2 men accused of swindling northeast Georgia man out of $40,000

2 men accused of swindling northeast Georgia man out of $40,000

Two New York men were arrested for allegedly stealing from a Habersham County resident.

Two New York men accused of defrauding Habersham County resident out of thousands

HABERSHAM COUNTY — A judge denied bond Monday for two New York men charged with scamming a Cornelia resident out of tens of thousands of dollars. Deputies arrested Ying Chen, 39, of Elmhurst, N.Y., and Jian Jun Zhan, 34, of Brooklyn, N.Y., on Friday, Sept. 26. Both are charged with theft by deception after allegedly stealing $40,000 from the victim and attempting to take another $30,000. Fraud scheme According to the Habersham County Sheriff’s O…

Two New York Men Arrested in $70,000 Fraud Scheme in Habersham County

HABERSHAM COUNTY, GA – A judge has denied bond for two New York men accused of scamming a Cornelia resident out of tens of thousands of dollars in an elaborate fraud scheme. On Friday, September 26, 2025, deputies with the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fraud call at a home outside Cornelia. The victim reported losing $40,000 in cash the previous day to suspects posing as PayPal representatives, and was in the process of prepar…