Gas pump manipulators steal ‘millions of dollars’ in fuel

A handmade device powered by two 9-volt batteries is being inserted into diesel fuel pumps by organized gangs across Florida, allowing them to pay 5 cents a gallon for the high-priced fuel, according to members of the Orlando Cyber-Fraud Task Force.

[Coffeedose]

Oh no, those poor oil companies and shareholders

[TrippinBusa]

let's be real the governemt and the oil producers are gouging the prices. someone is getting rich off this. and we the people are suffering in the process

[claredegroff]

You don't need another law, stealing is already a crime, breaking into the pump is a crime, after a certain amount it's felonies. More legislation isn't the answer secure pumps are.

[cmj]

Their price gouging the gas so I see this a fair play

[rocketboostjump]

Do they make it for regular gas? Also do they ship overnight?

[microdesigns]

The device doesn't need to be illegal. Theft is already illegal.

[Misterzr]

Stealing something is already illegal. You don't need an extra law on the books to ban a device or its components. Fuel theft can already be prosecuted effectively.

[TheDoWhat]

Maybe don’t charge $5 a gallon and this won’t be necessary.

[FYMFTP]

Oh? People stealing gas is the reason that the prices are up? And here I thought I was just getting gouged by oil companies.

[jonevk]

Theft is theft, why would you need another law to prevent the device?

[jimmycrackcorn]

That’s awesome!!! Well done guys!! Keep it up 👍🏽

[Billiepippen]

the thieves are the people selling the gas. i hope people steal so much gas nothing is left.

[haven]

Stealing?
You mean correcting the price

[SuperJlonergan]

they act like a law fixes it...stealing is illegal already so whether or not the device is legal the use of it to steal is ILLEGAL already

[LastCommodore]

"The person has it on their vehicle", "then they remove that part when they leave" ... wow, she was sure paying attention, lol.

[Jack-bscy]

For years some gas stations have a system that short changes customers by giving less fuel now its on the other foot. I used to fill my vehicle with gas pumped from a single ply gas hose and during the pump I could feel the viberation change. Hello.

[applejak.]

They say it affects all of us nope just the rich who own and have investments in the oil industry quickly they congress legislators jumó to their rescue but for the ordinary citizen that’s suffering because of their greed they just give a blind eye.

[SethMethCS]

When people steal from the gas station, it’s the gas station owner or franchisee that pays the loss, not corporate.

[waynep]

Put door switches like arcade games that shut off the pump if either door opens .requiring a password at the cashier terminal to turn the pump back on

[mutt]

This wouldn't work on new style pumps... They're targeting old stations just like the skimmer crews, the new style pumps have so much internal tamper measures in place that it hard locks the pump when something is swapped. Even incorrect mounting pressure and alignment will cause a tamper response on the new metal keypad/card readers.