Casey's Confirms Discovery of Credit Card Skimming Devices at Six Stores in Nebraska and One Store in Iowa

ANKENY, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Casey's General Stores, Inc. CASY today confirmed that credit card skimming devices were discovered at six of its stores in Nebraska and one store in Iowa. The stores are located at:

4150 W. US Highway 30 Grand Island, NE			705 2nd Avenue Kearney, NE			15275 Weir Plaza Omaha, NE			11200 140th St. Pl. Davenport, IA 52804
13941 Highway 6 Waverly, NE			108 W. 8th Wood River, NE			115 E. Nobes Road York, NE

Upon discovery of the first device, Casey's launched a company-wide examination of all fuel pumps at approximately 1,900 stores across 14 states, which subsequently led to the discovery of additional devices. Casey's immediately removed the devices and notified law enforcement authorities and credit card companies, and has instituted additional company-wide pump inspection procedures at all stores.

While it is currently undetermined if any credit card information has been compromised, Casey's encourages customers who used credit cards (including debit and other payment cards) at fuel pumps at these Nebraska locations between October 2, 2015 and October 10, 2015, and the Iowa location between October 15, 2015 and October 21, 2015, to remain vigilant and closely monitor their financial accounts and credit reports. Customers should promptly contact their financial institutions if they see any unauthorized activity.

"We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our customers and will continue to work with federal, state and local authorities in this investigation," said Chairman and CEO Robert J. Myers.

Customers may contact the three major credit reporting agencies to purchase a copy of their credit report and obtain information about fraud alerts and security freezes: Equifax (800-685-1111, P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374, www.equifax.com); Experian (888-397-3742, P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013, www.experian.com); or Transunion (800-680-7289, P.O. Box 2000, Chester, PA 19022, www.transunion.com). A free copy is available once every 12 months at www.annualcreditreport.com, by calling 877-322-8228 or by completing an Annual Credit Report Request Form and mailing it to Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348.

To report incidents of suspected identity theft, and obtain information about fraud alerts and security freezes, Customers may contact the Federal Trade Commission by visiting www.consumer.gov/idtheft, calling 877-438-4338 or by mail at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20580. Customers may also contact their state attorney general or local law enforcement.

Additional details and other information are available at www.caseys.com, under the link entitled "Neb./Iowa Skimmer Alert." Customers having other questions may call 866-408-4551 Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time).

Headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa, Casey's is the leading independently owned convenience store chain in the Midwest and one of the largest in the country. As of July 31, 2015 the Company owned and operated 1,887 stores in fourteen states. In addition to gasoline, Casey's stores offer a broad selection of products including made-from-scratch pizza and donuts.

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