‘Very weird’ postcards arrive in separate places — a joke, or are they selling ‘addresses to ICE’?

Three people, with no connection to each other, have received “very weird” postcards in the mail. One person turned to Reddit for answers. It’s likely a prank, but as one person asked, ” … do they secretly sell the addresses to ICE or something?”

According to the photo Notaname420xx shared in their post, the mailer shows two grinning men with their arms around each other’s shoulders. The text reads in part, “Mark V. and Clint D. have resolved their differences,” adding, “you can invite us both to the same neighborhood parties again.”

Notaname420xx noted,

I don’t know these people. The addresses are fake, though pretending to be local to me. The photos aren’t from my area. The postal stamp is for Long Island (very far from me). It is very much addressed to me.”

According to Notaname420xx, there was no return web address or anything on the postcard that might suggest a scam.

Notaname420xx is not the only one

To make matters even stranger, in the comments section, someone noted, “You’re not the only one to get it,” sharing an X post with a photo of the very same postcard, received on March 7, 2026, in the Philadelphia area. Notaname420xx responded, writing they are not near Philadelphia; “I am further northwest by over 1,000 miles,” they said. Another comment responded, “I got this in the mail too, and I’m in the Chicagoland area.”

Many commenters speculated that it’s likely a prank. Someone signed these addresses up for True Wagner mailers, an anonymous service where people can pay to send bizarre letters or postcards. The comment added, “Somebody paid money to make your life a little more absurd. Enjoy it while it lasts.”

Another person liked the idea, but wondered, “Can anyone comment a reason I shouldn’t have this sent to random friends and family? Like, do they secretly sell the addresses to ICE or something?”

Mudasir similarities

Though unconfirmed, True Wagner mailers are likely behind the string of strange postcards. But the situation reminded some of the so-called Mudasir viral trend popular in the mid-2010s.

It started in September 2015 when a Facebook user named Asif Raza Rana posted a photoshopped image declaring, “Friendship ended with Mudasir, now Salman is my best friend.”

The image showed Rana shaking hands with “Salman” while photos of “Mudasir” were crossed out in the corners. That post went viral online, becoming a template where people replaced the names and photos with others to joke about changing allegiances or preferences.