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- Green_goods_scam abstract "The green goods scam, also known as the "green goods game", was a fraudulent scheme popular among 19th-century "confidence games" in the United States. In the typical green goods scam, which bears a resemblance to the modern 419 Scam, the mark, or victim, would respond to flyers circulated throughout the country by the scammers ("green goods men") which claimed to offer "genuine" counterfeit currency, sometimes alleged to have been printed with stolen engraving plates, for sale. The victim, frequently recruited from areas outside major cities, would be enticed to travel to the location of the green goods men to complete the transaction. After meeting with an accomplice (the "steerer") the victim would be shown large sums of genuine currency - represented to be counterfeit - that was then placed in a bag or satchel, which the victim would be offered the opportunity to purchase at just pennies on the dollar. While the victim negotiated a price or was otherwise distracted, another accomplice (the "ringer") would switch the money for a bag containing sawdust, green paper, or other worthless items. The unwitting victim would then exit, unaware of the switch. After discovering the ruse, it was believed that very few victims would report the crime, as attempting to purchase counterfeit currency was itself a crime and the victim accordingly risked arrest.".
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- Green_goods_scam hasPhotoCollection Green_goods_scam.
- Green_goods_scam subject Category:Confidence_tricks.
- Green_goods_scam subject Category:Deception.
- Green_goods_scam subject Category:Fraud.
- Green_goods_scam type Abstraction100002137.
- Green_goods_scam type Act100030358.
- Green_goods_scam type Activity100407535.
- Green_goods_scam type Bunco100779248.
- Green_goods_scam type ConfidenceTricks.
- Green_goods_scam type Crime100766234.
- Green_goods_scam type Event100029378.
- Green_goods_scam type Fraud100769092.
- Green_goods_scam type PsychologicalFeature100023100.
- Green_goods_scam type Swindle100780148.
- Green_goods_scam type Transgression100745005.
- Green_goods_scam type Wrongdoing100732746.
- Green_goods_scam type YagoPermanentlyLocatedEntity.
- Green_goods_scam comment "The green goods scam, also known as the "green goods game", was a fraudulent scheme popular among 19th-century "confidence games" in the United States. In the typical green goods scam, which bears a resemblance to the modern 419 Scam, the mark, or victim, would respond to flyers circulated throughout the country by the scammers ("green goods men") which claimed to offer "genuine" counterfeit currency, sometimes alleged to have been printed with stolen engraving plates, for sale.".
- Green_goods_scam label "Green goods scam".
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- Green_goods_scam sameAs Q5603529.
- Green_goods_scam sameAs Q5603529.
- Green_goods_scam sameAs Green_goods_scam.
- Green_goods_scam wasDerivedFrom Green_goods_scam?oldid=573581933.
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