{"id":12259,"date":"2023-08-03T13:53:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T19:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englandlogistics.com\/?p=12259"},"modified":"2023-09-15T15:36:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T21:36:49","slug":"fuel-card-fraud-3-ways-of-preventing-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englandlogistics.com\/fuel-card-fraud-3-ways-of-preventing-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel Card Fraud: 3 Ways of Preventing Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"
For many businesses, fuel card fraud is large enough to seriously stall operations. To prevent this tragedy, here are 4 ways thieves commit fuel card fraud and how to avoid them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What is skimming and shimming?<\/strong> Skimming and shimming<\/a> is a new form of fuel card fraud that utilizes technology to steal information from carriers. By planting a device on a fuel pump terminal, thieves can collect credit card information from carriers.<\/p>\n Skimming <\/em>collects information by a swipe terminal and shimming<\/em> collects information by a credit card chip.<\/p>\n Tips for preventing skimming and shimming:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n What is card cloning? <\/strong>By using a carrier\u2019s fuel card information, scammers can create a fuel card copy<\/a> for themselves and charge the carrier\u2019s account. This form of fuel card fraud is particularly tragic as the damage is usually done by the time a carrier notices.<\/p>\n Tips for preventing card cloning: <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n What is an account takeover? <\/strong>An account takeover is the total override of your fuel card account for use by a thief. Typically, an account takeover occurs after a successful phishing<\/a> attempt by a fraudster to commit fuel card fraud.<\/p>\n Tips for preventing an account takeover: <\/strong><\/p>\n Fuel cards can be a fountain of savings, but you never want those savings to spill into the hands of a thief. By remaining vigilant and careful with your fuel cards, you can prevent significant fuel card fraud losses for your fleet.<\/p>\n \u2014<\/p>\n The\u00a0<\/em>England Carrier Services<\/a>\u00a0(ECS) division offers 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.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you were robbed every 1 in 10 times you fueled up, you may start to feel a little panicky at the pump. Shockingly, some sources estimate that fleets lose 5-10% of their fuel every year to fuel card fraud. For many businesses, fuel card fraud is large enough to seriously stall operations. To prevent… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":12262,"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":"\n
\nIf you were robbed every 1 in 10 times you fueled up, you may start to feel a little panicky at the pump. Shockingly, some sources<\/a> estimate that fleets lose 5-10% of their fuel every year to fuel card fraud.<\/p>\n\n
Skimming and Shimming<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Card Cloning<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Account Takeover<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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