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>> i thought i was doing something to help somebody out. >> a town treasurer in wisconsin, she got an e-mail which asked her to help a desperate widow recover her husband's fortune. in return she'd get a reward of millions of dollars, but only after she paid some fees in advance. all together, she lost $18,000. >> i literally wiped out savings accounts and maxed out credit cards. >> and although the scam has been around for years, people continue to fall for it. >> it's unfortunate, but they do. >> special agent john hambrick of the fbi's internet crime complaint center. give me a sense for ho...

After we expose them, they disappear. anthony, i'd like to talk to you. but there are others eager to take our money. back in new york, i talk on the phone with a man who calls himself b.s. martins. he tells us about a $20 million hoard of cash hidden away in the nation of senegal. if we help transfer it to another country, there will be millions in it for us. but first we have to go to amsterdam to meet him. he offers to pick us up when we get in town. >> probably i'll make a reservation for you and pick you up. >> they say you can find anything you want in amsterdam. when we arrive we're loo...

You'd like to tell us. >> nothing. >> then you're free to leave. oh, and one more thing. remember that money we gave him earlier? this is $500. take this. i must ask you beforehand, though, i'd like to get that $500 back. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you, sir. >> there he goes. for this man, the scam is over. what did the fbi's john hambrick think of mr. basille? >> this guy is not at the top of his game. this guy's a mule to a certain extent, a soldier in the game. you can tell he appears to be nervous. >> still, hambrick says, if i had been a real scam victim, mr. basille would have ...