{
  "id": 13128855,
  "title": "Fake freight broker redirects $273K seafood shipment in New Jersey cargo theft attempt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/fake-freight-broker-redirects-273k-seafood-shipment-in-new-jersey",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T13:39:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FreightWaves",
    "slug": "freightwaves",
    "url": "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fake-freight-broker-redirects-273k-seafood-shipment-in-new-jersey-cargo-theft-attempt"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A series of phone calls and text messages appeared to come from a trusted freight broker. The driver followed those instructions, unaware of what awaited at the destination. Investigators uncovered a cargo theft scheme that raises questions about shipment verification and broker impersonation. The post Fake freight broker redirects $273K seafood shipment in New Jersey cargo theft attempt appeared…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}