Dear Silverheads, This one's so old it's got ear hairs. I've been in the news business for 30 years, and no story even resembling this has ever hit the wires and, trust me, this story would be in every newspaper in the world if it ever happened. Even that kidney auction on Ebay was a hoax, as were the bids.
The rule of thumb (though not of otherth) is: Believe half of what you read, a tenth of what you hear, and none of what you get in forwarded emails. Oh, and don't bother to forward forwarded emails. It's been done. Sam > 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 > > ------------------------------ > Christian von Wechmar > Stellenbosch, South Africa > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > > > -- > 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]> >
