IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. – A couple in Irondequoit fell victim to an imposter scam, losing more than $9,000. Linda Latiuk shared their story, revealing how a seemingly ordinary Monday morning turned into a nightmare when her partner received a suspicious email.
The email, sent on July 14, claimed a transaction of $962.17 to Gemini.com had been detected. It instructed Latiuk’s partner to call a number to stop the payment.
“He needed to call this number to stop that payment. And so there was a phone number there,” Latiuk said…