To All:
PLEASE READ THIS AND TAKE THE WARNING.
Tom Wagner
67 MGB
72 TR 6
hey ya'll be very careful when you travel!!
This is one scary TRUE warning to everyone. Please read and be
careful what strangers you associate with.
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Subject: Lethal Scam --- PLEASE READ - THIS IS NOT A JOKE
Date: 11/5/97 8:04 AM
Please read the following .... this appears to be a real issue, not
just someone's idea of a good joke ... PLEASE PASS ON TO ALL YOUR
PEOPLE FOR THEIR INFORMATION .....
This was on 20/20 several weeks ago...My wife the nurse has
confirmed
that this is indeed going on. Please be careful, and bounce this
message to anyone and everyone you can think of. I wish to warn you
about a new crime ring that is targeting business travelers. This
ring
is well organized, well funded, has very skilled personnel, and is
currently in most major cities and recently; very active in New
Orleans. The crime begins when a business traveler goes to a lounge
for a drink at the end of the work day.
A person in the bar walks up as they sit alone and offers to buy
them
a drink. The last thing the traveler remembers until they wake up
in
a hotel room bath tub, their body submerged to their neck in ice, is
sipping that drink. There is a note taped to the wall instructing
them not to move and to call 911. A phone is on a small table next
to
the bathtub for them to call. The business traveler calls 911, who
have become quite familiar with this crime. The business traveler
is
instructed by the 911 operator to very slowly and carefully reach
behind them and feel if there is a tube protruding from their lower
back. The business traveler finds the tube and answers "yes." The
911
operator tells them to remain still, having already sent paramedics
to
help. The operator knows that both of the business traveler's
kidneys
have been harvested.
This is not a scam or out of a science fiction novel, it is real. It
is documented and confirmable. If you travel or someone close to
you
travels, please be careful.
Regards
Jerry Mayfield
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From: Patty Radford
Yes, this does happen. My sister-in-law works with a lady that this
happened to her son's neighbor who lives in Houston. The only
"good"
thing to his whole story is the fact that the people doing this
horrible crime are very aware of what complications can happen
afterwards, and take detailed precautions to set up the room before
leaving. The word from my sister-in-law is that the hospital in Las
Vegas (yes, Vegas) prior to transferring him back to Houston stated
that these people know exactly what they are doing. The incision,
etc. was exact and clean.
They use sterile equipment, etc. and the hospital stated that other
than the fact that the victim loses a kidney there have not been any
reports of other complications due to non-sterile, etc. tactics that
were used.
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From: Kathy White
Sadly, this is very true. My husband is a Houston Firefighter/EMT
and
they have received alerts regarding this crime ring. It is to be
taken very seriously. The daughter of a friend of a fellow
firefighter had this happen to her. Skilled doctors are performing
these crimes! (which, by the way have been highly noted in the Las
Vegas 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. Please think when
you drink.
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A friend of mine from U of T passed this story onto me from the
"Daily
Texan" - the University of Texas newspaper. Apparently it occurred
during Fall Premier-a UT tradition that is a celebration of the end
of
midterms. - Jeff
This guy went out last Saturday night to a party. He was having a
good time, 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 other drugs
unknown which). 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 looked around to see he was alone. He looked down at his
chest, which had "CALL 911 OR YOU WILL DIE" written on it in
lipstick.
He saw a phone was on a stand next to the tub, so he picked it up
and
dialed. He explained to the EMS operator what the situation was and
that he didn't know where he was, what he took, or why he was really
calling.
She advised him to get out of the tub. He did, and she asked him to
look himself over in the mirror. He did, and appeared normal, so she
told him to check his back. He did, only to find two 9-inch slits
on
his lower back. She told him to get back in the tub immediately, and
they sent a rescue team over. Apparently, after being examined, he
found out more of what had happened. His kidneys were stolen. They
are worth 10,000 dollars each on the black market. (I was unaware
this even 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
recreational drugs he was given. Regardless, he is currently in the
hospital on life support, awaiting a spare kidney. The University of
Texas in conjunction with Baylor University Medical Center is
conducting tissue research to match the sophomore student with a
donor.
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