The following article was posted in the Tampico Tornado newspaper in 1896- it appears there has always been scammers in the world!
July 25, 1896- A Shrewd Trick- Marquette, Mich., July 18 - It has developed at the custom house here that this country is being flooded with low grade teas through the ports of Sault Ste. Marie and Port Huron. These teas had all been rejected at New York and Boston on account of their inferior grade, but were promptly repackaged and worked into the country through the above named ports, where there are no expert testers and appraisers.
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