Skimming devices are used by criminals to obtain credit card numbers and cardholder information without the customer’s knowledge.  While skimming can occur at any point of sale (POS), it is most common at Automated Fuel Dispensers (AFDs). With the EMV liability shift at the forecourt just 18 months away, the window of opportunity for thieves to get this data is closing.

What is skimming?

Skimmers at gas pumps are a continuous threat and the use of skimmers by fraudsters to steal credit card information is on the rise. 

To protect your sites and your consumers, consider doing the following on a daily basis:

1.  Use security decals on all dispensers and inspect dispensers for tampering

2.  Install unique locks on your dispensers

3.  Monitor activity at the dispensers, especially those that are hardest to see from inside the store

Skimmers at gas pumps are a growing threat and the use of skimmers by fraudsters to steal credit card information is on the rise. 

With the three-year extension to update your dispensers with chip-card readers, card skimmers will continue to be a threat until at least October 2020 when liability shifts to the party that does not enable EMV during the fraudulent transaction.

To protect your sites and your consumers, consider doing the following on a daily basis:

With skimming attacks on the rise, protecting yourselves from these types of attacks is of the utmost importance.