Victim of a scam, a service station in Limoges would have lost nearly 33,000 liters of diesel, for a financial loss of around 63,000 euros.
A prolific trio. This is how we can summarize the action of three people, arrested in the act of stealing fuel on October 24. In fact, they were trying to fill a dozen cans of… 220 liters ! This with diesel.
Their action ended October 24 around 11 p.m.. Called by the staff of a service station north of Limoges, a police patrol picked up the three thieves. They arrested two men aged 23 and 19, as well as a 24-year-old woman, reports France 3 Regions.
A simple operating mode, reserved for certain stations
Their modus operandi was simple: they used, according to their first statements, a tutorial available on the internet. A scam allowing steal several tens of liters by paying a small sum.
It may be the famous five-euro scam. The latter works with certain types of fuel pumps. When crooks do this, they pay a small amount by credit card, five euros for example, on a first pump. This unlocks the system and allows fuel to be used. In an aging station, this has an interesting effect.
The neighboring pump is indeed also activated. It is then simply a matter of using the latter, by filling jerrycans for example. Which does not charge the credit card used a few minutes earlier. A technique that circulates in particular on the Internet.
33,000 liters lost by the station
However, it would seem that the trio arrested is not the only one to have taken advantage of the weaknesses of the system. Thus, the employees of the station specified to the police this practice is not new in their station.
An investigation was entrusted to the departmental security. She highlighted a overall damage of 33,000 liters of diesel since August 2022, reports France 3 Regions. That is a loss of 63,000 euros.
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Victim of a scam, a service station in Limoges would have lost nearly 33,000 liters of diesel, for a financial loss of around 63,000 euros.
A prolific trio. This is how we can summarize the action of three people, arrested in the act of stealing fuel on October 24. In fact, they were trying to fill a dozen cans of… 220 liters ! This with diesel.
Their action ended October 24 around 11 p.m.. Called by the staff of a service station north of Limoges, a police patrol picked up the three thieves. They arrested two men aged 23 and 19, as well as a 24-year-old woman, reports France 3 Regions.
A simple operating mode, reserved for certain stations
Their modus operandi was simple: they used, according to their first statements, a tutorial available on the internet. A scam allowing steal several tens of liters by paying a small sum.
It may be the famous five-euro scam. The latter works with certain types of fuel pumps. When crooks do this, they pay a small amount by credit card, five euros for example, on a first pump. This unlocks the system and allows fuel to be used. In an aging station, this has an interesting effect.
The neighboring pump is indeed also activated. It is then simply a matter of using the latter, by filling jerrycans for example. Which does not charge the credit card used a few minutes earlier. A technique that circulates in particular on the Internet.
33,000 liters lost by the station
However, it would seem that the trio arrested is not the only one to have taken advantage of the weaknesses of the system. Thus, the employees of the station specified to the police this practice is not new in their station.
An investigation was entrusted to the departmental security. She highlighted a overall damage of 33,000 liters of diesel since August 2022, reports France 3 Regions. That is a loss of 63,000 euros.
To read on Auto-Moto.com:
