BEWARE – Gas Station Scam Is Trending: MoneyWise says a new ‘pump switching’ scam is occurring at gas stations across America. A scammer will approach an innocent bystander and offer to pump their gas for them. Victims usually agree because they think the scammers are just being nice. Victims drive off without realizing the scammer hasn’t returned their nozzle to the pump and instead has placed it in their car to fill up for free. Victims only realize they’ve been scammed when they look at their credit card bill
BEWARE – Gas Station Scam Is Trending.
Apr 7, 2026 | 7:46 AM






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