The inner workings of the skimming device at the Town of Newburgh
gas pump
GOSHEN – One week after Orange County Consumer Affairs staffers
were given a course on credit card skimming, an alert inspector found
such a gadget in a gas station credit card device.
The inspector, John Hankins, notified Town of Newburgh Police and county
officials after his discovery on Monday morning and the investigation
began.
People should be aware of situations like this all the time as technology
advances, said District Attorney Chief Investigator Will Garcia.
“It speaks to people being aware of their surroundings; what’s
going on. A lot of times they put little pinhole cameras up and it gets
your PIN number, it collects your data and the next thing you know, these
criminals have nothing else to do but go to the bank and take out all
your money or charge something on it,” he said.
County Executive Steven Neuhaus said if you are using a debit card, put
your hand over the keypad as you punch in the PIN number to protect it
from potential theft.
The skimmer found Monday was at a gas pump at a Shell station on Route
52 in the Town of Newburgh.
