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Multiple Auburn gas stations affected in credit card skimming operation, deputies say

The placement of the skimmer makes it impossible to know from the outside that the dispenser is compromised, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Office.

AUBURN, Calif. — The Placer County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about a credit card skimming operation in North Auburn and the city of Auburn. 

The Placer County Weights and Measures Department told the sheriff's office about credit card skimming operation at a gas station.

Skimmers were embedded inside the gas dispensers, which made it impossible to know from the outside that it was compromised, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Office. 

Authorities say multiple gas stations have been affected.

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The sheriff's office is advising the people to monitor their bank accounts and credit card statements and to contact the sheriff's office at (530) 886-5375 if something looks wrong.

The Placer County Sheriff's Office is recommending the public to use a credit card for outside gas dispensers instead of a debit card with a pin number.  

 

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