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"419" refers to the Nigerian criminal code section which defines the type of scam: <https://web.archive.org/web/20050308040611/http://www.nigeria-law.org/Crimi
by dredmorbius 2y ago
"419" refers to the Nigerian criminal code section which defines the type of scam:
<https://web.archive.org/web/20050308040611/http://www.nigeria-law.org/Criminal%20Code%20Act-Part%20VI%20%20to%20the%20end.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20050308040611/http://www.nigeri...>
Much as with other toponyms, the origins are in fact region-specific, though the term has become more general with time.
The generic term is "advanced-fee scam":
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_scam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_scam>
- deaddodo 2y ago> the name simply originates with Nigeria Maybe ingest the entire comment you're replying to first. Especially if you're simply going to agree with me in the very next point: > though the term has become more general with time