> I've had my debit card skimmed twice in the past 3 years.
Huh. I suppose that is the one advantage we have in Oregon where we are not allowed to pump our own gas.
Full service gas stations have a long history of "old fashioned" card skimming - at least from my experience in New Jersey. My mother uses a separate credit card explicitly for gas stations because her credit card has been skimmed at NJ gas stations a half dozen times over the years.
Full service stations don't preclude a lack of terminal tampering. If the gas station closes at some point in time anyone can tamper with it after hours when it is unstaffed. Additionally, tampering can occur by criminals paying off employees to install skimmers.
Re:Gas Pump Skimmers
by colejohnson66 on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @09:04AM
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Or an employee who covertly swipes your card with a reader that fits in his pocket before putting it through the pump
Didn't that partly change recently? When we were up in Oregon for the eclipse, one of the folks told us that you can now self pump between....some hour in the evening I can't recall and closing time.
The way I understand, after the 2020 deadline, gas stations will be liable for fraudulent charges (or at least associated fees).
Also, I've had my debit card skimmed twice in the past 3 years. A smart gas station (or chain) would pay to put chip readers in NOW and advertise that feature. I'd got there exclusively.