THIS IS A HOAX, and has been on the net for years. Pleas e read the excerpt
below from thwe about.com site that tracks these hoaxes--it is one of 51
reports about this!  You can check these stories on
http://urbanlegends.about.com/



>This missing kidney thing was a true story. Except for the part about the
>virus. Kidney's are being harvested in unsavory manners. People are being
>drugged,taken to a motel room and when they wake up they are sitting in a
>bathtub of ice with a note saying call 911 now. If they don't get help while
>their body temp. is still low they will die. My Son sent this item to me
>several months ago and believe me it is happening.Shirley






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 Kidney Thieves Terrorize Austin

 Updated: 11/20/97

 Reproduced below is an alleged "news item" that has been circulating on
the Internet since last
 year. It's a particularly entertaining variation of a legend previously
localized in cities such as
 Las Vegas and New Orleans. Keep your credulity in check...

      ---------- Forwarded message ----------

      This story came from the "Daily Texan" - the University of Texas
      newspaper. Apparently it occured during Fall Premier - a UT
      tradition that is a celebration of the end of midterms.

      "Reason to not party anymore"

      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.

      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. 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 doctor's 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.


 Guide's note:   The Daily Texan, in which this item supposedly appeared,
ran an editorial
 on November 20, 1997 which stated, in part:

        Apparently, a message titled "A reason not to party anymore" is
circling the globe. The
        message's anonymous author claims that The Texan ran an article
reporting that a group of
        organized crime members -- kidney thieves -- is roaming about the
country and slipping
        drugs into innocent college students' drinks... It never happened.
Not at the University, not
        in Austin, not in a plane, not in a train, not even in a box or
with a fox... The kidney-theft
        story is an urban myth. Don't believe it. If you get e-mail about
it, please respond and tell
        the sender the truth.

 For a complete debunking of organ theft rumors and links to further
information, see related
 feature, "The Kidney Snatchers."

Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 81/70/55
Oxford, Ohio
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