Beware of gas station scams

Posted 12/21/23

I was at the first pump at the Sunoco station on Easton Road in Glenside. A car pulled up behind me at the second pump, but no one got out.

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Beware of gas station scams

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On Monday morning of  Nov. 27, I was getting gas at the Sunoco station on Easton Road in Glenside. I was at the first pump when a car pulled up behind me at the second pump, but no one got out of the car. It seemed as if they were waiting for my pump. 

I closed out my transaction and got my receipt. I went home and got an alert from my credit union that someone had tried to use my card for $126, but my credit union declined the sale. 

I had used the “tap pay,” which now prompts you to enter your PIN whereas it didn’t always ask for your PIN before. I wrote to the corporate office, but they said the stations are individually owned, so they have no way of assisting. I say this for everyone to be aware when getting gas.

Cheryl Cook 

Cedarbrook