Over 100 card skimmers found at Florida gas stations
ORLANDO —Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services continues to crack down on skimmers at gas pumps, announcing Tuesday his agency found more than 100 skimmers across the state.
Commissioner Adam Putnam spoke Tuesday in Orlando about the recent sweep, saying investigators uncovered a total of 103 skimming devices over the last 3 months at more than 7,500 gas stations.
Putnam said crooks put the skimmers on the pumps to steal credit card information from customers, and those skimmers could be anywhere.
“These are in large gas stations and small gas stations. They’re in urban areas and rural areas, newer gas stations and older gas stations,” Putnam said Tuesday. “There is not a rhyme or reason to where these thieves attach these devices.”
“We will employ every weapon in the arsenal to protect Florida’s consumers and visitors from identity theft occurring at gas pumps,” Putnam said in an official statement. “While the overall percentage of skimmers at pumps is low, one skimmer at a pump in Florida is one too many.”
Here’s what the Department of Agriculture recomments to avoid skimmers at gas stations:
- Pay in cash inside the store to ensure credit card information stays safe.
- Check to make sure the gas pump dispenser cabinet is closed and has not been tampered with. Many stations are now putting a piece of security tape over the cabinet to ensure it has not been opened by unauthorized individuals.
- Try to use a gas pump closer to the front of the store. Thieves often place skimmers at the gas pumps farther away from the store so they aren’t noticed as quickly.
- Use a credit card instead of a debit card. Credit cards have better fraud protection, and the money is not deducted immediately from an account.
- If using a debit card at the pump, choose to run it as a credit card instead of putting a PIN number in. That way, the PIN number is safe.
- Monitor bank accounts regularly to spot any unauthorized charges.
- Consumers who suspect their credit card number has been compromised should report it immediately to authorities and their credit card company.
Here are the locations of the 103 skimmers, listed in alphabetical order by county.
| COUNTY | GAS STATION | ADDRESS | CITY | SKIMMERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua | BI RITE FOOD STORE. | 809 N MAIN ST | Gainesville | 1 |
| Alachua | KANGAROO #1301 /MARATHON | 7501 W NEWBERRY RD | Gainesville | 1 |
| Alachua | SUNSHINE FOOD MART #278 /BP | 7401 W NEWBERRY RD | Gainesville | 1 |
| Bay | PIER PARK CHEVRON | 14111 PANAMA CITY BEACHPKWY | Panama City Beach | 1 |
| Brevard | 7- ELEVEN CITGO 32409 | 2980 S HIGHWAY A1A | Melbourne Beach | 1 |
| Brevard | COCOA MOBIL | 2201 STATE ROAD 524 | Cocoa | 1 |
| Brevard | KANGAROO EXPRESS #6087 BP | 2455 N WICKHAM RD | Melbourne | 1 |
| Brevard | MELBOURNE BEACH EXXON | 904 OAK ST | Melbourne Beach | 1 |
| Brevard | SUNSHINE FOOD MART 191 BP | 1165 SARNO RD | Melbourne | 1 |
| Brevard | TOWN STAR 54 MARATHON | 6690 S HIGHWAY A1A | Floridana Beach | 1 |
| Broward | ANGELO’S HESS SERVICE#1297381 | 1840 N FEDERAL HWY | Hollywood | 1 |
| Broward | BEACH PETROEULM INC. | 4353 N OCEAN DR | Lauderdale By TheSea | 1 |
| Broward | BP HALLANDALE-CITGO | 700 N FEDERAL HWY | Hallandale Beach | 1 |
| Broward | GAS 2 LLC/ CHEVRON | 4351 S FLAMINGO RD | Davie | 1 |
| Broward | MOBIL #11793 / 7 ELEVEN, INC. | 6600 N STATE ROAD 7 | Coconut Creek | 1 |
| Broward | SHELL ON RED ROAD | 3500 RED RD | Miramar | 1 |
| Broward | SUPER STOP 441/ BP/AMOCO | 2099 S STATE ROAD 7 | Davie | 2 |
| Broward | U-GAS # 3201 GRIFFIN | 4997 VOLUNTEER RD | Southwest Ranches | 1 |
| Charlotte | LUCKY MARATHON | 4276 TAMIAMI TRL | Port Charlotte | 1 |
| Citrus | KWIK KING/SUNOCO | 1211 N FLORIDA AVE | Hernando | 1 |
| Citrus | KWIK STOP CITGO | 5445 S SUNCOAST BLVD | Homosassa | 1 |
| Duval | ATLANTIC BEACH KWIK TRIPBP/AMOCO | 715 ATLANTIC BLVD | Atlantic Beach | 1 |
| Duval | EMERSON B.P. | 3247 EMERSON ST | Jacksonville | 1 |
| Duval | KANGAROO EXPRESS#1415 | 11869 PULASKI RD | Jacksonville | 1 |
| Hernando | 7-ELEVEN #35369 | 18226 POWELL RD | Brooksville | 1 |
| Hernando | RACETRAC #89 | 16129 CORTEZ BLVD | Brooksville | 1 |
| Hillsborough | 818 MARKET PLACE/ SUNOCO | 818 W PLATT ST | Tampa | 1 |
| Hillsborough | CAUSEWAY MOBIL #547 | 11210 CAUSEWAY BLVD | Brandon | 1 |
| Hillsborough | CITGO QUICK MART | 6101 S MACDILL AVE | Tampa | 1 |
| Hillsborough | JOY FOOD STORE #650 | 6314 E FOWLER AVE | Tampa | 1 |
| Hillsborough | MOBIL MART #542 | 1640 W BRANDON BLVD | Brandon | 1 |
| Hillsborough | RADIANT FOOD STORE #226 | 110 E BEARSS AVE | Tampa | 1 |
| Lake | 7-ELEVEN#32622 | 101 E WASHINGTON ST | Minneola | 1 |
| Lake | EXPRESS SHOP/7-ELEVEN#39370 | 13800 S GREATER HILLS BLVD | Clermont | 1 |
| Lake | EXPRESS SHOP/HESS#9758 | 4415 S HIGHWAY 27 | Clermont | 1 |
| Lee | BRUNO’S FOOD STORE / CITGO | 15600 MCGREGOR BLVD | Fort Myers | 1 |
| Lee | ESTERO FOOD MART/ MOBIL | 10371 CORKSCREWCOMMONS DR | Estero | 1 |
| Lee | ZAIN OF COLONIAL/ SUNOCO | 2562 COLONIAL BLVD | Fort Myers | 1 |
| Marion | KANGAROO #2120 | 14870 S US HIGHWAY 441 | Summerfield | 1 |
| Marion | PARK QWIK KING FOOD STORE | 2400 SE 36TH AVE STE 101 | Ocala | 1 |
| Martin | PLANET OZONE – SUNOCO | 1601 SE FEDERAL HWY | Stuart | 1 |
| Martin | STUART – SHELL | 1308 SE FEDERAL HWY | Stuart | 2 |
| Miami-Dade | BAY HARBOR CHEVRON#389119011 | 1501 BROAD CSWY | Bay Harbor Islands | 1 |
| Miami-Dade | CROSSINGS MOBIL SERVICECENTER | 13199 SW 112TH ST | Miami | 1 |
| Miami-Dade | CSI CHEVRON #749 | 17800 COLLINS AVE | Sunny Isles Beach | 1 |
| Miami-Dade | ESCOBAR’S GULF INC/ SHELL | 2000 SW 3RD AVE | Miami | 1 |
| Miami-Dade | MGF, INC. | 8890 SW 136TH ST | Miami | 1 |
| Miami-Dade | NATH PETROLEUM | 26929 S DIXIE HWY | Naranja | 1 |
| Miami-Dade | QUAIL ROOST CHEVRON | 11501 QUAIL ROOST DR | Perrine | 1 |
| Miami-Dade | RESCHINI BROTHERSLLC./CITGO | 10715 SW 6TH ST | Miami | 1 |
| Miami-Dade | SHELL STATION | 16299 BISCAYNE BLVD | Aventura | 1 |
| Miami-Dade | SUNSHINE BP 131 | 3000 SW 27TH AVE | Miami | 1 |
| Miami-Dade | SUNSHINE DADE INVEST. LLC #227/ SHELL | 660 NW 42ND AVE | Miami | 3 |
| Miami-Dade | SUNSHINE MARATHON #161 | 26398 S DIXIE HWY | Naranja | 2 |
| Miami-Dade | WEST DIXIE OIL / CHEVRON | 8040 NW 154TH ST | Miami Lakes | 1 |
| Monroe | VALERO MARATHON | 7301 OVERSEAS HWY | Marathon | 1 |
| Monroe | TOM THUMB FOOD STORE#230 | 5515 OVERSEAS HWY | Marathon | 1 |
| Okaloosa | BIG BOSS FOOD STORE#2033/SUNOCO | 34884 EMERALD COAST PKWY | Destin | 1 |
| Okaloosa | CMSI #351/MOBIL | 4618 OPA LOCKA LN | Destin | 1 |
| Orange | 7-ELEVEN # 35825 | 10254 CURRY FORD RD | Orlando | 2 |
| Orange | 7-ELEVEN #27426 | 13698 W COLONIAL DR | Winter Garden | 1 |
| Orange | KANGAROO EXPRESS #2116 | 17503 W COLONIAL DR | Oakland | 1 |
| Orange | MACON PARKWAY CITGO | 20733 MACON PKWY | Orlando | 1 |
| Orange | MOBIL MART # 46659 | 203 N SEMORAN BLVD | Winter Park | 1 |
| Osceola | 7-ELEVEN # 34867 / MOBIL | 2101 OLD CANOE CREEK RD | Saint Cloud | 1 |
| Osceola | 926 MAIN STREET/CITGO | 926 N MAIN ST | Kissimmee | 2 |
| Osceola | GRAND FOOD STORE #3 | 800 CYPRESS PKWY | Poinciana | 1 |
| Osceola | SUNOCO # 2707 | 6990 E IRLO BRONSONMEMORIAL HWY | Saint Cloud | 1 |
| PalmBeach | DHAKA PETROLEUM / MOBIL | 23223 STATE ROAD 7 | Boca Raton | 1 |
| PalmBeach | HAGEN RANCH TEXACO | 7450 BOYNTON BEACH BLVD | Boynton Beach | 1 |
| PalmBeach | JUPITER COASTAL | 1500 N US HIGHWAY 1 | Tequesta | 1 |
| PalmBeach | LAKE AVENUE BP | 2701 LAKE AVE | West Palm Beach | 1 |
| PalmBeach | MOBIL / 7-ELEVEN INC. #34773 | 3035 N MILITARY TRL | West Palm Beach | 1 |
| PalmBeach | SHELL FCE #3720 | 4524 FOREST HILL BLVD | West Palm Beach | 1 |
| PalmBeach | SHELL FOOD MART LLC/DONNINI ENTERPRISES INC | 6751 W INDIANTOWN RD | Jupiter | 1 |
| PalmBeach | SINGER ISLAND FOODMART/PURE | 1260 PLAZA CIR | Singer Island | 1 |
| PalmBeach | ST. CATHERINE MOBIL | 7795 LAKE WORTH RD | Lake Worth | 1 |
| PalmBeach | SUNSHINE BP # 300511 | 3300 LANTANA RD | Lantana | 1 |
| PalmBeach | WELLINGTON BP | 2741 S STATE ROAD 7 | Wellington | 1 |
| Pasco | 7-ELEVEN #32738 | 18934 US HIGHWAY 19 | Hudson | 1 |
| Pinellas | BP | 3009 GULF TO BAY BLVD | Clearwater | 1 |
| Polk | 5 STAR GAS & FOOD/CITGO | 2340 W MEMORIAL BLVD | Lakeland | 1 |
| Polk | 98 SUNOCO #625 | 3230 US HIGHWAY 98 N | Lakeland | 1 |
| Polk | LAKELAND EXXON | 4655 N SOCRUM LOOP RD | Lakeland | 1 |
| Polk | SCENIC CITGO | 800 N SCENIC HWY | Lake Wales | 1 |
| SaintLucie | QUIK MART – CITGO | 6900 OKEECHOBEE RD | Fort Pierce | 1 |
| SaintLucie | STOP & SAVE – SHELL | 5675 S US HIGHWAY 1 | Fort Pierce | 1 |
| Sarasota | CIRCLE K #2211011 / SHELL | 4405 N WASHINGTON BLVD | Sarasota | 1 |
| Seminole | WINTER SPRINGS MOBIL | 1205 E STATE ROAD 434 | Winter Springs | 1 |
| Sumter | CIRCLE K LLC | 22 E C 470 | Lake Panasoffkee | 1 |
| Suwannee | EXXON FOOD MART | 6669 US HIGHWAY 129 | Live Oak | 1 |
| Suwannee | JIFFY FOOD STORE #311 | 13354 US HIGHWAY 90 | Live Oak | 1 |
| Volusia | KANGAROO EXPRESS1263/VALERO | 1380 HOWLAND BLVD | Deltona | 1 |
| Volusia | SNS QUIK MART | 1537 RIDGEWOOD AVE | Holly Hill | 1 |
| Volusia | SUNOCO #0041-8012/CO-OP2739 | 1546 W GRANADA BLVD | Ormond Beach | 1 |
| Walton | E-Z SERVE / TEXACO | 10970 E COUNTY HIGHWAY30A | Inlet Beach | 1 |
Source: Florida Dept. of Agriculture
