Surging gas prices helping scammers target Oklahoma drivers

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TULSA, Okla. — High state prices passim the U.S. are giving scammers different accidental to people drivers.

Prices connected substance person accrued by much than 40 percent successful the past year, though Oklahoma has immoderate of the cheapest state prices successful the country.

"We got a telephone from a woman who said the authorities was helping screen the expanding outgo of gas, since the terms has been skyrocketing lately," Ed from Tulsa says.

"We qualified for a $100 outgo each month, which would beryllium sent to our bank."

Before Ed could springiness the scammer his fiscal information, his lad stepped successful and stopped him. There is nary authorities programme that specifically helps folks with the outgo of filling up their vehicle.

"When you fill-up is really important, you tin get the cheapest state connected Monday morning," says Liane Starr, exertion of the website, Cheapism.

She says downloading apps similar Gas Buddy and Gas Guru, tin fto drivers cognize erstwhile and wherever they tin find the cheapest gas.

Cheapism says rank stores, similar Costco and Sam's Club, tin prevention drivers the astir money, though they'd request to adhd successful the outgo of a membership.

Loyalty programs from state stations tin besides prevention astir 10 to 25 cents a gallon.

"It doesn't look similar a batch erstwhile you're conscionable filling up once, but if you're going each week, oregon much than erstwhile a week, it starts to adhd up and it's a sizeable magnitude of money."

Drivers tin besides look for ways to amended their car's substance efficiency; Lightening their load, making definite aerial filters are successful bully shape, and keeping tires decently inflated.

Here are much ways to prevention you immoderate currency erstwhile filling up.

Join a market store Perks program, which connection state discounts.
Use the close recognition card. Many springiness you currency backmost erstwhile buying gas.
Pay with cash, if the presumption charges much successful you usage a recognition card.
Unless you person a luxury vehicle, skip the premium fuel. Some experts accidental the much costly state offers small benefits for modern engines.
On longer drives, effort to usage your cruise control, which helps you usage little gas.
And if possible, debar filling up astatine stations close adjacent to engaged roads, arsenic they usually complaint more.

See this afloat communicative WEDNESDAY connected 2 News Oklahoma Today astatine 6:30 a.m.

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