bloodrayne
01-13-2007, 12:51 AM
Desperate Waiter's Sick Offer
London, England - Desperate Umer Maqbool calmly laid out his demands — as he sold parts of his OWN body.
The waiter revealed: “I’m ready to sell my kidney, a section of liver and maybe after three months do the cornea in my eye.
“I’m ready to do it today. I want £100,000 for all three.”
Umer, 24, spelled out the conditions at an East London hotel after advertising his organs illegally on the internet.
He is part of a growing macabre trade around the world where often debt-ridden people risk their own lives for a small fortune.
Posing as a businessman, I met Umer after he posted a plea on a website based in California.
He was one of dozens of people from around the world touting their organs — giving details like price and blood group.
Some were from poorer nations including the Philippines, Togo and Bangladesh.
But many were from Western countries including Britain, the United States, Australia and France. Their reasons ranged from poverty to getting a teenager through university.
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It is illegal to buy or sell body parts in the United Kingdom and America. Yet sellers are flouting the law to create a black market that gets around official waiting lists.
Finding cash-for-organs donors was simple.
After a few clicks through Google I hit a website message board crammed with poor, desperate or just plain greedy people willing to have their bodies raided for money.
Pakistani-born Umer called himself Umer1 as he posted his no-nonsense plea on the board.
It read: “Kidney for sale. Male, O -, good health. Buyer pays all travel, transplant and medical costs plus the cost to buy my kidney. Contract will be written in English. Total cost £90,000 plus £10,000 medical expenses and travel.”
I exchanged emails with Umer — who said he was from Manchester — saying my brother needed a kidney transplant.
Next I met him at the hotel, saying I was also interested in other body parts.
Over a meal of chicken and chips, Umer was quick to discuss business.
He agreed to sell his kidney, part of his liver and his cornea — the clear tissue in front of the eye that can become cloudy or distorted and lead to loss of vision.
He said: “You are the second person who has contacted me from the internet about buying my kidney. But I want to go with you.
“I know someone who sold their kidney in Pakistan and they are OK.”
In a video-taped conversation, he added: “I want the money to buy a house in Pakistan for my family and start a business, a shop or something.”
When asked if he knew he was acting illegally, he said: “I’m not telling anyone.” Umer, dressed in a grey tracksuit top and blue jeans, then HAGGLED over the price of his body parts.
He signed a contract in English — also translated for him into Punjabi — saying he agreed to sell his kidney for £50,000, liver section at £20,000 and his eye cornea for £20,000. Umer said he had contacted a doctor in Lahore who could perform the kidney operation.
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The plan would have meant my “brother” flying to the Pakistani city to receive the organ.
Later I rang Umer to tell him the deal was off. Donors can lead normal lives with just one kidney and after losing part of the liver if they have good medical care.
NHS figures show more than 8,000 Brits need an organ transplant, but fewer than 3,000 operations are carried out each year.
Surgeon Keith Rigg, from the British Transplant Society, last night condemned the trade.
He said: “There is a one in 3,000 chance of a person who donates a kidney dying after the operation. For a liver section it’s one in 200.”
London, England - Desperate Umer Maqbool calmly laid out his demands — as he sold parts of his OWN body.
The waiter revealed: “I’m ready to sell my kidney, a section of liver and maybe after three months do the cornea in my eye.
“I’m ready to do it today. I want £100,000 for all three.”
Umer, 24, spelled out the conditions at an East London hotel after advertising his organs illegally on the internet.
He is part of a growing macabre trade around the world where often debt-ridden people risk their own lives for a small fortune.
Posing as a businessman, I met Umer after he posted a plea on a website based in California.
He was one of dozens of people from around the world touting their organs — giving details like price and blood group.
Some were from poorer nations including the Philippines, Togo and Bangladesh.
But many were from Western countries including Britain, the United States, Australia and France. Their reasons ranged from poverty to getting a teenager through university.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/BloodRayne/OrganTrade.png
It is illegal to buy or sell body parts in the United Kingdom and America. Yet sellers are flouting the law to create a black market that gets around official waiting lists.
Finding cash-for-organs donors was simple.
After a few clicks through Google I hit a website message board crammed with poor, desperate or just plain greedy people willing to have their bodies raided for money.
Pakistani-born Umer called himself Umer1 as he posted his no-nonsense plea on the board.
It read: “Kidney for sale. Male, O -, good health. Buyer pays all travel, transplant and medical costs plus the cost to buy my kidney. Contract will be written in English. Total cost £90,000 plus £10,000 medical expenses and travel.”
I exchanged emails with Umer — who said he was from Manchester — saying my brother needed a kidney transplant.
Next I met him at the hotel, saying I was also interested in other body parts.
Over a meal of chicken and chips, Umer was quick to discuss business.
He agreed to sell his kidney, part of his liver and his cornea — the clear tissue in front of the eye that can become cloudy or distorted and lead to loss of vision.
He said: “You are the second person who has contacted me from the internet about buying my kidney. But I want to go with you.
“I know someone who sold their kidney in Pakistan and they are OK.”
In a video-taped conversation, he added: “I want the money to buy a house in Pakistan for my family and start a business, a shop or something.”
When asked if he knew he was acting illegally, he said: “I’m not telling anyone.” Umer, dressed in a grey tracksuit top and blue jeans, then HAGGLED over the price of his body parts.
He signed a contract in English — also translated for him into Punjabi — saying he agreed to sell his kidney for £50,000, liver section at £20,000 and his eye cornea for £20,000. Umer said he had contacted a doctor in Lahore who could perform the kidney operation.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/BloodRayne/0200701016900.jpg
The plan would have meant my “brother” flying to the Pakistani city to receive the organ.
Later I rang Umer to tell him the deal was off. Donors can lead normal lives with just one kidney and after losing part of the liver if they have good medical care.
NHS figures show more than 8,000 Brits need an organ transplant, but fewer than 3,000 operations are carried out each year.
Surgeon Keith Rigg, from the British Transplant Society, last night condemned the trade.
He said: “There is a one in 3,000 chance of a person who donates a kidney dying after the operation. For a liver section it’s one in 200.”