Credit card fraudsters in Andoversford

CUSTOMERS at a petrol station in Andoversford have become victims of credit card fraud. North Cotswold police issued advice to residents when a data recording device was found in the Murco petrol station. The device was fitted to the credit card swipe machine and customer's card details have been cloned and used to withdraw money fraudulently. Police became aware of the incidents after a number of local residents were contacted by their banks following suspicious withdrawals on their credit and debit card accounts in countries such as Jamaica. The fraudulent transactions relate to cards that were used at the garage in Andoversford between May and the first week of June this year, though investigating officers are keeping an open mind as to when customers had their data stolen and when the cards were actually cloned. Murco UK... [read full story]