₦airaland Forum

Welcome, Guest: RegisterLoginWith GoogleTrendingRecentNew

Stats: 3,327,239 members, 8,429,977 topics. Date: Friday, 19 June 2026 at 05:12 PM

Toggle theme

Orijin Of The Words "419" And "Yahoo Yahoo" - Business - Nairaland

Nairaland ForumNairaland GeneralBusinessOrijin Of The Words "419" And "Yahoo Yahoo" (1080 Views)

1 Reply (Go Down)

Orijin Of The Words "419" And "Yahoo Yahoo" by jaykaylegend(op): 11:24pm On Feb 13, 2015
Guys iv been thinking about this for a long time before I decided to post it here on nairaland. Please why is it that any fraudster caught in naija here are called 419 (where does that number comes from) and is it always caLled yahoo yahoo?? Is it that they always dupe people on yahoo.com??
Re: Orijin Of The Words "419" And "Yahoo Yahoo" by mamamummy(f): 11:34pm On Feb 13, 2015
419 emanated from section 419 of the Criminal Code of Nigeria which deals with the crime of obtaining by false pretence (fraud) while yahoo yahoo was adopted from yahoo application, which was the most popular site used by people to send messages. Fraudsters used the site to send and exchange messages with their victims. Thanks.
Re: Orijin Of The Words "419" And "Yahoo Yahoo" by Nobody: 11:47pm On Feb 13, 2015
You don talk am finish
Re: Orijin Of The Words "419" And "Yahoo Yahoo" by StealthyMe(m): 12:04am On Feb 14, 2015
mamamummy:
419 emanated from section 419 of the Criminal Code of Nigeria which deals with the crime of obtaining by false pretence (fraud) while yahoo yahoo was adopted from yahoo application, which was the most popular site used by people to send messages. Fraudsters used the site to send and exchange messages with their victims. Thanks.
You sabi! Thats it OP
Re: Orijin Of The Words "419" And "Yahoo Yahoo" by jaykaylegend(op): 8:40am On Feb 14, 2015
@mammamummy thanks much APPreciate!!
Re: Orijin Of The Words "419" And "Yahoo Yahoo" by lionduke(m): 2:50pm On Feb 14, 2015
Please what does section 419 of the criminal code state?
Re: Orijin Of The Words "419" And "Yahoo Yahoo" by mmmurctiff(m): 5:50pm On Feb 14, 2015
Op,

U don too drink orijin beer.. abi dem don change the spelling of 'ORIGIN' to the one way the Op use?

I bn just dey stoll pass
1 Reply

Hilarious Phone Call Between A 419 Scammer And A Woman(audio)This Devaluation ‘be Like’ 419!: Henry BoyoPlease Share Old And New Methods Yahoo Yahoo Boys Use In Scamming That You Know234

How Profitable Is A Laptop Repair Business?10 Business Opportunities In Africa That Will Create More Millionaires In 2015Your Story Is About To Change! "The Future Belongs To Those Who See Possibilitie