Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella announces that Li Geng Lin, age 58, of Flushing, New York, has been sentenced in the Rockingham County Superior Court for his role in a PayPal scam that targeted an elderly Seabrook woman.
The investigation revealed that on the afternoon of June 2, 2025, the victim was contacted by someone pretending to work for PayPal. The caller falsely claimed that the victim owed PayPal money and instructed her to withdraw $20,000 in cash from her bank. The caller told the victim to lie to anyone who asked what the money was for, warning that she would otherwise lose access to her financial accounts. After the victim obtained the cash, the caller told her that a PayPal representative would come to her home to collect it.
Later that evening, Mr. Lin and another individual, Didi Huang of Brooklyn, New York, traveled to the victim’s home. Before they arrived, one of the victim’s family members recognized the scam and alerted the Seabrook Police Department. Mr. Lin and Mr. Huang, neither of whom worked for PayPal, were arrested upon arrival and each charged with one class A felony count of attempted theft by deception.
On December 11, 2025, Mr. Lin pleaded guilty to one class A felony count of attempted theft by deception. On Friday, the court sentenced him to serve 2 to 5 years in the New Hampshire State Prison, stand committed. The court suspended six months of the minimum term for a period of four years following his release from incarceration. As a condition of the suspended sentence, Mr. Lin is prohibited from, among other things, working in any capacity with elderly, disabled, or impaired adults.
Mr. Huang’s case remains pending, and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The Seabrook Police Department investigated the case with assistance from Investigators Calice Couchman-Ducey and Robert Sullivan of the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office.
Senior Assistant Attorney General Bryan J. Townsend, II, and Assistant Attorney General Nancy DeAngelis, of the Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Unit, prosecuted the case. Sunny Mulligan Shea and Ashley Taylor assisted as victim/witness advocates.
This scam was stopped because a family member of the victim recognized the signs of the scam and acted quickly. If you or someone you know may be a victim of elder abuse or financial exploitation, contact your local police department or the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Adult and Aging Services, at 1-800-949-0470.
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New York Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in PayPal Scam Targeting Elderly Seabrook Resident
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