It's a hoax.
Sorry.
See the following if you don't believe me.
http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/newhoax.html#Kidney Thief
John
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Tom Wagner - Program Manager wrote:
>
> 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
>
> ___________________________________________________________
> 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.
>
> ___________________________________________________
> 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.
>
> _______________________________________________________________
> 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.
>
> <<<< PLEASE DON'T TAKE DRINKS FROM STRANGERS. >>>>
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