>From what I hear this legend is a hoax and there have never actually been any official reports of this. But if anyone tries the number and gets info I'd be curious to hear. Katarina
> Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 20:05:44 +0200 > From: Christian von Wechmar <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: CS>OT Kidney Harvesting - Scary Stuff > Message-id: <00bc01bf2626$c6e08980$84390...@burn> > Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > > Dear Listers, > > This email came my way from a friend. Scary indeed. > >>Hi guys, read this and note that this has been verified by not only the >>person who sent me this, but by the author as well as a medical student > from >>Brisbane who knows this friend of mine! >>Regards >>Kate >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >>This is a truly sad story! And I am completely horrified at the thought. >> >>Urban Legends ....don't go to parties with people you don't know. >> >>THIS IS A TRUE STORY, it has been confirmed, the Medical Centre phone > number >>at the end of this story is real! A friend in Australia rang to confirm > it, >>as he did not believe the story to begin with either. >> >>This guy went out on a Saturday night a few weeks ago to a party. He was >>having a good time and had a couple of beers and some girl seemed to like >>him and invited him to go to another party. He quickly agreed and decided >>to go along with her. She took him to a party in some apartment and they >>continued to drink and even got involved with some drugs (unknown). The >>next thing he knew, he woke up completely naked in a bathtub filled with >>ice. He was still feeling the effects of the drugs, but look around to see >>if he was alone and where the hell he was. He happened to look down at > this >>chest, which had "CALL 000 OR YOU'LL DIE" written on it with lipstick. He >>saw a phone was on a stand next to the bathtub, so he picked it up and >>dialled. >>He got through and explained to the EMS operator what the situation was and >>that he didn't know where he was, what he took or even why he was really >>calling other than that he was told to. >> >>The operator advised him to get out of the tub. He did, and he appeared >>normal so she told him to check his back, either in a mirror or by feeling. >>He did and found two 9 inch slits on his lower back. She told him to get >>back into the tub immediately, and they sent a rescue team over. >> >>Apparently after being examined, he found out more of what had happened. >>His kidneys had been stolen. They were worth roughly $10,000.00 each on > the >>black market. (I was even unaware that this type of thing existed). >>Several guesses are in order: >> >>The second party was a sham, the people involved had to be at least medical >>students and it was not just recreation drugs he was given. Regardless, he >>is currently in the hospital on a life support, awaiting spare kidneys. > The >>university of Sydney in conjunction with the Royal Prince Alfred hospital > is >>conducting tissue research to match the victim with a donor. >> >>I wish to warn you about a new crime ring that is targeting business >>travellers. This ring is well organised and well funded, has skilled >>personnel and is currently operating in most major cities around the world >>and recently more active in Sydney. >> >>The crime begins when a business traveller goes to a lounge (this is >>happening in top hotels even) for a drink at the end of the work day. A >>person in the bar walks up as they sit along and offers to buy them a > drink. >>The last thing the traveller remembers until they wake up in a hotel room >>bathtub, their body submerged to their neck in ice, is sipping that last >>drink. There is a note taped to the wall instructing them not to move and >>call 000. A phone is on the small table next to the bathtub for them to >>use. The business traveller calls 000 who have been quite familiar with >>this crime. The business traveller is instructed by the 000 operator to >>very slowly and carefully reach behind them and feel if there is a tube >>protruding from their back. The business traveller find the tube and >>answers "YES". The 000 operator tells them to remain still, having already >>sent paramedics to help. The operator knows that both of the traveller's >>kidneys have been harvested. This is not a scam or out of a science > fiction >>novel. It is real. It is documented and conformable. If you travel or >>someone close to you travels, please be careful. >> >>Sadly, this is very true A friend's husband is a Sydney EMT and they have >>received alerts regarding this crime ring. It is to be taken very >>seriously. The daughter of another friend's friend, who is a fire-fighter, >>had this happen to her. Skilled doctors are performing these crimes! >>(which, by the way, have been highly noted in the Brisbane area). >>Additionally, the military has received alerts regarding this. This story >>blew me away. >> >>I REALLY WANT AS MANY PEOPLE TO SEE THIS AS POSSIBLE, SO PLEASE BOUNCE THIS >>TO WHOEVER YOU CAN. >> >>Michele Shafer DML/Lab >>Administration >>Medical Manager Research & Development, >>99 Missenden Road >>Camperdown, Sydney 2000 >>Tel: (02) 95156111 >>Fax: (02) 94621505 >> >>Please forward this to everyone you know. >>Kylie Clayton, Business Assistant Technical Services 81-1514 -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
