"Nebraska Woman Charged with Felony for Exploiting Gas Pump Glitch for Over $27,000 Worth of Free Gas"
TL;DR
A woman in Nebraska is facing a felony theft charge for allegedly exploiting a software glitch at a gas station to pump almost $28,000 worth of gas for free using a rewards card that triggered a demonstration mode. Prosecutors say the woman also rented out the card to at least one other user for a fee, and the glitch was fixed in June after being exploited from November 2022 through June 2023.
- Woman faces felony charge for using glitch to pump free gas for months Scripps News
- Nebraska woman facing charge for loophole that got her free gas USA TODAY
- Lincoln woman exploits pump glitch to get over $27,000 of free gas, police say KOLN
- Double-swipe trick leads to $28K in free gas – and a felony charge MLive.com
- Woman figures out trick to get free gas for months; now faces felony theft charge LiveNOW from FOX
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