Episode
Dateline: To Catch a Con Man: On the Trail of a Nigerian Spam Scammer
Overview
Chris Hansen embarks on a new series of investigations that takes him into real danger as he exposes internet cons via emails preying on people believing in promises of money from foreign sources.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 42
- Air date
- 2007-03-20
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
To Catch a Con Man: On the Trail of a Nigerian Spam Scammer is Episode 42 in season 15 of Dateline. It aired on 2007-03-20. The runtime is 43 min.
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