAYS IN LINE OF SIGHT. SHELDON: SOME BUSINESSES HAVEALSO INSTALLED PRESSURE SEALS.IF YOU SEE ONE THATHAS BEENTAMPERED, DON'T USE YOUR CARD ATTHAT PUMP.IF YOU WANT TO BE COMPLETELY

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Three credit card skimming devices have been found inside pumps at an Oak Creek gas station within the last two weeks, police said. The first device was discovered at the Mobil on South 27th Street and Ryan Road on Jan. 3 by an employee, Oak Creek Police Chief Steven Anderson said. "Upon them checking the interior of their pumps a skimming device was located,” he said. Pictures from the police department show that there wasn’t obvious damage or signs of tampering on the outside of the pump. On January 16th, police responded to the same gas station to investigate two additional skimmers that were found. "The business was doing a check of their pumps because of the first incident and located additional skimmers on their pumps at that point,” Anderson said. Police are still trying to determine how the skimmers were installed. When it comes to protecting personal information from scammers, where customers fill up the tank can play a role. "Pay at one of those closer pumps," Anderson said. "The state has found that people may not be putting devices closer because the employees can see what's taking place and they're monitoring those pumps because they're always in line of sight." Anderson also said some businesses use pressure sensitive tape or switches on their gas pumps. "If you see anything on there that says tamper resistant and that seal is broken then you should not pump at that pump and go to a different pump and notify management,” Anderson said. The police chief also suggested that customers pay for gas inside the station.