Debit information stolen in Rocklin Calif

[Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>]

 From the Sacramento Bee: 
http://www.sacbee.com/2009/12/25/2420301/more-people-report-debit-info.html

  Rocklin police said Thursday that a growing number of people are 
reporting that their debit card information was stolen by a 
sophisticated device hidden in two Rocklin gas pumps.

"It's getting more and more scary," Rocklin Police Lt. Lon Milka. "We 
are getting more and more victims. They are coming out of the woodwork."

At least two dozen victims have come forward since the devices were 
discovered Dec. 21 in the pumps at the AM/PM gas station at Sunset 
Boulevard and Park Drive. One victim had $1,416 taken out of his bank 
account over three days, and another had almost $1,000 stolen.

In the past, thieves used devices on the outside of gas pumps to get PIN 
numbers and information from cards. They installed tiny cameras and card 
skimmers to steal the information and then dip into a victim's account.

In this case, somebody had placed devices inside gas pumps. Police 
believe the device intercepts information and sends the PIN number and 
other debit card information to someone with a laptop.

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