New York men charged in $20K scam targeting Seabrook senior

SEABROOK — Two New York men are each facing a felony charge after allegedly attempting to scam an elderly Seabrook woman out of $20,000.

Didi Huang, 47, of Brooklyn, New York, and Li Geng Lin, 58, of Flushing, New York, were both indicted this week by a Rockingham County grand jury on one count each of attempted theft by deception. If convicted on the Class A felony charge, both men face between 7 ½ and 15 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine.

The charges stem from an incident on June 2, when the 76-year-old woman spoke with a person on the phone who claimed to work for PayPal. The person informed her that an overpayment had been made to her account, and other PayPal employees would come to her home to collect the excess funds.

Lin and Huang then allegedly arrived in Seabrook to pick up the money. They were arrested the same day by officers from the Seabrook Police Department, according to a press release from state Attorney General John Formella.

A question about how the department was made aware of the incident was referred to the attorney general’s office, representatives of which did not immediately return a request for comment.

Seabrook police investigated the case with assistance from Calice Couchman-Ducey and Robert Sullivan, investigators with the attorney general’s office. The case will be prosecuted by Senior Assistant Attorney General Bryan J. Townsend II and Assistant Attorney General Nancy DeAngelis of the Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Unit.

It was not immediately known if Huang or Lin have an attorney. Both will be arraigned in Rockingham Superior Court on Oct. 2 at 10 a.m.

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New York men charged in $20K scam targeting Seabrook senior