Update: According to KSDK dot com, �Police said detectives re-interviewed the older sister and she admitted to not being with her brother at the time of the incident. They then re-interviewed the 11-year-old boy and determined it never happened.� Columbia police now believe this was a hoax, and there was no actual attempted abduction in Columbia Illinois. However, the information provided in the article remains valid and children should be educated regularly regarding lures people may use to try to trick them.