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Facebook warns of new scam
Don't by fooled by a new scam doing the rounds on Facebook.
![New Facebook scam warning.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2014/09/Facebook-Wallpapers-6.jpg)
IF you’re invited to be a part of the Secret Sister Gift Exchange on Facebook, ignore it. According to Facebook, the Exchange is a scam that has seen hundreds of people conned.
In a statement Facebook said that although it looks and sounds like a fun game, it’s considered to be a pyramid scheme and participants could be arrested.
![Authorities warn that the Secret Sister Gift Exchange is a scam.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2016/12/secretsister.jpg)
According to Facebook a friend sends a request and all you then do is buy one $10 gift for someone and add your name to a list. You will then get between six and 36 gifts in the mail.
But there are no gifts, authorities warn that it’s purely an attempt to get your personal information.