Police in Troy, Illinois are searching for a 6-year-old boy who is allegedly involved in a pizza gift card scam. The boy is selling counterfeit "buy one get one free" Domino s Pizza gift cards under the pretense of fundraising for his baseball team. The police have warned the public about these fake gift cards and are requesting assistance in locating the boy and his accompanying adult.
a pit stop in this new orleans hotel ended up as a major pitfall for christine and her daughter katie. it s about midnight. and our hotel room phone rings. and it s one of the ladies from the front desk. explaining, i need your card number to put on file, otherwise, you know, you need to get out of the room. reporter: so, katie gave her debt card number and went back to sleep. i woke up and immediately thought, there s something sketchy about that call. she checks her bank account and realizes all her money is gone. reporter: turns out this particular scam is so common most hotels present their guests with warnings abut it. including the best western where they skad. the american hotel and lodging industry says it provides regular updates to hoteliers on fraudulent activities like this one, the pizza scam. you will find fliers under your door when you check into the hotel.