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Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:00 pm  |
Tonight in my mail there was an unmarked envelope with just my name and address on it. I opened it up to find a newspaper clipping and handwritten on the top was "Sherri, it works".
The article was about a product called immuderm and how it is an amazing anti wrinkle cream. It was originally developed to heal diabetic scarring of some kind and found to work wonders to renew skin.
For anyone who wants to check it out go towww.immuderm.com.
I honestly am totally clueless who sent this to me and am not sure whether to be insulted or thankful lol.
On friday we put our house on the market and our agent is well into her sixties and looks totally awesome for her age. I complimented her several times and am wondering if maybe she sent it and wanted to remain anonymous.
Has anyone ever heard of this immuderm stuff and if so I would love to know if it really works.
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:42 pm |
| the personalized note is a pretty common marketing tactic. I get stuff like that pretty often. Usually, it is a handwritten sticky note that says something like 'Liz, I knew you would be interested in this' or something similar. |
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:33 pm |
What a coincidence! One of the girls at work received the very same note "Lucy, try this it works" with the signature "J". She was spooked out about it, so I'll be able to relieve her suspicions tomorrow 
Anya |
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:06 pm |
Great thanks anya now I know it is spam I won't touch it. Wonder how they got my name and addy not to mention my name was spelled the correct way strange.
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:48 pm |
| Yeah, I've gotten that a few times myself! Upon close examination I was able to tell the 'hand written' note was actually printed! If someone actually wrote it there should be indentations on the paper where the pen was pressed down, and each letter should look unique -- if it was printed in some 'handwriting' font all e's will look the same, as with all b's, etc. |
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:43 pm |
I got one of those for an "herbal ------------------" supplement one time. I knew it was a scam too, because none of my friends would ever send me that.  |
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:46 pm |
Hey, a couple months ago I got the exact same thing! No return address, 'personalized' exactly the same way. Did it look like an article taken from a newspaper? Like something a 'friend' might send you?
I was quite surprised, where the heck are they getting our addresses from? Our full names?? I thought of this forum right away for some odd reason. I never received any thing like it until I started posting here. Just the other day I received some junk mail for a weight loss supplement. We get catalogues, etc, but never for stuff like this.  .
I was also thinking that maybe it was from an eBay seller I've purchased something from? It was postmarked from Ontario though and most skincare/cosmetics I purchase are from the US or EDS (EDS would never junk mail me, I know). |
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:55 am |
Yes it looked like a newspaper clipping and had it not been for this forum I would have been stupid enough to buy it thinking a friend sent it to me. For once the forum saved me money hehe.
Thanks guys this place is awesome.
P.S I wondered if it was from an ebay seller too since I recently won an item there for the first time. |
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:01 am |
| WOW! I was just going to post about this. My mom received the SAME note. She does not have a computer, no email, has never been "on line", has never bought anything off ebay, nor from EDS, etc. Same thing with her name- spelled right (not a common name). I told her about everyone here getting one and she felt better about it. But where are the people getting the info? It was also signed "J". |
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:23 am |
| Wow, Lily, that is sooo odd!! I wasn't implying that EDS would send this, just that posting on their public forum might make us targets, but for the life of me I can't figure out how someone could actually get our names and addresses since we don't post them! |
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:57 am |
| That is really, really odd. I'd have been a little freaked out to receive that as well. |
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:21 pm |
I'd say they get the names and addresses from 'mailing lists'. There are companies out there that make their living from selling these lists 
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 5:35 pm |
I got one of these some time back for a diet product.  |
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:27 pm |
Well, in the last six months and up until the time I received the Immuderm flyer I've purchased from these skincare companies for the first time, not including eBay (didn't include eBay because I've been buying there for 4 years now without being put on extra mailing lists:
www.dianayvonne.com
www.skin-etc.com
www.pureluxecosmetics.com
www.alphaskincare.com
And registered at skincare/beauty forums with my full name and address:
www.skin-bio.com
www.dianayvonne.com
www.makeupalley.com
I'm sure there is more but that's all I can think of right now. I'm just throwing this out so others can cross reference with the Immuderm flyer. I buy from these companies so obviously find them trustworthy but I think somewhere along the line I didn't read the privacy policy of someone I buy from or am registered with. |
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Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:50 am |
That's really weird.
(Hi by the way!)
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| I got one of these some time back for a diet product. |
Me too! lol |
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havana8
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Wed Aug 09, 2006 5:11 pm |
I think I just received something like that today in the mail: printouts from cyberbooks.com/medical with a "personal note" using my first name in pen, highlighted in yellow and ending with the same product... totally creeped me out.
i've never bought from e-Bay or any of the other places mentioned in the posts above.
**Edited to add:
Just searched on the web and found more on this at:
http://greencolander.blogspot.com/2005/12/mystery-letter.html
It even quotes SherriinCanada's post! |
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Wed Aug 09, 2006 5:23 pm |
| they just buy mailing lists from someone, ie. credit cards ect. and then market to the females or males depending on product. First one I ever received was prob 6 yrs ago, havent gotten one since but it is a very old trick. |
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Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:27 pm |
| thats creepy!! |
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lizj
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Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:51 pm |
Same thing happened to me a couple of days ago.
I'm from England and this letter arrived from USA. I got very excited until i opened it, then became very perplexed.
Am just rubbing the message to see if it is actually written or stamped or whatever.
Says 'E, get it, it works, J'. Seems to be hand written.
At least i'm not feeling so bad now i know there are many others out there who have received similar. I was beginning to think my wrinkles were even worse than i thought! |
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Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:05 pm |
I remember the first time I got one of these - it was before anyone was even using email or the Internet. I think it was 1988 or so. I was kind of freaked out & annoyed at the time because it was a for a weight loss product and at the time, I really didn't need to lose weight (one of the few times in my life where that was the case  ).
So anyway, I doubt it has anything to do with EDS or even most of the companies you're using for skincare products. More likely, it was just a random coincidence that they sent you an ad for a skincare product because you're on some mailing list. |
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Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:11 pm |
| Are you ladies sure that it isn't from that poster "CalgaryBoy" who was on here some months touting how some miracle cream had made his mom's face smooth and wrinkle free? He kept saying that he was "only telling us to let us know and that he wasn't involved in the company or anything". It turns out that he WAS involved in the company and then when we called him on it he sent nasty PM's to us (me included) calling us names. I don't know how he would gain access to home addresses unless he specifically buys them from websites that we've mentioned here. Of course he's not the only person who could do it. Really anyone can. It's called, direct mailing. I wouldn't be surprised at all if direct mailers read sites like this and other sites that we mention. Does this site sell member information? Do the others such as Skin Bio, Dianne Yvonne, MUA, Platinum Skincare, Makeup Artist's Choice, etc...? These websites are often mentioned here as well as purchases made from them. It certainly is a way for companies to make an extra profit to sell private information to direct mailing companies. Most of us don't fully read the "privacy" disclosure so it's really anyone's guess. |
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Patti Purcell
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:04 am |
Dear All
I found your website looking for some information regarding Immuderm for my boss. She has just received the exact same fake newspaper cutting hand signed by 'J'
It has puzzled us both who it could be from as we are in England and it was postmarked California and although we are a global export manufacturer to the construction industry we couldn't think of anyone who would have the nerve to send her something aimed at making her look younger!!!
So thank you for posting all your information it certainly has put our minds at ease (and our curiousity)
Patti |
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:52 am |
| totally a scam. I get those newspaper clippings too. Mine are usually something to do with loans/downpayments for a house. usually thenote says somethingl ike, you gotta see this! and it' sjust signed with one letter also. I just throw them away. oh, and there's never a return address on the envelope either. |
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:10 pm |
| lol it does sound creepy! |
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sweetlena
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Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:56 am |
| Hi, I received the same thing in the mail and was convinced some friend sent it to me, I ordered the product online this morning, and thank god i found this forum and cancelled my order with them real quick. Scam for sure! although thankfully they were good about canceling my order and said my credit card was never charged,, they emailed me so i have proof, we'll see next month I guess... |
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