A local resident was the latest victim to a Facebook scam currently circulating online.

Winkler Police were alerted by staff of a local grocery store that a female was attempting to purchase a large amount of Steam gift cards and the employee believed the female was being scammed.

Police attended the store and learned that the victim received messages from her friend via Facebook advising that she was eligible to win prize money but was first required to pay a fee by purchasing gift cards. Police advised the victim that her friend’s Facebook account had likely been hacked and that this was a scam.

The victim explained she had already purchased a large amount of gift cards from two other stores and sent pictures of the gift card numbers to the scammer. The victim was unable to receive reimbursement for any of her gift card purchases.