Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: News 5 Cleveland/YouTube. A warning about a supposed “gas pump screw scam” spread through local news sites and ...

A warning about a supposed “gas pump screw scam” spread through local news sites and social media this month. Then the Virginia town behind the alert removed its post. The warning came from ...

TIMBERVILLE, Va. — The Timberville Police Department in Virginia has announced a community alert for a gas pump screw scam. Officers say people have been placing screws and other objects in the fuel ...

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 ...

Modern computing is often effortless. You pick up a calculator or open the calculator app on your phone, and you’re on your way in seconds. But getting here took humans several centuries from when ...

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 ...

The scam involves fraudsters sticking a screw in the nozzle cradle of the gas pump so that the level never fully returns to the off position when you’re done filling up. That supposedly prevents the ...

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 ...

The Northlake Police Department issued a warning about a new scam at gas stations that is low tech, but effective. He was fooling around on the edge - then his hand suddenly slipped Iranian drones ...

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 ...