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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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