The Louisiana Department of Agricultural says since Friday its office has received about 300 calls from people who say they received a mysterious package of seeds. The seeds have a mailing address from either China, United Arab Emirates, or Uzbekistan. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says this could be brushing scam.
“Where people receive unsolicited items from a seller, who then post false customer reviews to boost sales,” said Strain. “However, this is the first time it’s ever been done with seeds.”
Strain says the packages have arrived in mailboxes across the country.
“These packages are coming in marked jewelry, they are marked earbuds and they are marked as earings and then when you open them on the inside its seeds,” said Strain.
Strain says if you receive the seeds call the state department of agriculture’s office and do not take them out of the bag or throw them away and most importantly do not plant them.
“What we worry about is some type of invasive species that could be devastating to our crop,” said Strain.
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