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.

Middlesex police
Photo Credit: *Middlesex PD*

07/21/2023 11:54 a.m.

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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