(KMZA)--Police are warning of a scam targeting members of a local northeast Kansas church.

The scam targets members of NorthRidge Church in Seneca.

Church members have received emails from a scammer pretending to be a pastor at the church. The scammer asks them to purchase gift cards.

The Seneca Police Department is investigating the scam.

Nationwide, the FTC says impersonation scams cost Americans more than a billion dollars in 2023.