Media in two Chinese cities have reported on some frightening advertisements.
From Beijing comes this sticker advertising organ sales:
Organs for sale
I am a healthy individual, no medical conditions whatsoever, willing to sell bodily organs. Persons in need may contact me.
The Mirror reports that on Monday, Beijing police found 500 different ads amounting to a total of 50,000 copies in an apartment in Fengtai District.
In Changchun, ad stickers offering “hired vengeance” by a “private detective” have appeared throughout the city. New Culture View has a breathless report (written by a trainee reporter) on a conversation with a person at the other end of the posted number:
“Tailing someone costs just 4000 yuan right now. Our tailing service is what we do most; we can provide photos and recordings to our clients, and we guarantee completion within the time set by the client.”
“What about ‘vengeance’?”
“We can cut hands, feet, or we can ‘do’ someone directly. But that’s the most expensive – it costs 50,000 yuan.” The contact said that cutting off a hand costs 20,000 yuan right now, and cutting a foot costs 10,000. The cheapest is a standard beating, which costs just a few thousand yuan. “We must receive the client’s deposit before going to work; we collect a standard 10% of every service, and collect the remainder upon completion. If we fail, we will return the entire deposit!”
The New Culture View reporter’s contact claimed to have been in the business for six years. Police suspected that it was scam, and that the “assassins” would run off with the deposit. Lawyers consulted by the paper said that either way, it was still illegal.
- Mirror (Chinese): “If you have a need, there’s nothing we won’t put out”
- New Culture View (Chinese): “Hired Vengeance” wild ads appear in the city
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