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Pay-at-the-pump deters thefts from both customers and employees

June 25, 2006

ePaynews: Pay-at-pump fueling services not only deter motorists from leaving a gas station without paying, but reduce the risk of store attendants stealing credit card details or gasoline for their own profit.

In West Baltimore, one attendant used a magnetic key and master codes to put the station's gas pumps on standby before selling gas for $10 per tank and pocketing the proceeds. About 450 gallons of gas worth $1,300 was pilfered from the station in question before the attendant was confronted and found to be pulling the same ruse at up to eight other local gas stations.

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