A video circulating on social media has prompted concerns about the safety of credit card information at gas pumps, claiming that scammers are using stickers with microchips to steal information.The News 8 On Your Side team has been investigating these claims.Facebook video A video is circulating on Facebook, claiming that scammers are putting stickers on gas pumps where customers tap their chip cards to pay, suggesting these stickers contain microchips designed to steal credit card information.After spending several days investigating, nothing has been found, indicating that this is possible.Upon close inspection of the sticker, once peeled off and flipped over, there is no evidence of anything electronic or any kind of microchip on or in the sticker.Payment processing expertsNews 8 contacted two sources involved in payment processing systems for gas stations, neither of whom were aware of any chip technology that could fit inside a sticker like the one shown in the video.Chip technology on credit cards creates a unique transaction code for every purchase, further reducing the likelihood of such a threat.If you want to be safe, always check payment terminals for anything suspicious. Look for stickers and attachments to the card reader slots where you would insert your card. You have to stay on defense when it comes to your credit cards. As long as we have these cards, scammers are going to continue trying to steal information.
A video circulating on social media has prompted concerns about the safety of credit card information at gas pumps, claiming that scammers are using stickers with microchips to steal information.
The News 8 On Your Side team has been investigating these claims.
Facebook video
A video is circulating on Facebook, claiming that scammers are putting stickers on gas pumps where customers tap their chip cards to pay, suggesting these stickers contain microchips designed to steal credit card information.
After spending several days investigating, nothing has been found, indicating that this is possible.
Upon close inspection of the sticker, once peeled off and flipped over, there is no evidence of anything electronic or any kind of microchip on or in the sticker.
Payment processing experts
News 8 contacted two sources involved in payment processing systems for gas stations, neither of whom were aware of any chip technology that could fit inside a sticker like the one shown in the video.
Chip technology on credit cards creates a unique transaction code for every purchase, further reducing the likelihood of such a threat.
If you want to be safe, always check payment terminals for anything suspicious.
Look for stickers and attachments to the card reader slots where you would insert your card.
You have to stay on defense when it comes to your credit cards.
As long as we have these cards, scammers are going to continue trying to steal information.
