2 accused of attaching credit card skimmers to gas pump in West Boca

BOCA RATON — Two Miami-Dade men were caught attaching credit-card skimming devices to a gas pump at a Chevron in West Boca, the Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office said.

The devices are designed to electronically steal credit card and bank information from customers who pay at the pumps.

Francisco Costa-Perez,

34, and Danel Milian-Diaz,

30, were seen on surveillance video tampering with two gas pumps at 19345 South State Road 7, just before 1 p.m. Thursday.

The manager of the gas station noticed the suspicious activity and called 911. A deputy arrived minutes after Milian-Diaz and CostaPerez drove away in separate vehicles.

The deputy called for backup and both vehicles were stopped on State Road 7 at Glades Road.

The manager opened pump 3 and found an electronic skimming device attached to the gas pump’s credit card reader. The pump’s receipt printer also sustained about $350 worth of damage, investigators said.

Milian-Diaz and Costa Perez were arrested and face multiple changes, including fraud and causing damage to a gas pump.