A pair of locals lost money in Facebook scams last week, Mission RCMP say. 

According to a news release, police received two reports of scams with the victim messaged by one of their Facebook friends. 

The scammers asked the victims to send an e-transfer for a specific purpose and provided an e-mail. After sending the money, the victims discovered their friends鈥� accounts were hacked. 

鈥淚f you receive a message from one of your Facebook friends asking for an e-transfer or for anything else that your friend wouldn鈥檛 normally ask you for, stop and verify the legitimacy of the message before taking any other action,鈥� Mission RCMP said.
 
鈥淓ither call and speak with your friend on the phone, or ask them a question that only your friend would actually know (such as where you first met 鈥� ensure it is not something the hacker could learn from your friend鈥檚 Facebook account).鈥�

The detachment advises Mission residents to report any incidents of hacked accounts to Facebook.  

鈥淎nyone who has lost money through a Facebook scam should also call their local police,鈥� RCMP said.