Merchants being targeted by stolen credit card scam

Ottawa police are warning of a scam in which fraudsters extract goods and cash from unwitting merchants using stolen credit cards.
The organized fraud section has identified what it calls an ongoing fraud trend in which small businesses get phone orders for gifts or food that’s purportedly a gift for a family member and always includes the demand for cash.
For example, the fraudster might order a fruit basket or flowers and ask for $50 cash to be added to the card.
They then pick up the it