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On 3/3/09, Aashish Pai <[email protected]> wrote: > > Scopolamine has been reported to be used under the name > *burundanga*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundanga> > * *in Venezuelan <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela> and > Thai<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai>resorts in order to drug and then rob > tourists. > [*citation needed <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed> > *] However, there are unfounded circulating rumors that a > transcutaneous<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transdermal>delivery mechanism > using business cards, > pamphlets <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamphlet> or > flyers<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyer_(pamphlet)>laced with the drug, > could be effective. Indeed, the quantity of > toxin <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxin> diffusing through the > skin<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin>barrier after one short contact of the > fingers with an object is much too > small to be readily absorbed in the body and to have any significant effect. > The use of burundanga impregnated visit cards to attack and to rob isolated > people is often propagated by chain > emails<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_email>and is presently reported as > hoax <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoax> or urban > legend<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend>by many specialised web > sites. > > > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 10:18:32 +0400 > Subject: {AD amc...@} Fw: Forward to all your aquaintances --- Please read > it (IMP) > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > > QUOTE > > Subject: Fw: Forward to all your aquaintances --- Please read it (IMP) > To: > > > > > > > > > > Lets be Aware & Alert > > This has been sent to a friend of mine by a member of the police force. > Please pass it on to all your female friends and family members. > > Warning > Share with your sisters, daughters, nieces, mothers, and female friends. > This Incident has been confirmed. > > A man came over and offered his services as a painter to a female putting > petrol in her car and left his card. She said no ,but accepted his card > out of kindness and got in the car. The man then got into a car driven by > another gentleman As the lady left the service station, she saw the men > following her out of the station at the same time. Almost immediately, > she started to feel dizzy and could not catch her breath. She tried to > open the window and realized that the odour was on her hand; the same > hand which accepted the card from the gentleman at the service station. > > She then noticed the men were immediately behind her and she felt she > needed to do something at that moment. She drove into the first driveway > and began to honk her horn repeatedly to ask for help. The men drove away > but the lady still felt pretty bad for several minutes after she could > finally catch her breath. Apparently, there was a substance on the card > that could have seriously injured her.. > This drug is called 'BURUNDANGA' and it is used by people who wish to > incapacitate a victim in order to steal from or take advantage of them. > This drug is four times more dangerous than the date rape drug and is > transferable on simple cards.. > So take heed and make sure you don't accept cards at any given time alone > or from someone on the streets. This applies to those making house calls > and slipping you a card when they offer their services. > > PLEASE SEND THIS E-MAIL ALERT TO OTHERS > > > > UNQUOTE > > > > > > > > > > > > -- R Shanbhag “Raj” Abu Dhabi, UAE -- R Shanbhag “Raj” Abu Dhabi, UAE --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BETTER PERSONALITY GROUP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/BETTER_PERSONALITY?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
