Bank account data swiped in gas-station scam

["Dissent" <Dissent () pogowasright org>]

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1350521.php

Hundreds of people had their bank account information compromised when
they paid at outside pay pumps at three gas stations in Orange County
and one in Torrance, police reported Thursday.

Police suspect that thieves used a device to record account numbers
and pin codes onto memory chips from pay-point islands at an ARCO
station in Westminster, one in Torrance and at least one in Costa
Mesa, said Detective Sgt. Jim Kingsmill with the Westminster Police
Department's property-crimes unit.

[...]

At least 16 people have told Costa Mesa police they were recent
victims of identity theft on this particular case, Costa Mesa police
Sgt. Marty Carver said. In Westminster, police said, at least 12
people have reported being victims of identity theft after using a
pay-point island at a gas station.

[...]

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Note: This is not the first time ARCO has had such breaches with
resulting identity theft reports.  In researching this item, I found
these reports of a similar and earlier incident that also resulted in
identity theft:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/6626706/detail.html
http://cbs5.com/grammy/local_story_032192737.html

/Dissent

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