China plant seeds mystery solved? Police, officials think packages sent to US homes could be tied to scam reviews | Fox News

“We have done some researching and it does appear that these seeds are tied with an online scam called brushing , the Whitehouse Police Department in Ohio   one of the states where the packages reportedly have been sent   posted on Facebook. A brushing scam is an exploit by a vendor used to bolster product ratings and increase visibility online by shipping an inexpensive product to an unwitting receiver and then submitting positive reviews on the receiver’s behalf under the guise of a verified owner.

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They could still be pod persons.