A scary little warning has been making the rounds: thieves are supposedly jamming a screw into the gas pump nozzle cradle so ...

Police in Timberville, Virginia are warning motorists about a potential scam involving fuel pumps that have been tampered with. This has drawn a lot of attention as the national average price for a ...

The "screw method" scam is taking over social media by storm, but you can rest easy: According to Snopes, it's actually a hoax. Reports have been making the rounds in recent weeks, enough to even get ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s the latest social media warning. Police departments across the country are supposedly warning people of a new gas pump scam ...

Officials from the Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff walked back earlier reports of scammers using the “screw method” to dupe customers at the gas pump. The post was part of a wave of false ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Officials from the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff Department walked back earlier reports of scammers using the “screw method” to dupe ...

The Northlake Police Department issued a warning about a new scam at gas stations that is low tech, but effective. Known as a "screw scam," Northlake police said scammers jam a small screw into the ...

Cook County drivers are being told to keep a closer eye on the pump, after suburban Northlake police warned that scammers may be using a tiny piece of hardware to pull off a big gas grift. According ...

CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio — The "screw method" is making the rounds on social media right now, causing drivers to question whether they're being scammed somehow at the gas pump. I've noticed a handful of ...

Gas pump ‘screw scam’ allegedly allows criminals to fill their own vehicles directly using the previous customer's open credit or debit card tab Photo: Engin Akyurt/Pexels A terrifying new warning has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Criminals are inserting screws in gas pump nozzle holders to keep transactions open after customers drive off, allowing the ...