ExxonMobil is warning marketers about a new credit card scheme involving satellite dishes, Oil Express learns. The major says it has discovered that dishes at some of its stations have been tampered with, forcing the sites to go into the "store and forward" mode so that payments can be made with fraudulent cards. While ExxonMobil didn't say how the new scheme worked, it involves wrapping silver foil around part of the satellite dish to disrupt its receipt of the signal, sources say. "We're taking immediate actions to stop this type of fraud. You should, too, as it can have significant negative impact on your business," ExxonMobil told marketers in a Nov. 14 letter. The major is now turning off the "store and forward" option at stations where there have been a number of fraudulent sales, retailers say. The move should not affect customers because of "the reliability of our POS system," the refiner told marketers.
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