but in a hidden camera investigation chris hansen takes on a different kind of predator to beat these cons at their own game. ever get an e-mail like this my name is mrs. maryam ibrahim. i am suffering from long-time cancer of the breast. before my late husband died, he deposited the sum of $20 million. 20% of this money will be for your time and effort. the writer sometimes appears to be a desperate character in a far off land offering millions in reward money if you d only help them in their plight. usually by sending your own money first. if you get a letter like this you probably ignore it, smelling a scam. but there are thousands of others who take the bait, falling for this global billion-dollar racket. in 2005 we introduced you to pam crawsy.