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Hong Kong Scammer Defrauds Central Jersey Business Out Of $12.8K Via Text: Police Hong Kong Scammer Defrauds Central Jersey Business Out Of $12.8K Via Text: Police
Hong Kong Scammer Defrauds Central Jersey Business Out Of $12.8K Via Text: Police A Central Jersey business owner lost $12,800 in an international scam, authorities said. The unidentified proprietor on Union Avenue in Middlesex Borough reported the theft on July 11, police said. The business told Middlesex police they received a text message from an individual claiming to be from a government agency, "threatening to suspend their business license." The business owner was convinced to wire $12,800 to Hong Kong in order to supposedly rectify the issue, police said. After doing so, they realized it was a scam, police said. No arrests had been made.

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