The US Department of Agriculture is investigating after people across the United States have describe receive mysterious software program of seed that come along to have been place from China .
On Sunday , the Whitehouse Police Department in Northwest Ohio put out a warning follow the discovery that the packages had been sent to homes all over the US .
" One of our resident received a software in the mail with Taiwanese authorship and a return computer address in China . The package was mark as containing jewelry but was ground to have a small traveling bag of what appeared to be seeds . The resident did not order any such item and get hold of our spot , " the departmentwrote in a Facebook post .
" The investigating officer called the US Postal Inspector ’s bureau and learn that similar packages have latterly been delivered to various homes across the country . It is not have it off at this time why these packages have been arriving on US doorstep . "
The section urged that if you get one of the packages to not open them , as they may be an invading plant species . Other States put out their own alerts too .
Of course , people could n’t defy have a chip of fun with it .
At least 27 states have put out their own warning for residents to describe standardised computer software , reportsThe New York Times . After probe , the Whitehouse Police Department issue an update say that the seeds could be part of an online " brush " scam .
" A brush scam is an effort by a vendor used to bolster product ratings and increase profile online by shipping an inexpensive merchandise to an unwitting receiving system and then submitting positive reviews on the telephone receiver ’s behalf under the pretext of a verified owner , " theyexplained on Facebook .
The scam meliorate the seller ’s evaluation , making them appear higher in rankings online .
" Although not forthwith dangerous , we would still prefer that people contact us to by rights discard of the seeds , " they added . Pathogens , contaminate or insects could be hidden within the packaging , for instance , or the seeds themselves could belong to an invasive specie .
The US Department of Agriculture urge on anyone who receives a mysterious unasked bag of seeds tocontact their Department of State regulatorand hold onto the package until they are give further instructions .
