Florida man indicted in Forsyth County bank scam involving $13,000

A Forsyth County indictment has pushed a $13,000 bank scam deeper into the local court system, placing a 19-year-old Florida suspect at the center of a case that began with a phone call to a north Georgia couple and ended with three ATM deposits in Cumming.

Deputies said the couple received a call from someone claiming to be a Chase Bank employee named Timothy. The caller allegedly sounded legitimate and already knew enough about the couple to convince them their accounts had been hacked and that they needed to move their money into a single new account. Acting on those instructions, the couple went to the Chase branch on Atlanta Road in Cumming, withdrew $13,000 in cash and made three ATM deposits into an account tied to the name Christopher Saint Fleur.

Forsyth County sheriff’s office deputies later identified the suspect as Christopher Jurade Saint Fleur, of Plantation, Florida, and charged him with one count of felony theft by deception. The indictment gives the case a more formal legal shape and shows how a scam that started with a distant caller can quickly become a local theft case once the money moves through a county bank and ATM network.

The couple told deputies they were instructed to throw away the receipts, and that is when they realized something was wrong. Bank staff took a report and told them to file a police report as well, which brought Forsyth County authorities into the investigation. The details matter because they show how the scheme worked: a caller used a believable banking script, pushed urgency and then directed the victims to move the money in a way that appeared routine at the time.

The case also highlights how fraud cases can cross state lines while still landing in local courts. Forsyth County, one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, continues to draw new residents and older families alike, a mix that can create opportunities for scammers who rely on speed, confusion and trust in familiar institutions like Chase Bank. The felony charge against Saint Fleur suggests local prosecutors are treating even a $13,000 loss as a serious theft, not a minor complaint, and that small-dollar scams can still carry major consequences when deputies can trace the money and identify the suspect.