went to the hotel and were surprised by what we found postal inspectors got a tip to search a hotel room after a suspect was arrested with several stolen cards we opened the door there was a spotting scope with a video recorder behind it pointed out the window the camera was pointing at a gas station where the suspect in custody had placed a skimming device on a pump he had recorded about 40 hours worth of transactions and was also logging PIN numbers as he was watching his victims the suspect had all the magnetic strip information on each credit card along with the numbers the perfect storm for ID theft many times with these ID thieves are after is the quick cash of the counterfeit credit cards we see a lot of cash advances basically bleed bleed that card for every bit of credit it's got gas pumps are often a target here are some tips to protect yourself next time you're at a gas pump if you see something on there that doesn't look right first of all don't use it secondly report it right away many times the scammers are keeping close surveillance on their skimming device and if law enforcement can be notified well maybe we can catch them in the act postal inspectors say it is important to protect your credit and banking information this guy took extraordinary measures to get the information it just shows the determination some criminals have and they'll do anything to steal your money