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>>From: Van De Keere, Dawn
>>Sent: Thursday, February 06, 1997 10:46 AM
>>To: 'jim_snodgrass@dadc.com'; withheld, Becky; Wesley, Cherie; Bullerdick,
>>Linda; Hukle, Dan; 'banewkirk@aol.com'; Espling, David; Burns, Tom
>>Subject: FW: Traveler Alert!
>>
>>Dear Friends,
>>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
>>Austin Ops Engineering Manager
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