Packets containing mystery seeds that have been reaching various states have now been seen in North Texas, according to a report.
About 200 residents claim to have received the packages, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said, according to FOX 4 of Dallas.
The emails are believed to have originated in China, according to the report.
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Texas is among the 30 states that issued a warning about the emails, FOX 4 reported.
“We don’t want people to open them, don’t put them in the mail, certainly not plant them. Contact Us. Let’s go pick them up. Treat them like they’re radioactive, like they’re Kryptonite, ”said Miller.
Mark Rubial, a Dallas nursery owner, also warned about the seeds.
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“It doesn’t seem like if you had three or four seeds it’s a big problem.” But if you remove those seeds, they drop more seeds and we could harm our local plants, “Ruibal told FOX 4.” If someone mailed pills to you, they wouldn’t necessarily take them. It is almost the same “.
Police and other officials in the US are concerned that the seeds may be an invasive species that is possibly linked to a bogus product review scam.
Jane Rupp, president of the Utah chapter of the Better Business Bureau (BBB), told FOX 13 in Salt Lake City that the incidents could be a scam known as “brushing,” where some companies will send you a product so they can publish a false review on your behalf.
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The packages appear to have been shipped through the Chinese State Postal Agency and contain Chinese characters on the outside.
Federal investigators from various agencies are investigating the matter, Fox News reported Tuesday.
