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12 credit card skimmers found at Valley gas pumps

Posted at 4:59 PM, Aug 12, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-13 12:30:01-04

Use extra caution next time you are the gas pump.

The Arizona Department of Agriculture said they have already found more credit card skimmers in August than were found all of last year.

Between August 1 and August 12, there were 12 found, only 11 were found in 2015.

In August, there have been reports of skimmers in Tempe, Glendale, Phoenix and Yuma.

The Department of Agriculture provided intersections where skimmers were located, however did not name the stations where they were found, so be sure to check your statements.

See where skimmers were discovered in the map below:

Date        Cross Streets            City        # Found
1/5/2016    67th Ave. and West Beardsley    Glendale    1
1/25/2016    East Andy Divine and Byrd Ave.    Kingman    1
1/25/2016    West Beale and Lampton    Kingman    1
1/25/2016    Rt 66 and I 40            Kingman    1
1/29/2016    West Bell and Ave. of the Arts    Surprise    1
2/1/2016    E. Mckellips and Scottsdale Rd.    Tempe        2
2/5/2016    Thomas and Scottsdale Rd.    Tempe        1
2/5/2016    Mckellips and Hayden        Scottsdale    1
3/8/2016    West Beal and Alma Ave.    Kingman    2
4/7/2016    Chaparral and North Granite Reef     Scottsdale    1
5/6/2016    Sunshine Blvd. and W. MilliganRd. Eloy        1
5/9/2016    Chandler Blvd. and 48th St.    Phoenix        1
5/12/2016     W. Ina Rd. and I-10        Tucson        8
5/25/2016    I 17 and Bethany Home Road    Phoenix        1
5/25/2016    26th St. and Araby Rd.        Yuma        1
6/7/2016    26th St. and Araby Rd.        Yuma        1
6/8/2016    Osborn and N. Scottsdale Rd.    Scottsdale    1
6/29/2016     Gila Ridge Rd. and S Avenue 3 E. Yuma        1
7/13/2016     N US Hwy. 93             Kingman     1
8/1/2016    27th Ave. and Glendale Ave.    Phoenix        4
8/2/2016    35th Ave. and Glendale Ave.     Phoenix        2
8/2/2016    51st Ave. and Glendale Ave.    Glendale    1
8/5/2016    Warner Rd. and N Illinois st.    Tempe        1
8/11/2016    S. Rural Rd. and E. Colgate Dr.    Tempe        2
8/12/2016    26th St. and Araby Rd.        Yuma        1
8/12/2016    W. Guadalupe Rd. and S. Kyrene Rd.  Tempe    1