Florida men allegedly hacked gas pumps to get pennies on gallon as prices continue to soar

The New York Post ^ | March 21, 2022 | Selim Algar

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

It’s a pump-and-dumps scheme.

Four Florida men were busted for installing devices inside gas pumps that dropped prices down to nearly nothing — an alarming trend that officials said will only spread with fuel costs soaring.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said the suspects installed sophisticated “pulsators” inside pumps that regulate price and fuel flow.

The devices sent per-gallon costs plunging down to just pennies and allowed pumpers to fill up almost for free.

The fraudsters allegedly pulled off the scheme at two separate Circle K stations in Lakeland and Lutz.

Rogelio Llerena and Yulier Garcia-Martinez were busted on March 12 while topping off an oversize gas tank in Lakeland.

Garcia-Martinez even had a remote device to manipulate the pulsators, officials said.

Yordian Diaz-Benitez, of Tampa, was arrested at a Lutz station for stealing diesel fuel on March 10. Marlon Rosel-Rodriguez was cuffed two days later for attempting to place the device inside a pump at the same station.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Embedded links and pictures of lowlifes in original.

[srmanuel]

Another thing I’ve read about is the thieves drive a van or truck with a false bottom in the vehicle which is loaded with large containers, they park over the top of where fuel trucks deliver gas to store, remove the top of the tank and pump the gas out of the ground tank into the tanks in the van or truck, emptying the tank as they pump.

[nascarnation]

When did braceros go high tech? I’m impressed.

[Tupelo]

Although, I hate seeing a company ripped off, this is the feel good story of the day.

[Track9]

I wouldnt know how to do that. Must have inside info from their job etc

[nascarnation]

I’ve seen reports on that. I suspect you’ll see the area around the tank fill ports blocked off at most stations for this very reason. Liquid gold.

[V_TWIN]

“Marlon Rosel-Rodriguez

Yordan Diaz Benitez

Yulier Garcia-Martinez

Rogelio Llarena

NOT Florida men.

[cyclotic]

Feel good story? Are you insane?

So you really think this is the fault of Gino who owns the corner gas station?

[nascarnation]

https://hothardware.com/news/gas-station-thieves-steal-gas-through-hacking

[GOPJ]

I’m guessing all of ‘em have long criminal records.

These aren’t desperate citizen provoked by high prices - they’re lowlife common thugs.

[Red Badger]

[Red Badger]

[Tell It Right]

How do you get away with paying at the pump? Methinks a credit card or debit card transaction would give you away. Can you use an anonymous gift card?

[nascarnation]

I figured it was lumber delivery trucks that needed a guy riding shotgun, but maybe petroleum haulers too.

[Red Badger]

There’s also the VAN that pulls in and stops OVER THE TANK FILL HOLES ACCESS PLATES, the lowers a hose into the tank and pumps out 100 gallons or more , then drives off....................

[Responsibility2nd]

Somebody needs to intervene on behalf of that headline writer. He’s clearly drunk.

[Seruzawa]

MS13 instead of Amish for a change.

[Eagles6]

Well, oil prices have skyrocketed, due to the deliberate policies of the illegitimate Xiden regime, so...turnabout is fair play?

Asking for a friend.

How is this different from walking into a Walgreens in San Fran, filling it with $999.99 worth of goods and strolling out?

[Cold Heart]

It would be funnier if the fueling nozzle dispensed water instead of gas when someone did that.

[AppyPappy]

I gotta hear both sides