Be on the look out for gas pump credit card skimmers.  Last month Oklahoma thieves gained $400,000 before they were caught.
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Muskogee, Okla. says two men indicted this month for skimming would rent a vehicle, check into a local hotel and place skimming devices on gas pumps at Murphy’s filling stations located in the parking lots of Wal-Mart retail stores. The fraud devices included a card skimmer and a fake PIN pad overlay designed to capture PINs from customers who paid at the pump with a debit card.  Read the whole article on Krebs on Security.
Here are some other articles about how to spot credit card skimmers. Â Take a look at the pictures in these following articles and be informed:
- http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/10-04/atm-skimmers-how-to-protect-yourself.html
- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/02/atm-skimmers-part-ii/
- http://consumerist.com/2009/04/19/heres-what-a-card-skimmer-looks-like-on-an-atm/
- http://lifehacker.com/5221255/know-how-to-spot-an-atm-skimmer
- http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704442404575542652417958106.html