Consumer Alert: Local couple scammed out of $9,000

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…

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