Florida men allegedly hacked gas pumps to get pennies on gallon as prices continue to soarBy Selim Algar
March 21, 2022
It’s a pump-and-dumps scheme.
Four Florida men were busted for installing devices inside gas pumps that dropped prices down to nearly nothing — an alarming trend that officials said will only spread with fuel costs soaring.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said the suspects installed sophisticated “pulsators” inside pumps that regulate price and fuel flow.
The devices sent per-gallon costs plunging down to just pennies and allowed pumpers to fill up almost for free.
The fraudsters allegedly pulled off the scheme at two separate Circle K stations in Lakeland and Lutz.
Rogelio Llerena and Yulier Garcia-Martinez were busted on March 12 while topping off an oversize gas tank in Lakeland.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/03/21/florida-men-hacked-gas-pumps-to-get-pennies-on-gallon/
