Skimmers found at 5 Brevard gas stations, 81 in Florida

Florida consumers filling up at the gas pump may have had their credit card information stolen.

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said Thursday that a sweep of more than 6,000 gas stations led to the discovery of "skimmers" in 81 locations, including five found in Brevard County. The devices enable someone to illegally obtain credit card and debit card information.

The devices found in Brevard were at these locations:

7-Eleven Citgo , 2980 S. Highway A1A, Melbourne Beach (Found on pump 1);

, 2980 S. Highway A1A, Melbourne Beach (Found on pump 1); Mobil , 2201 State Road 524, Cocoa. (Found on pump 11);

, 2201 State Road 524, Cocoa. (Found on pump 11); Kangaroo Express BP , 2455 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne. (Found on pump 6);

, 2455 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne. (Found on pump 6); Sunshine Food Mart BP , 1165 Sarno Road, Melbourne. (Found on pump 5).

, 1165 Sarno Road, Melbourne. (Found on pump 5). Exxon, 904 Oak St., Melbourne Beach. (Found on pump 5; location is temporarily closed).

The devices were found on gas station pumps stretching from Miami-Dade County all the way to Florida's Panhandle. Most were found in South Florida. But Putnam said in an interview that people should not assume they are safe just because they live in a rural area.

Putnam said that the information about the "skimmers" was being given to law-enforcement authorities to investigate. He said that his office would continue to sweep through gas stations.

The counties and numbers of skimmers found: