"Bump and Pump" Scam at Detroit Area Gas Stations

Today's Detroit Free Press is reporting that some bad elements in our society have come up with a new scheme to rob you at the Gas Station. Here is how it works.

• A supposedly good Samaritan approaches you, offering to pump gas for you while you sit in the car
• When your car is filled up, the good Samaritan asks you to move forward as there is another car behind you
• Remember the good Samaritan does not hang up the nozzle
• The car behind you is the good Samaritan's buddy
• If you don't pull your car forward, then the good Samaritan's buddy begins nudging your car forward. When you finally pull away, the lowlife begins fueling the car driven by his buddy.

Moral of the Story:
Fill it up yourself! (ALWAYS!)