Arco Mini Mart

Just about a week after writing my previous review, I got a phone call from my credit card company saying that my card had been compromised. I debated writing this update for my own safety and security, but I’ve decided that it’s been long enough, and I want to share my experience.
My credit card usage is very predictable, and I am very careful about protecting my password. The only other places I used the card in the month before, and the week after my incident at Arco were at grocery stores, and once at a reputable restaurant. No one has access to my card. There is no doubt in my mind that the Arco employees somehow duplicated and/​or memorized my number while I was at their gas station. When it was compromised, there were about $ 2,000 in charges that weren’t mine, most of them close to the border (some in Canada, some in US, all within an hour of each other).
I really should have gone to the police with this, to prevent it from happening to someone else, but it was getting close to Christmas and I was very busy with all kinds of preparations. Missed my opportunity.
Long story short, BEWARE! DO NOT USE ARCO BELLINGHAM AIRPORT. There are many gas stations just over the highway, the closest reputable one being Fred Meyer (my choice). There is also a Shell about 5 minutes away, and many more stations with names that I don’t recognize.