Authorities are warning about a recent scam that swindled $1,200 from an unsuspecting victim.

Johnson County Sheriff Doug Cox says that deputies took a report of an online scam, where a resident tried to buy a John Deere tractor that was being sold through CraigsList, supposedly by a woman called Amanda Barton. After contacting the supposed Indianapolis-area seller, the victim was told to buy several ebay gift cards and to forward the numbers for the cards to the seller by e-mail.

However, after buying the cards and sending the codes, the victim could no longer get ahold of the seller.

Authorities say that no legitimate business will ask you to settle debt or to make a purchase by going to a store and buying gift cards for online services,  such as ebay or iTunes, or prepaid credit cards.