๐ฑ How a Wawa stop in East Lake-Orient Park exposed a massive scam
East Lake-Orient Park, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning East Lake-Orient Park! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. โ๏ธ๏ธ
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- How a Wawa stop in East Lake-Orient Park exposed a massive scam
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Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that canโt be seen at the beginning or end of either month? ๐ค (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 94 and low of 74 degrees. ๐ถ Hot!
- Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 95, low: 74.
- Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees.
๐ฐ News we're reading
โข Apollo Beach man accused of running multimillion-dollar credit card skimming operation: Deputies (fox13news.com) โ A major credit card skimming investigation directly touched East Lake-Orient Park, where surveillance at a Wawa on East Hillsborough Avenue captured alleged fraudulent diesel purchases tied to a wider Bay Area scheme. Deputies say they later seized more than 150 counterfeit cards and numerous skimming devices at an Apollo Beach home, and the suspect remains jailed as potential additional charges are investigated. 
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