PLYMOUTH, Mich. – A Plymouth man shared the story of how he lost $37,000 in a cryptocurrency scam and how the whole scheme started.

Steven Cooke said the ordeal began March 20, when a warning took over his laptop screen, claiming he’d been “compromised” and urging him to call a number.

He said a woman who identified herself as “Veronica J. Wilson” told him his identity had been stolen and that Apple Security detected unusual activity, including child pornography.

“I’m literally yelling into my phone like this isn’t me,” Cooke said.

He said the caller then claimed the scammers had access to his accounts and began listing the starting digits of his credit cards.

“They started numbering. Do you have one that starts with a…