Possible credit card skimmer reported at gas station, Sterling MI
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FraudA caller reported possible credit card fraud after using a card at the Forward Shell gas station in Sterling. A $50 charge appeared in Detroit. The credit card company suspects a skimmer on the machine.
Audio|Heard on: North Central Michigan Counties Sheriff, Police, Fire, MSP, DNR and EMS
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Transcript:
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Claire, just advising my caller stated that she used her card at the Forward Shell gas station in Sterling, and at that time she got a notification that her card was used in Detroit charged fifty dollars.
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She's going to be the caller.
00:23
There is she still on me.
00:27
Megan, if she went home, she said that she has to work in West Branch at three ten, but she wanted to make sure that we were aware of it because her credit card company believes that there may be a skimmer on the machine.
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Location mentioned:
Sterling, MI 48659
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