Subscribers to Dr Sheftall's substack are receiving emails PRESUMABLY from Dr Sheftall, although I suspect it is sent from the person who has stolen Dr Sheftall's ID. The email is sent from rsheftall@gmail.com and states the following:
!!URGENT APPEAL!!
Dear Loyal Subscriber,
Thank you for being part of this community. Today, I need your attention more than ever.
A 7-year-old boy named Samnang—an orphan in Kampong Thom—has suffered horrific burns in a fire. His only chance of survival is a breakthrough treatment called ReCell, and we have just days to act.
Without it, he won’t survive.
Why this matters:
– ReCell uses a small patch of his own skin to regrow healthy tissue
– No painful skin grafts or permanent disfigurement
– Speeds recovery and reduces pain
– Total cost: $9,400 (surgery, care, emergency transport)
Please, take a moment to read the full urgent appeal:
Beware that this email appeal for money may not actually be from Dr Sheftall. That fact that he has not posted a recent substack should give pause to anyone considering contributing to an appeal that may simply be a corrupt individual's theft by using Dr Sheftall's name and reputation. Beware!
I sent a complaint to Substack, explaining the above situation. All I received was a vague and unsatisfactory response, that Substack "thoroughly investigates all reports like this."
No, they don't, because the real Dr Sheftall in January of 2025 reported to Substack that a criminal stole his identity and took over all his accounts, including his Substack account. Here is a copy of my response to Substack's failure to protect both their authors and their subscribers:
Sent 14 June 2025:
You write: "While we can't discuss specific details about what actions we may take regarding any particular account, please know that we thoroughly investigate all reports like this."
As you know, I gave you evidence that the real Dr Sheftall left a comment on January 12, 2025 at his Substack, explaining that Substack was completely unhelpful when it came to an imposter taking over his Substack account.
This is your author, Dr. Sheftall. I think my identity thief has gotten ahold of my substack. Substack isn't recognizing me as the author any longer. They are asking me if I want to upgrade to PAID status as if I am a subscriber. I can't get a human to answer the phone at X, google, facebook, and now substack. If anyone can help me please call or message me at 904 921 1129. He has stolen all of my emails. Thank you.
________
Obviously, Substack security/admin have done NOTHING to rectify this situation since January, and thus you are culpable in this identify theft continuing on to the point where almost SIX MONTHS after the real Dr Sheftall tried to regain control over his Substack account, the identity thief criminal is using Substack to send out fraudulent monetary appeals and no doubt collecting any subscribers' renewal monies. You have FAILED to shut down Dr Sheftall's Substack account in order to prevent the criminal from accessing the email addresses of Dr Sheftall's subscribers. Shame on Substack security/admin. YOU SHOULD BE SENDING AN EMAIL TO EACH SUBSCRIBER WARNING THEM ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND THAT SUBSTACK IS INVESTIGATING THE IDENTITY THEFT. IF YOU FAIL TO DO THAT, YOU ARE ABETTING CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND THEFT, AND YOU ARE ALLOWING UNSUSPECTING PAID SUBSCRIBERS TO RENEW, which means the money is going to the criminal. You have a moral and ethical obligation to stop that theft, BECAUSE YOU CAN STOP IT.
I am retaining a copy of this response and expect a followup report from Substack. I'll know that you've done the right thing when I receive, as a subscriber to Dr Reid Sheftall's substack, an email from Substack security/admin warning subscribers of the situation and that you have closed down the account.
I unsubscribed for this reason. Although I find it odd that Reid would not have established another means of communication.
Given what he reported concerning his health, I fear the worst. If there is anyone here who knows him in the analog world and know his status, I hope they'll respond here.
Aren't you the "Swamp_Yankee" who wrote a day ago: "Given what he reported concerning his health, I fear the worst." So I simply showed you that he is alive and playing golf, so you don't have to fear the worst. And you're asking if I'm phishing?
We share the same view, the so called pandemic has been a fallacy (as far as its real impact is concerned). We exchanged letters in the past, but it seems you found our method very complicated and difficult. This was a math-logic paper rather than a medical one. But, the second method has been developed. It is much shorter and easier and smarter; at the same time it leads to the same conclusions:
a) with true Covid-19 deaths the average number of chronic conditions would be at least doubled against the number in a comparative group of alive ones with the same age-structure
b) the real av. age of decedents was considerably lower
...It is under the same link, but it is pasted as Shortened Supplement - THE ALTERNATIVE METHOD, on the main Zenodo page (under Extended Abstract) and it is only like 2 pages to read:
...There is also added the explanation why quick premature deaths and deaths due to 'aging' have opposite directions of changes in an average number of chronic conditions against changes in an average age (= 'the cumulative effect' -given in 'Additional Notes -part c). ...Your opinion will be appreciated. ...Some journals have found it themselves and asked to give to be published (journals covered by PubMed), e.g. from the U.S. the coordinator of Fortunejournals proposed to choose a journal we would like to publish it in; unfortunately the methods are not scheduled to be given to any journal; it could not be anonymized (safety).
Reid, just read about your identify theft mess!!!!!!! YIPES! I hope you can extract yourself with your sanity and health intact. Are you in Cambodia now? Julie
Many New Year Blessings to you and yours….
Please unsubscribe!
Subscribers to Dr Sheftall's substack are receiving emails PRESUMABLY from Dr Sheftall, although I suspect it is sent from the person who has stolen Dr Sheftall's ID. The email is sent from rsheftall@gmail.com and states the following:
!!URGENT APPEAL!!
Dear Loyal Subscriber,
Thank you for being part of this community. Today, I need your attention more than ever.
A 7-year-old boy named Samnang—an orphan in Kampong Thom—has suffered horrific burns in a fire. His only chance of survival is a breakthrough treatment called ReCell, and we have just days to act.
Without it, he won’t survive.
Why this matters:
– ReCell uses a small patch of his own skin to regrow healthy tissue
– No painful skin grafts or permanent disfigurement
– Speeds recovery and reduces pain
– Total cost: $9,400 (surgery, care, emergency transport)
Please, take a moment to read the full urgent appeal:
👉https://operationkids.42web.io
Even the smallest support could save his life.
With heartfelt thanks,
Dr Reid Sheftall MD
____
Beware that this email appeal for money may not actually be from Dr Sheftall. That fact that he has not posted a recent substack should give pause to anyone considering contributing to an appeal that may simply be a corrupt individual's theft by using Dr Sheftall's name and reputation. Beware!
I sent a complaint to Substack, explaining the above situation. All I received was a vague and unsatisfactory response, that Substack "thoroughly investigates all reports like this."
No, they don't, because the real Dr Sheftall in January of 2025 reported to Substack that a criminal stole his identity and took over all his accounts, including his Substack account. Here is a copy of my response to Substack's failure to protect both their authors and their subscribers:
Sent 14 June 2025:
You write: "While we can't discuss specific details about what actions we may take regarding any particular account, please know that we thoroughly investigate all reports like this."
As you know, I gave you evidence that the real Dr Sheftall left a comment on January 12, 2025 at his Substack, explaining that Substack was completely unhelpful when it came to an imposter taking over his Substack account.
https://open.substack.com/pub/drreidsheftall/p/my-invitation-to-speak-got-rescinded-da0?r=ax2yi&utm_campaign=comment-list-share-cta&utm_medium=web&comments=true&commentId=85626640
Reid Sheftall
12 Jan
This is your author, Dr. Sheftall. I think my identity thief has gotten ahold of my substack. Substack isn't recognizing me as the author any longer. They are asking me if I want to upgrade to PAID status as if I am a subscriber. I can't get a human to answer the phone at X, google, facebook, and now substack. If anyone can help me please call or message me at 904 921 1129. He has stolen all of my emails. Thank you.
________
Obviously, Substack security/admin have done NOTHING to rectify this situation since January, and thus you are culpable in this identify theft continuing on to the point where almost SIX MONTHS after the real Dr Sheftall tried to regain control over his Substack account, the identity thief criminal is using Substack to send out fraudulent monetary appeals and no doubt collecting any subscribers' renewal monies. You have FAILED to shut down Dr Sheftall's Substack account in order to prevent the criminal from accessing the email addresses of Dr Sheftall's subscribers. Shame on Substack security/admin. YOU SHOULD BE SENDING AN EMAIL TO EACH SUBSCRIBER WARNING THEM ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND THAT SUBSTACK IS INVESTIGATING THE IDENTITY THEFT. IF YOU FAIL TO DO THAT, YOU ARE ABETTING CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND THEFT, AND YOU ARE ALLOWING UNSUSPECTING PAID SUBSCRIBERS TO RENEW, which means the money is going to the criminal. You have a moral and ethical obligation to stop that theft, BECAUSE YOU CAN STOP IT.
I am retaining a copy of this response and expect a followup report from Substack. I'll know that you've done the right thing when I receive, as a subscriber to Dr Reid Sheftall's substack, an email from Substack security/admin warning subscribers of the situation and that you have closed down the account.
I unsubscribed for this reason. Although I find it odd that Reid would not have established another means of communication.
Given what he reported concerning his health, I fear the worst. If there is anyone here who knows him in the analog world and know his status, I hope they'll respond here.
Also, it appears that he competed a few days ago in this golf tournament in Florida, so he's still above ground!
https://www.fsga.org/Tournament/Results/ed30f5ea-9a22-4152-b850-db9377f2f6da/?isQualifier=false
who are you? phishing?
Aren't you the "Swamp_Yankee" who wrote a day ago: "Given what he reported concerning his health, I fear the worst." So I simply showed you that he is alive and playing golf, so you don't have to fear the worst. And you're asking if I'm phishing?
You're the one who asked publicly "Does anyone know what has happened to Reid?"
It appears that he started a new X/Twitter account, here, but his last comment is from March of this year:
https://xcancel.com/GReid27295/with_replies
I use xcancel.com to view Twitter because I don't want to open an account there. If you have a Twitter account, perhaps you can communicate with him.
Does anyone know what has happened to Reid?
https://open.substack.com/pub/drreidsheftall/p/i-somehow-lost-part-five-of-the-series?r=ax2yi&utm_campaign=comment-list-share-cta&utm_medium=web&comments=true&commentId=125065328
https://open.substack.com/pub/drreidsheftall/p/i-somehow-lost-part-five-of-the-series?r=ax2yi&utm_campaign=comment-list-share-cta&utm_medium=web&comments=true&commentId=125694779
Reid, where are you?
Hi mr Reid
We share the same view, the so called pandemic has been a fallacy (as far as its real impact is concerned). We exchanged letters in the past, but it seems you found our method very complicated and difficult. This was a math-logic paper rather than a medical one. But, the second method has been developed. It is much shorter and easier and smarter; at the same time it leads to the same conclusions:
a) with true Covid-19 deaths the average number of chronic conditions would be at least doubled against the number in a comparative group of alive ones with the same age-structure
b) the real av. age of decedents was considerably lower
...It is under the same link, but it is pasted as Shortened Supplement - THE ALTERNATIVE METHOD, on the main Zenodo page (under Extended Abstract) and it is only like 2 pages to read:
https://zenodo.org/record/8312871
...There is also added the explanation why quick premature deaths and deaths due to 'aging' have opposite directions of changes in an average number of chronic conditions against changes in an average age (= 'the cumulative effect' -given in 'Additional Notes -part c). ...Your opinion will be appreciated. ...Some journals have found it themselves and asked to give to be published (journals covered by PubMed), e.g. from the U.S. the coordinator of Fortunejournals proposed to choose a journal we would like to publish it in; unfortunately the methods are not scheduled to be given to any journal; it could not be anonymized (safety).
Kind regards
Where are you Reid? You're in many peoples thoughts.
Reid, just read about your identify theft mess!!!!!!! YIPES! I hope you can extract yourself with your sanity and health intact. Are you in Cambodia now? Julie
Wishing you good health and happiness in the New Year!