Aug 4, 2015 2 min read

The owner and operator of Lone Pine Exxon has notified customers that a credit card skimming device was placed on its fuel pumps in late spring.

Waynesburg-based Jacobs Petroleum said in a letter dated July 31 that it appears the device was placed on the pumps at the Amwell Township gas station in late May.

Criminals use the skimming devices to capture data and sell it to be used for fraudulent transactions.

Steven R. Stuck, president of Stuck Enterprise Co., which owns Jacob Petroleum, said in a letter that the company was made aware of the situation by a local bank a few weeks ago. According to Stuck, an inspection of the pumps did not reveal a skimmer. He said daily inspections of pumps since then have not turned up anything suspicious.

“It appears that the device was put on the pumps for a period of time in May and then removed,” Stuck said.

In apologizing to customers who may have been affected by the skimming, Stuck said the company will continue to do what it can to insure that it doesn’t reoccur.

Customers who want to contact the company for additional information are being asked to send an e-mail to info@jacobspetro.com or call 724-627-3757.