Dollar General is not the only Nebraska business that has been fraudulently targeted recently.

 
Casey’s General Store also has been a target by individuals using devices known as skimmers, which are electronics used to capture credit card information by using a magnetic strip to illegally collect it.

 
According to the Associated Press, there were six skimming devices found at Casey’s General Store in Nebraska and one found in Iowa.

 
The stores affected include those in Grand Island, Kearney, Omaha, Waverly, Wood River, York, Neb. and Davenport, Iowa. The skimmer in Davenport might have been active between Oct. 15 and Oct. 21, and the stores in Nebraska might have been active between Oct. 2 and Oct. 10. Casey’s has since removed these skimmers and informed the police as well as credit card companies about these crimes.

 
“While it is currently undetermined if any credit card information has been compromised, Casey’s encourages customers to remain vigilant and closely monitor their financial accounts and credit reports,” read part of the statement provided by Casey’s General Store.

 
Casey’s suggested that anyone looking for more information can go to www.caseys.com and check out “Neb./Iowa Skimmer Alert,” or call 866-408-4551 between Monday and Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time).

 
Dollar General and Casey’s General are not the only stores that have had electronic scams like this, but they are a couple of recent examples.

 
Threats over the phone like the bomb threat at Dollar General on Oct. 23 are not new, and last week was not the first incident of such a case. According to the Wayne police, an incident occurred at a Dollar General store in Massachusetts as recently as Oct. 11.

 
The call in Wayne was made by an individual in Europe, and a similar crime took place at the Dollar General in Broken Bow, Neb., in July 2014.

 
The caller in that case originally asked for five Green Dot cards, and when a cashier said that the store didn’t hold those, the individual asked for another prepaid card.

 
The Police Chief of the Broken Bow Police Department, Steve Scott, was contacted by State Patrol when similar events occurred at Ainsworth, O’Neill and Omaha.