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Dateline's Chris Hansen goes on an undercover investigation that starts at a computer keyboard and travels across America and the Atlantic. Using bait credit cards and a fake online store, can we lure criminals out of the Internet's underground? TRANSCRIPT

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VIDEOS: PART 1

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‘To Catch an ID Thief’

2: Underground den of thieves

3: ‘Hansen Discount Electronics’

4: CH delivery

5: Where’s Wendy?

6: Harsh truth

VIDEOS: PART 2

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Putting a face on ID theft

2: Following the trail to Africa

3: Turning the tables

4: A meeting

5: 'Something funny'

6: Ending the charade

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