From: "Salvatore Bonpensiero"
To: "suzi bangora" [sbangora@caramail.com]
Subject: "Letter from suzi"
Date: Thu, 07 November 2002, 22:13 GMT -5
Molto salute Mrs. Bangora,
Forgive my bad English..I am recently arrived from Italy as middle financial
administrator for the U.S.A. branch of my papas company. I am grateful that my
bidonista forwarded this letter to me. I have been several weeks in Abidjan,
Freetown, and Lome some years ago and it pains me to see the cities I was
familiar with falling into such bad circumstance. I am initially hesitant to
become involved in potentially illegal deals as I am involved in a slight legal
dilemma here also. I think we can still do business, however as long as it kept
discreet.
I am most curious as to what sorts of investments you are willing to make, as I
have several very successful businesses on the side here in Patterson and
Elizabeth that are ready for additional expansion and investment. We have had
unending problems with our internet provider or I would love you visit web site
of our company to see if interested. Que sera...maybe later?
Grazie and thank you again,
Salvatore Bonpensiero
Molto Lire Importing - Elizabeth, NJ
http://www.moltolireeliz.com/
From : suzi bangora [sbangora@caramail.com]
To : "Salvatore Bonpensiero"
Subject : WITH TRUST
Date : Fri, 08 Nov 2002 11:30:16 GMT+1
My Dear Salvatore Bonpensiero,
How are you today? hope all is well with you and your
family, I recived your mail this morning with thanks and i
will like to inform you that there is no risk at all in
this transaction.
Dear Brother, i will like you to look for a nice business
of your choice that will be very profitable so that we can
invest wisely.
I am very happy that you have been in africa before and you
have understand the political crises going on in all the
africa countries and also the futunes we are going through.
Sir, i needed your urgent assistance as quick as possible
to move this fund out of this country for the furture
investments of my family because this is the only thing
left for us by my late husband.
I want you to understand that presently we are in reffuge
camp here in DANANI one of the cities in cote'd ivoire west
africa but the money was deposited in a private security
company in abidjan the capital city of this country.
I will present you as my late husband forigen business
partiner to the security coimpany officials who wants to
help us claim the money from the security company.
Please the security company officials did not know the
contains of the boxes because my late husband deposited it
as family valuables for security reasons and at no
condiction you will let them know that what was deposited
with them was money.
Please send me your full name,address, phone and fax
number's so that we can contact each other and also send
you all the whole documents that was issued to my late
husband from the security company.
I will like you to confaim to me your willingness to help
me over this problem and your arravel here to clirm the two
boxes that contains the money from the security company on
our behalf. I will wait to hear from you soonest.
MAY THE GOOD GOD BLESS YOU WITH YOUR FAMILY.
BEST REGARD.
MRS.SUZI BANGORA. (for the family)
From: "Salvatore Bonpensiero"
To: "suzi bangora" [sbangora@caramail.com]
Subject: "Letter from suzi"
Date: Sat, 09 November 2002, 14:38 GMT -5
Buongiorno Mrs. Bangora,
I think you don't understand our business here in the States. I no am an
accountant, and we no use bank accounts. Got no use for them. We are an all
cash operation at this point. What we can do for you is a much simpler process.
I trust you Mrs. Bangora, I have seen Abidjan and know it is a nice city and
some people are just jealous of your success. Myself and two of my associates
Mr. Paul Galtieri and Mr. Christopher Moltisanti would like to travel to
Abidjan and set up a special account there for you and ourselves. We can get
your money placed in a totally anonymous method. This we do well and are highly
experienced! My capo Mr. Soprano would never allow me to give out the one
account we do here have in the United States. Que sera, eh? You can probably
relate. I am contacting our travel agent this afternoon if he is in and we can
arrange to be in Conakry as we have contacts there, and can then be on to
Abidjan within a`week, if you feel this is a workable solution to your
problems. We want this to work, as I feel I owe much to the Ivorien people who
were very kind to me and would never attempt to defraud.
Ciao,
Salvatore Bonpensiero
ps - Molto apology if my language is dificult to understand, as I said i am new
in the US and I do not have the American-English words for some I use all the
time!
From : suzi bangora [sbangora@caramail.com]
To : bigsalbonpensiero@someISP.com
Subject : WITH TRUST
Date : Mon, 11 Nov 2002 17:27:02 GMT+1
My dear Salvatore Bonpensiero,
Thank you for your email and the interest you are showing
to help me conclude this transaction.
Due to the urgency and the political problem this country
is going through has made me to call for the attention of
an attorney to assist us in this transaction mainwhile i
want your confirmation befor i will discurse on he trems
and condition on how he operate.
I would want you to call him to know when he will proceed
to the security firm to get the vital documents provening
that you are my late husband business partner.His name is
Barrister SAMB C. MODOU of destiney chembers telephone
number is 00225 0533 1593, please call him for it is
very important as you may know that we dont seems to have
much time left. The attorney is not a young man he is a
man of 68years so when speaking with him you speak slowly
you know these french poeple.As we proceed in this
transaction, i think it will be wise you preper an
aggreement for both of us proving that you will not sit on
the money if eventually gets to your bank.Please send your
fax and telephone number for comunication.
Hoping to hear from you soon and God bless you.
MRS SUZI BANGORA
(for the family)
[After I failed to reply, I got the standard repeat e-mail the next day. Sal
attempts to throw her off course:]
From : Salvatore Bonpensiero"
To : suzi bangora [sbangora@caramail.com]
Subject : No can calla yousa lawyer
Date : Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:41:39 -0500
Buongiorno Mrs. Bangora,
I checked the number you gave me and it traced somewhere out of Cote d'Ivorie.
No one pick up the phone neither after 3 tries. Are you sure number is correct?
It would be much easier if Sr. Moltisanti and Sr. Galtieri came with me and met
you in Danane as I discussed before. We have tickets to Monrovia (closer than
Conakry) waiting standby and can fly any time to Abidjan or take the road from
Monrovia through Gabarnga at your discretion. I particularly enjoy the Villa de
Via Classique near Phebe. If you need to contact me, my cell phone number
telephone number is 1-908-666-1313. I cannot give my capo's fax number due to
security problems. Let's get this over with as soon as possible, I am coming
under increasing pressure here in the states. I think Tony knows something
about what is going on and he'd be very irate if he knew the amount of money I
could end up with and not give him a cut.
Ciao,
Sal
["Suzi" reminds me that "Mr. Modou" (the Nigerian Mr. Magoo?) awaits...The
grammar and writing of this message is quite different from prior ones. "She"
calls me "Mr. Buongiorno" and spells her own name incorrectly twice!]
From : suzi bangora [sbangora@caramail.com]
To : bigsalbonpensiero@someISP.com
Subject : WITH TRUST
Date : Sun, 17 Nov 2002 13:22:55 GMT+1
Dear Mr Buongiorno,
Thanks for mail sent to me, I was try the number gave to me
on your last letter which yesterday I try the number with
my first son more than 4 times but the number was not went
through. Please you can take this number to call antoney
who can help us for necessary documents for the transaction
of the business. This is the number 00225 07987484 you can
try to call him on behalf of Mrs Suzi Bangor for further
information after you get back to me.
Thanks God bless and your family.
Mrs Suzi Bangor
for the family
[I ignore her for a few days to see if the real Mrs. Bangora
would please stand up. No dice...I love the "you know these
french people" line!]
From : suzi bangora [sbangora@caramail.com]
To : bigsalbonpensiero@someISP.com
Subject : REMINDER SUZI SIR
Date : Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:57:34 GMT+1
FROM Mrs. Bangora
Dear sir,
thank you for your interest to help me conclude this
transaction.
The number i gave you is not a number that is out of
abidjan it is the attorney's direct telephone number i
think it will be wise if i reconfirm it to you.
00225 07987484, 0786 4979 . I would want you to call him so
that he will tell you the procedure , remember that his
name is barrister SAMB C. MODOU.his an aged man of about 68
years. speak english to very slowlly you know these french
people.
Thanks and God blessyou.
Mrs suzi bangora
[After another few days...a new e-mail acount for Suzi!]
From : suzi bangora [suzibangora@yahoo.com]
To : bigsalbonpensiero@someISP.com
Subject : VERY IMPORTANT
Date : Mon, 25 Nov 2002 11:29:48 -0800 (PST)
Dear sir,
I am very surprise over the silience, the attorney has been
waiting to hear from you,what is really hapening, i thought
we must have almost gotten to atleast the retiving this box
from the security firm, your the one that is delaying.
Please call the attorney again on his direct number i think
you will get him this time since you said that you have
been trying and he doesnt pick his phone, try him on 00225
0563 8470 his name is barrister SAMB C.MODOU of DESTINY
CHEMBERS.
Best regards.
MRS SUZI BANGORA
[I finally reply, I'm in Liberia ready to spring her from the Danane camp and
set her free! But...but wait....!]
From : Salvatore Bonpensiero"
To : suzi bangora [sbangora@caramail.com]
Subject : I finda myself in Monrovia!
Date : Fri, 29 Nov 2002 02:44:18 -0500
Buongiorno. Three thing:
1. Why you change your email? I send mail to caramail address befor I left
states.
2. I not delayeing. I am trying to get to Danane to help you out of your
situation. If possible I and Chris will even bring you back to the states with
me and we can once and for all end your condition of suffering. I want to do
this for you to repay the kindness shown by so many good Africans when I there
last time. I do not want to become involved with lawyer over phone from USA to
Ivory Coast, it is very expensive.
3. I just now able to catch up with e-mail. In Liberia, phones often down, so
internet is not always around. Mamma mia, I had to pay for room at expensive
Holliday Inn just to find working phone. Someone who did not sound like you
wrote saying "Dear Mr. Buongiorno". Who is this? You know my name is
Bonpensiero. Buongiorno=Hello or Bienvenu. I am suspicious man, I have to be
very careful. My work you see, some of it is illegal in the United States (I
can say this now, I think they trace my phone and internet when I am there). I
work for what they call "mafia" in US. Tony, he is my boss and he let me come
here. He thinks I am here on business trip for him. I lie for you.
I can be in Gbarnga in three days according to taxi. He say it take maybe three
more days to reach Danane. I will wait for you to let me know where you are.
Give Mr. Modou my best and tell him I thank him for effort and sorry I miss
talking to him. We can see hime once I get you in Danane.
Waiting for you,
Salvatore Bonpensiero
[Imagine the luck! Right as I arrive in Africa, Suzi gets moved off. Drat! And
I was so close to a cool $2.5 Million]
From : suzi bangora [suzibangora@yahoo.com]
To : bigsalbonpensiero@someISP.com
Subject : VERY IMPORTANT
Date : Sat, 30 Nov 2002 02:39:38 -0800 (PST)
Dear mr Salvatore Bonpensiero,
Thank you your concern towards my predicaments here in
cote d' ivoire.
Yesterday the government troops and the rebels had a
combart in danane which made the government to move us
to abidjan. The idea of dealing with a lawyer, to me
is a very good idea because it will make this
transaction look very urtentic so that we wont
acertain any problem by the time of transfer of this
money to the account you will provide.
So i want you to send your fax number so that i will
give it to the attorney to send to you all the
necessary documents that i gave him regarding this
transaction at the time i told him about the
transaction.
Your quick respond on this mail will enble me to hope
that we will get to the conclussion of this
transaction soon
Best regard
SUZI BANGORA
[Poor Sal....his fate is sealed]
From : Salvatore Bonpensiero"
To : suzi bangora [sbangora@caramail.com]
Subject : I finda myself in Monrovia!
Date : Tue, 3 Dec 2002 04:41:34 -0500
I quit this whoel deal! Madonn, you have lie to me all this time. You try to
scam me. Hotel clerk here in Monrovia tell me this thing go on all the time in
Nigreia, Congo, and Ivory Coast. I was stupid to believe, but I trusted too
far. He tell me "How can anyone in refugee camp have internet?" and "How can
someone ask for account when she in camp and have no way to get money into bank
in her country to give you." She is probably man, and she certainly not in
Danane.
Now I have problem of what to tell my boss Tony when I get back to USA and he
expects to see benefit of sending me there. He probably take me out on his boat
with his capos and shoot me for being so dumb. I hope your happy with you life
in "refugee camp" trying to rob money from people who would help you. No wonder
you want me to call Samb Modou. He is probably fake also. I see his name on
internet in other letters just like one you send me. Mamma mia, I glad he help
me. Ciao.
[And there the saga ends...at least Mrs. Bangora has failed to start the
reassurance pitch for days now. It was fun while it lasted!]