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419 Eater was a place to show-off, coordinate, discuss tactics, etc. Topic: Scambaiting I believe it's origins were going directly after the scammers behind an
by oktwtf 3y ago
419 Eater was a place to show-off, coordinate, discuss tactics, etc. Topic: Scambaiting
I believe it's origins were going directly after the scammers behind an advance-fee scam, a.k.a. the "Nigerian prince scam". 419 is in reference to some criminal code.
- at-fates-hands 3y agoYou are correct: The name 419 comes from "419 fraud", another name for advance fee fraud, and itself derived from the relevant section of the Nigerian criminal code.