Wednesday 17 April a new episode of the inevitable weekly appointment with has been broadcast Who has seen?. Federica Sciarelli, the unfailing and iconic face of the programme, as always hosted an interesting and emotional episode, which returned in particular to the case of Franco Bonzi and his mysterious disappearance. A story that opens up worrying prospects. The man, in fact, had believed he was engaged to Dua Lipa, and now he has not been found for days: his family has begun to fear the worst. As usual, ample space was given to appeals, to requests for help and reports from the public at home.
What happened last night to Who has seen it?: the Franco Bonzi case
Federica Sciarelli is back on Rai 3 like every Wednesday evening with the program Who has seen?. The episode began with the latest developments in the case of Gianfranco Bonzi, a man missing for several weeks after being the victim of a scam by an individual posing as Dua Lipaextorting money from him in exchange for false messages of love and affection. After a moving interview with his son Luca, Sciarelli announced the discovery of a tax code that could belong to the perpetrator of the fraud, shedding new light on the case.
The intervention of Bonzi’s son, Luca, who opened up in front of the microphones of Chi l’ha, was moving view?, saying he is incapable of finding meaning in the disappearance of his father Franco. “At home he left a note that said: ‘Don’t look for me anymore, I can’t carry on anymore, I have depression problems’. We always solved problems together. After the loss of her grandparents, she lost hope. He told me about Dua Lipa and I told him it wasn’t real, but he didn’t understand, he was lost, he was clinging to her. How much money did he send? Too many”. Then the truth emerged: “he realized it was all false when she disappeared and he left frustrated and unhappy on March 23rd. It’s his way of saying that the story brought him down. He took a trolley with a few things: one of mine, one of his uncle’s, one of his grandmother’s… What to say to whoever deceived dad? Nothing, he won’t be the only victim and words won’t change anythingI wish only the best.”
Then the direct appeal to Father Franco: “I would like to tell you so much, dad, I lost you and I suffer your absence, so come back, Pope! This is what I can tell you. If you’re watching us, help us, dad.” Gianfranco had announced his latest actions on Facebook, but no one acted.
The turning point in the case
After the last episode, the fake profile of Dua Lipa who contacted Gianfranco Bonzi to scam him sent messages asking for money in exchange for information on the now missing man. A tax code becomes crucial: “16 characters between letters and numbers: his name is Marcello, he is not the dream of millions of men, he is not Dua Lipa and doesn’t answer the phone. The fake Dua Lipa is a Sicilian man from Catania, born in ’66, belonging to Marcello, an aspiring dancer, self-described “Mizuno Cubist”.
On TikTok, a video frames him: the Cubist Mizuno claims to have danced with Dua Lipa in Rome. The suspicion arises that he too has been scammed and that his tax code has been stolen. “Could he scam people?” a journalist asks a citizen of Giarre, Marcello’s presumed city of residence. “Honestly no, I hope he hasn’t been a victim of scams too”, replies the man, representing the thoughts of all the inhabitants who haven’t seen him for over a year.
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