Zanzibar Orangestump

...and the return of Fanork

From: Penni Baker [mailto:pennibaker@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:17 AM
Subject: Fence Order
Dear Sir /Madam

On 2-8-10, Penni Baker wrote:
My name is Penni Baker and am interested in some chain link fence.I need a Quote on size 6 feet high x 11 gauge , no poles and gates,only materials.I will much appreciate if you get back to me with the total pick up cost for 3000 feet and also advice if u accept credit card for payment ...Wish you all the best in business and hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Penni Baker.

On 2-8-10, Vladdio wrote:
Dear Ms. Baker,

Your email was forwarded to me. My company is Vladdio Indestructible Fence Co.

Please consider this your quote:

3000' - 11 gauge x 72" chain link fence (GAW) @ $3.85 per running foot is $11,550.00 excluding shipping.

You asked for material only and no gates, hinges, poles, caps, wire, trent, scrum, flat-P, or fanork. Please keep in mind that we have all accessories in stock and ready to ship.

We take all major credit cards.

Hoping to hear from you soon, I am respectfully,

Virgil Wilcox

On 2-8-10, Penni Baker wrote:
Subject: Need freight quuote to proceed

I am glad to see your email with the quote and l am alright with it .I would like to recommend a freight company for the pickup. Actually am shipping the Fence to Ghana to an orphanage home and will like to know the shipping cost before I go ahead and arrange for the payment .I will like you to contact this freight company for the pickup West End Shipping Cargo (wshippingcargo@yahoo.com) And tell them you are shipping Fence of the size and total weight XXX and it is going to the address below:

save soul orphanage home
Ring Road Central
Accra-Ghana-00233

The Shipping Company will also handle the packaging and crating also include your Pickup Location Address and they will surely get back to you with the freight quote.As soon as they get back to you with the freight quote,notify me via email with the subtotal cost of the order plus the shipping quote so that I can finalize the order with my credit card .Waiting to hear back from you soon.

Regards,
Penni Baker.

On 2-8-10, Vladdio wrote to the shipper:
Dear Sir,

I believe you may know Penni Baker, as you have come highly recommended by her.

Please note the information below regarding the shipping of fence to Ghana.

Here is the information you need from me:

Number of pallets: 4
Size of pallets: 42" x 42" x 38" high
Color of pallets: Blue
Weight of each pallet: 1,500 lbs.

Address of Pick-up location:
Phlegm Industrial Park
836 Prime Color Blvd.
Grape Jelly, MN 55705

I will need a price quote right away.

Thank you,

Virgil Wilcox

On 2-8-10, the “shipper” wrote:
From: West End Shipping Cargo [mailto:wshippingcargo@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 12:35 PM
To: Vladdio
Subject: FREIGHT QUOTE FROM USA TO ACCRA-GHANA Ref # : A12DAk000256

Attn :Manager WEST END SHIPPING CARGO Ref # : A12DAk000256
Serial # :Gk207 Date : 02/8th/2010

ATTENTION: Virgil Wilcox

Dear Customer,
Thank you for your interest in using West End Shipping Cargo for your shipping needs and services.

Since we are going to pick up Chain Link Fence on 4 pallets Size of pallets: 42" x 42" x 38" high .Color of pallets: Blue .Each pallet Weight : 1,500 lbs.Total Weight 6,000 lbs

Pick up from:
Phlegm Industrial Park
836 Prime Color Blvd.
Grape Jelly, MN 55705

Delivery to:
Save Soul Orphanage Home
Ring Road Central
Accra-Ghana -00233

The total freight cost is going to be $ 6,550.50 US Dollars including international airway taxes( I.A.T) , Tarrifs and custom's clearance duties . It takes approximately 3 to 4 days for delivery from the time of pick-up.

Insurance: upon request we can offer all risk insurance if you advise the value you want to use for insurance. Most insure for the value of the goods plus freight costs +25%=amount to use to quote insurance premium. Insurance is optional. The routing on this is all cargo freighter from USA to Accra. Transit time is 3-4 days from date of pick up.

Regard is our payment options ( Bank Transfer , Western Union and Money Gram Transfer ) payment has to be made by the Pickup address thus the address where the Unit will be picked up.So if you want us to start preparing for your paper work and have your information on our Data,Request for the payment Information so once its been done you can have your Invoice.

Note: This rate is subject to change if the dims change or the actual weight exceeds the volume weight. Also the fuel surcharge is trending up these days.We need to receive payment as soon as possible for us to start documentation for the shipment and have your company in your system for the Pick up when ever the Units are ready for pick up. You can give us all inquiries via email since it will be convenient for our records and don't hesitate to contact us if you need any more assistance
NOTE: WEST END SHIPPING CARGO ACCEPT PAYMENT ONLY FROM PICKUP LOCATIONS/YOUR LOCATION.

Thanks in Advance
Freight & Logistics manager
Mr.Mena William...............

On 2-8-10, Vladdio wrote:
Dear Penni,

Please see the quote from the shipping company included in this email.

Their total shipping cost is $6,550.50.

It's not my place to say, but I believe there are other companies that may offer better rates. Especially since this order will be going to an orphanage. I know of a shipping company out of Blue Polyp, Georgia that could beat West End's price by 15%.

Also, if you haven't ordered razor wire to top off the fence, please note that we carry it. With our razor wire you never need fear that any of the children would ever escape. You would only lose one or two ambitious young run-aways shredded on this fence to deter any other attempts.

Please let me know. It's $4.00 per foot.

Thank you,

Virgil

On 2-8-10, Penni Baker wrote:
I am glad to see your email,And what I would like you to know is the shipping company is the shipping company is the shipping company have been using for my shipment and am alright with their cost as well as their shipment so I would like you to calculate the total cost both the cost for the order and the cost for the shipping and email me back so that I can proceed with the payment .Hope to hear back from you soon.

Regards,
Penni Baker

On 2-8-10, Vladdio wrote:
Dear Penni,

Material Cost: $11,550.00
Shipping Costs: $6,550.50

Your total cost is $18,100.50

Please excuse my next attempt at "cross-selling" but I would be reprimanded by my superiors for not trying to sell you something else.

Vladdio Indestructible Fence Co. has a sister company which sells SUN SCREEN. Being as this fence order is going to Ghana, I imagine that a lot of sun screen is used there. I can get you a 55 gallon barrel of our best selling sunscreen, "The Blister-Blaster" for only $1,760.00. AND I'll throw in 5 gallons of genuine Backwoods Georgian Moonshine free! (My own pappy makes it. It'll take the rust right off of an anchor, it you decide not to drink it.)

Please consider this offer.

Thank you,

Virgil

On 2-8-10, Penni Baker wrote:
I am glad to see your email once again ,Well I need your contact phone number were by I can reach you to proceed with the payment.Hope to hear back from you soon.

Regards,
Penni Baker.

On 2-8-10, Vladdio wrote:
Dear Penni,

I'm afraid I'm forbidden to give out my phone number to customers who order less than $13,000.00 worth of product.

The owner, Mr. Zanzibar Orangestump, saves money in every way he can. And he insists that all of his sales people use email exclusively since it is free to use. I was hoping that you might buy some Sun Screen. In that way I could maybe convince him to let me use the phone. Now, instead, I will probably be beaten about the face. But don't worry. I'm used to it. And besides, it's my own fault. I should have given you a higher price for the fence at the outset. It's just that I had a sister named Penni and I once worked for a baker and - I know it sounds dumb - I felt a certain connection to you. My sister died in a freak bowling accident. I still grieve.

Please let me know the payment arrangements.

Thank you,

Virgil

On 2-14-10, Vladdio wrote:
Dear Penni,
I understand if you do not wish to order other product.

When will you get us the payment information for the rest of the order to be processed.

Thank you.

Virgil

On 2-15-10, Penni Baker wrote:
I am glad to see your email,I would be making the full payment with my credit card for the amount of $18,100.50 .And have contact a new fence company regarding my order and if you will like you to proceed with me kindly advise me back with your contact phone number so that I can call you to make the payment.

Regards,
Penni Baker.

On 2-15-10, Vladdio wrote:
Dear Penni,

Thank you so much for getting back to me with your order.

Mr. Orangestump was so angry with me for not closing the sale right away that he beat me with a candlestick. It nearly ripped off one of my ears. But that's not why I can't give your our telephone number. It's because you didn't order $13,000 worth of material.

If you could please, PLEASE! order at least $1,450.00 of something else from me, I could surely speak to you on the phone. How about some fanork?

I can double the amount of fanork for the same price: $1,500.00

Please write back to me and say in your email that you would really like to order 50 gallons of FANORK. (I'll make sure you get 100 gallons!)

If you do this, the total will be $13,050.00. Then the order can go through, I can speak to you over the phone, and Mr. Orangestump might not hit me again.

Thank you.

Virgil

On 2-15-10, Penni Baker wrote:
I would really like to order 50 gallons of the fanork and what I would also like you to know is the order is an urgent order and what will be the total weight plus the 50 gallons on the fanork.Thank you.

On 2-15-10, Vladdio wrote:
Ms. Penni Baker,

It has come to my attention that one of our employees, Virgil Wilcox, arranged to ship you 100 gallons of fanork for the price of 50 gallons ($1,500).

I have long suspected that Mr. Wilcox has been making special sale prices to customers without the consent of his superiors. Please note that here at Vladdio Indestructible Fence Co. we regard such behavior as shady at best. And accessories to this criminal activity are beneath our contempt, and are liable for prosecution.

I am not accusing you of being that accessory. However I need to know from you that you expect to receive only 50 gallons of fanork.

Please state in you response email that you ordered only 50 gallons of fanork and you never intended to receive more than the amount ordered.

You will, herein, be dealing with me personally. Mr. Wilcox is even now being escorted to the police station for questioning. (Actually, he is first making a stop at the hospital. It seems that he fell down two flights of stairs earlier today and nearly ripped off his own ear.)

Thank you for your help in this matter.

Zanzibar Orangestump
President, Vladdio Indestructible Fence Co.

On 2-15-10, Penni Baker wrote:
Let me know if you would like to help em with the order or not and if yes get back to me with your contact phone number so that I can proceed with the payment.Hope to hear back from you soon.

Regards,
Baker.

On 2-15-10, Vladdio wrote:
Ms. Baker,

As much as I would hate losing a sale, I must first have your word that you are not complicit in the possible theft of an additional 50 gallons of fanork.

Once you have stated that with certainty in your response email I will be happy to give you our office phone number. In fact I would be glad to hear from you directly and I will give you my personal phone number.

Therefore, please state that you are not involved in a conspiracy to steal 50 gallons of fanork.

Zanzibar Orangestump
President, Vladdio Indestructible Fence Co.

On 2-16-10, Penni Baker wrote:
Am no more interesting in ordering nay thing from your company so DO NOT email me again.Thank you.

On 2-16-10, Vladdio wrote:
Ms. Baker,

I have contracted with a private investigator who is now looking into this matter. I have also been in touch with the authorities regarding bringing criminal charges against my former employee, Virgil Wilcox, as well as others who might have been involved.

I suggest that you get legal representation for yourself as this may become uncomfortable for all parties concerned.

Off the record (my own lawyer would not want me telling you this), Virgil Wilcox has implicated you in several instances of fraud, deceit, and theft over the past 3 years. By my reckoning, you may have been in receipt of nearly $200,000 worth of stolen merchandise.

I will be in touch with you soon.

Zanzibar Orangestump
President, Vladdio Indestructible Fence Co.

On 2-18-10, Vladdio wrote:
Ms. Baker,

I'll need to know your exact address.

Zanzibar Orangestump
President, Vladdio Indestructible Fence Co.