{"id":33790,"date":"2014-11-26T19:47:29","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T00:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=33790"},"modified":"2014-11-26T19:47:29","modified_gmt":"2014-11-27T00:47:29","slug":"operation-seasons-skimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2014\/11\/operation-seasons-skimming\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation “Seasons Skimming”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Lee County Deputies were out again today to protect your credit card information from would-be thieves.<\/p>\n

In an effort to crack down on fraudsters who steal credit card information utilizing illegal skimming devices, detectives with the Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office Economic Crimes Unit,\u00a0joined by\u00a0investigators from the Department of Agriculture and Cape Coral Police Department, conducted a joint operation dubbed \u201cSeasons Skimming\u201d.<\/p>\n

The focus of the operation was to inspect gas station pumps throughout Lee County\u00a0and intercept any illegal skimming devices. Thieves steal unsuspecting victim\u2019s credit card information which they then use to make illegal purchases, costing victims hundreds\u00a0and\u00a0thousands of\u00a0dollars.<\/p>\n

Over 54 stations were inspected this morning and no skimming devices were located.<\/p>\n

Dubbed Operation “Seasons Skimming”, today’s inspections are the continuation of a joint effort that began back in May. Since May, detectives have located a total of four skimming devices.\u00a0 Detectives are not disclosing where the devices were found, but they would like to remind would-be skimmers that they are working with local businesses to help prevent such illegal activity in the future.\u00a0 The results of today’s operation demonstrate that those partnerships, combined with increased security features on local gas pumps, are helping to reduce fraud in Lee County.<\/p>\n

Sheriff Mike Scott and the men and women of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office are committed in taking a proactive stance to protect the citizens of Lee County by continued efforts such as operation \u201cSeasons Skimming\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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