Four women between the ages of 70 and 76 received 'spoofed emails' from someone asking them to purchase gift cards earlier this month.

State Police say the women, ages 70, 72, 73, and 76, lived in either Penn Forest Township, Carbon County or Chestnut Hill Township, Monroe County.

Each of them reported that an unknown individual reached out to them asking them to make the purchases.

Officials say a few women did make a purchase but never sent account numbers to the scammer.

Troopers believe the scam originated in Nigeria.