Mar 6 2011
Attn: Credit/Debit card users – Caution at Gas Stations

I just received this from a relative. Is this true or false?

Attn: Credit/Debit card users

This is something I did not know or noticed. We tend to pull the receipt copy and walk away with it.

Using the “clear” button
Using credit/debit card?
Read this note very carefully.
I did not know about the clear button, but I will be pushing the clear button before I swipe my gas or debit card and after just to be safe.

People are getting really desperate due to the constantly rising gas prices.

A friend just told me about something that happened to one of his coworkers.
She used her credit/debit card to purchase gas at the pump (like most of us do). She received her receipt like normal.
However, when she checked her statement, there were 2 $50. charges added in addition to her purchase. Upon investigation, she found out that because she did not press the ‘clear’ button on the pump, the employee inside the store was able to use her card to purchase his/her own gas!
To keep this from happening, after you get your receipt, you must press the ‘CLEAR’ button or your information will be stored until the next customer inserts their card.
Be sure to tell all your friends/family so that this doesn’t happen to them. I had never noticed the clear button but I got gas the other day and sure enough it is there. I shall be using it from now on.

Lower left corner

update/observation: So the attendant can come in after you get your receipt or not and add another transaction? Could they add more than one transaction, if that is the case, I would think they could just keep going until the credit is reached, maybe 2-3 transactions?

Can the attendant retrieve the information from the credit cards used for use elsewhere? Perhaps with these devices that have been used at gas stations such as the Valero Station that was investigated where skimmers were found.

Apparently this type of activity is not possible if the machine is being used properly and is not a compromised machine. So use caution regardless, and make sure to keep an eye on your bills and statements.

 

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