{"id":10344,"date":"2022-09-23T08:58:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T14:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englandlogistics.com\/?p=10344"},"modified":"2022-11-21T09:09:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T16:09:21","slug":"skimming-and-shimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englandlogistics.com\/skimming-and-shimming\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraud Alert: Skimming and Shimming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"firstp\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">With fuel prices continuing to make headlines, scammers are pioneering new ways to pick your pockets at the pump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">Here\u2019s how.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">What are Skimming and Shimming?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">By planting a special device on a fuel pump terminal, thieves can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/negative-items\/credit-card-shimming.html#:~:text=Shimming%20vs.,information%20in%20the%20card's%20chip.\">collect credit card information<\/a>. Skimming refers to the collection of information via a swipe terminal and shimming by a credit card chip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">As fuel prices break records, scammers are seeing a gold mine of opportunity. But, with a little extra effort, drivers are able to easily foil these thieves with a few easy tips.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">How to Protect Against Skimming and Shimming<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">\u2022 Always inspect a terminal before fueling up. Look for anything out of ordinary.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">\u2022 Pay with mobile apps to avoid the pump altogether. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loves.com\/en\/my-love-rewards\/download-loves-connect\">Love\u2019s<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ta-petro.com\/trucksmart\">TA-Petro<\/a> are great options.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">\u2022 Pay inside the fuel stop to skip the pump.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">\u2022 Use GPS\/proximity-secured transactions if available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">If you suspect you may have been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/criminal-fraud\/report-fraud\">victim of skimming or shimming<\/a>, monitor your transaction history for anything suspicious. At the first sign of fraud, be sure to freeze your account as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">If fraud is highly likely, call the customer service line of your provider and order new cards. Better safe than sorry!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">Because this issue is becoming widespread, be sure to inform the members of your fleet of this serious threat to your security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">Other Scams Beside Skimming and Shimming<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">Fuel freebies to ne\u2019er-do-wells aren\u2019t the only scams <a href=\"https:\/\/truckstop.com\/blog\/how-to-avoid-being-the-victim-of-trucking-scams\/\">plaguing the trucking world<\/a>. Remember, no matter what they say, vendors will never reach out via email or phone call to request personal information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">Be vigilant drivers. Your profits are hard-earned, and your cash should never end up in the undeserving pockets of a thief. Protect yourself against skimming and shimming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.englandlogistics.com\/england-carrier-services\/\">England Carrier Services<\/a>\u00a0(ECS) division\u00a0offers various services for carriers ranging from maintenance to support. As ECS members, carriers have access to nationwide discounts on fuel and tires from dedicated team members committed to finding the best price. ECS also provides factoring services with benefits such as same-day funding to a bank account or fuel card. These options allow carriers the freedom to focus on growing their business while saving time and money.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With fuel prices continuing to make headlines, scammers are pioneering new ways to pick your pockets at the pump. Here\u2019s how. &nbsp; What are Skimming and Shimming? By planting a special device on a fuel pump terminal, thieves can collect credit card information. Skimming refers to the collection of information via a swipe terminal and&#8230;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.englandlogistics.com\/skimming-and-shimming\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read Fraud Alert: Skimming and Shimming\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":306,"featured_media":10345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"libsyn-item-id":0,"libsyn-show-id":0,"libsyn-post-error":"","libsyn-post-error_post-type":"","libsyn-post-error_post-permissions":"","libsyn-post-error_api":"","playlist-podcast-url":"","libsyn-episode-thumbnail":"","libsyn-episode-widescreen_image":"","libsyn-episode-blog_image":"","libsyn-episode-background_image":"","libsyn-post-episode-category-selection":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_thumbnail":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_theme":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_height":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_width":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_placement":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_download_link":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_download_link_text":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_custom_color":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-explicit":"","libsyn-post-episode":"","libsyn-post-episode-update-id3":"","libsyn-post-episode-release-date":"","libsyn-post-episode-simple-download":"","libsyn-release-date":"","libsyn-post-update-release-date":"","libsyn-is_draft":"","libsyn-new-media-media":"","libsyn-post-episode-subtitle":"","libsyn-new-media-image":"","libsyn-post-episode-keywords":"","libsyn-post-itunes":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-number":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-season-number":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-type":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-title":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-author":"","libsyn-destination-releases":"","libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-form-data":"","libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-form-data-enabled":"","libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-form-data-input-enabled":false,"libsyn-post-episode-premium_state":"","libsyn-episode-shortcode":"","libsyn-episode-embedurl":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5603],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.4 (Yoast SEO v22.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fraud Alert: Skimming and Shimming | England Logistics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With fuel prices rising, scammers are pioneering new ways to pick your pockets at the pump. 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