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>> were about to turn the tables. our chance comes when the thieves send this e-mail saying the money transfer is finally ready but the bank is asking for more money than ever before. >> ten percent? thats a staggering fee. $1.5 million. "dateline" is answering the e-mails now and we say we will pay the upfront money on one condition. the scammers have to meet me face to face. i am posing as a businessman who is supposedly loaning shireen the million dollars she needs to close the deal. at first...

They are just too embarrassed. they do not want to let their families know. these scammers realize this and they use that very fair against them. >> but the connecticut woman who lost nearly a quarter of a million dollars in an internet scam was not only brave enough to tell police, now shes helping "dateline" as we try to turn the tables on her scammer. we have met face to face with the so-called diplomat. jeffrey grant who is supposed to be delivering the $15 million inheritance. to our surpri...

"dateline" show on scams. >> shireen had seen one of our previous investigations? >> thats correct. >> my name is chris hansen and you have just been caught. you have seen one of my shows and you actually confronted them about these con men and said are you one of these guys? >> yes. >> what did he say? >> he was very angry. he said you better apologize. >> you better apologize? >> yes. he said i am not like that. >> she didnt realize she was being conned until it was too late. >> why didnt you ...

And "dateline" has not given up ether. we have taken over shireens e-mail and are trying to lure the thieves into a face to face meeting. so we write back that shes found a new friend with lots of money. the barrister takes the bait again agreeing to a face to face money. but where will this meeting be? over the years we have tracked the internet thieves all over the world. to africa, london, amsterdam and switzerland. here is what i suspect. i suspect that you are part of a scam. authorities sa...

Shireen has been helping date line for more than a year. trying to lure one of the thieves out of the shadows. finally its time to turn the tables on the man who is ready to take more of her money. >> there is something you need to know. >> okay. >> i am chris hansen with "dateline" nbc and we have been taking a look at this group that you are apparently affiliated with. a group that has taken $200,000 of her money. >> i didnt take any of her money. >> you were about to take $36,700 from me. >> ...

>> after shireen contacted local police, they contacted federal authorities but international scams over the internet are tough to prosecute so shireen asked "dateline" to help. could we crack the case and lure the thieves out from behind their computer key boards into plain sight? >> mr. davis i received your e-mail and noted the content. >> the first step, taking over her e-mail. remember, the thieves have already taken more than $200,000 from her. but it doesnt take long to discover that thei...

Really is and how far the crime ring stretches is just beginning. >> we have criminal history here in greenville that dates back to 1996. >> detective rick floyd has discovered his real name. originally from nigeria, he has lived in the united states for 14 years and it turns out this isnt the first time he has been arrested. records show that in 2007, he allegedly tried a similar scam on a doctor from texas. "dateline" watched as an investigator from a local sheriffs department opened the evide...

It comes to a total of $165,000. just to be able to reach out and grab tp money, because its right there. >> little by little 350, 500, 1,700, now this is the big score. >> this is it. >> in the end shireen lost her life savings more than $200,000 and chances are she will never get a dime back. but believe it or not, the scammers still think theyve got her on the hook for even more. what they dont know is she has agreed to let "dateline" step in and try to turn the tables. coming up, we start by...

>> this so-called diplomat cant even give us a receipt we are about to hand over in return for the supposed fortune. >> do you have any paper work for us or a receipt? >> from them? >> for the money that you want us to give you now. do you have a receipt with you? >> whats a receipt? >> a receipt for $37,600. >> no. >> if there was any doubt that this was more of a part of a scam to take more money from a woman who has lost her life savings, there is certainly none now. there is no way this is a...

Knowledge of watching movies and "csi" come across the bleach. i remember dismembering things makes them dissolve faster. >> finally, what police needed to know was why. what motive did michael lane have for killing ginger candela. >> he offered no explanation. that was the worst part of the interview. although he admitted everything, he had no reason for it. >> which is why we wanted to talk to michael lane ourselves. why would anyone commit such a crime? three months after his interrogation, m...