They caught 'em

....well, maybe. The story isn't up on the local-news website and I was half listening (drying my hair) but I think John Law may have caught up with the dude or dudes who stole my credit card number.

Apparently, a couple guys (the name sounded vaguely Greek but I don't know for sure) were caught with multiple forged credit cards (One was seen using something like 15 different cards in an ATM....)

Anyway, they apparently installed a very sophisticated skimmer on some of the gas station self-pay pumps. I don't know exactly where (I didn't hear that part) but apparently it was in this area....and a Murphy Oil was one of the places, and I had bought gas from a Murphy during the time when the skimming was going on. (Normally I look really carefully, but they showed the device, and it really was good enough to fool a non-expert)

But it looks like they caught them. I am probably more gleeful about this than it really is gracious to be, especially considering I was mostly out some hassle (and good on my credit card company for catching it and calling me; I didn't wind up even with fraudulent charges I had to challenge).

But yeah. I don't really have any problem at all with these dastards going to prison.

And yeah, yeah, I suppose some will say "That's what you get for paying at the pump" but dangit, with the "You must pay in advance" rule now, that means walking INTO the store, estimating what you need, paying, going back out, pumping, going  back in if you need more or if you overestimated.....no one has time for that. (And an unscrupulous clerk could still skim). I'm more for making examples of people caught stealing....which hopefully will happen to these guys; they said "Multiple charges of wire fraud and theft" so I hope they stick.

Like I said, I was mainly out some hassle - this was the card I use primarily for online purchases and buying gas for the very reason that I keep a low credit limit on it IN CASE it is stolen....