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The scammer was a Black male who gave the name William Youngblood and said he was from Detroit, MI. Scammer was selling magazine subscriptions as donations for a literacy program. He said he was doing this to get a second chance and stay out of jail and explained that he earns a commission on the sales that allow him to pay for basic living expenses. He used compassion and a sense of urgency to manipulate. While there were several red flags, I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt and gave him a check made out to the company Optimum Readers Service (optimunrs.com). I researched the company immediately after the scammer left and determined that it was in fact a scam. I stopped the check via my bank.