419

the name "419" actually said as "four one nine" derives from the section of Nigerian law that con artistry and fraud comes under. Hence the association with Nigerians.

But some of them mans there is teeeeef! lol

<<<in my best Nigerian accent

"Eh, four-one-nine-oh! Eh-heh, you try to steal from me? Eh, I tell you, you don't know who you are dealing wit. Why you do dis t'in?"

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419

1 - One of the area codes of Northwest Ohio - the other one is 567.

2 - A notorious scam that frequently involves an African prince or other rich person. A 419 scam is technically known as "advance-fee fraud", and is named after the article numbered 419 in Nigerian criminal code, which deals with fraud.

1 - My phone number is 419 - *** - ****

2 - I just got 419 scammed out of 20,000 dollars!

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SECTION OF NIGERIAN LAW WHICH COVERS FRAUD. OFTEN CALLED A NIGERIAN 419 SCAM BECAUSE THE EMAIL SCAM PROMISING A PERCENTAGE OF THE CASH IF YOU HELP MOVE MONEY OUTTA THE COUNTRY ORIGINATED IN NIGERIA. MANY SCAMMERS ARE POOR AND SO MUST USE KEYBOARDS WITH THE CAPS LOCK KEY PERMANENTLY JAMMED DOWN.

also the name of the fictitious hip-hop group created by the Ebola Monkey Man in his often hilaroius discourses with scammers. www.ebolamonkeyman.com

I AM GENERAL IMAN AL-KOHOLIK OF THE ARMY OF THE LATE SANI ABACHA FORMER PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA AND I WISH TO ASK FOR...

ted looked away from his computer for a second. "fuckin' 419".

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A PACK OF LIES BY THE DEVILS,OF THE UNITEDSTATES TO DEPRIVE YOU OF THE FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDED TO YOU BY THE GOOD PEOPLE OF NIGERIA IN THE NAME OF JESUS AMEN, NAMELY BARRISTERS, DOCTORS, AND GENERALS WHO HAVE MONEY THEY NEED HELP TO GET OUT OF THE COUNTRY URGENTLY

THE AUTHORITIES DO NOT WANT YOU TO BE RICH AND MAKE UP THIS SATAN 419 NONSENSE YOU HAVE BEEN PICKED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITIE

God, I hope you people recognize irony when you see it

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419

Acid, LSD, dose. Comes from April 19, known as Bicycle Day. Bicycle Day is the first day chemist Albert Hofmann intentionally ingested LSD.

Ever since the dude dropped 419 nothing's been the same!

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419

Secret lovers code started by a couple from Toronto. Was the hotel room number where they stayed when they fell in love. They started writing it on walls, bridges, behind hotel room paintings all over Europe and Canada before graduating to cementing ceramic tiles in public spaces. Means I love you or let’s get out of here and make love.

419 babe, let’s get out of here

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419

1. A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain.

2. Basically, FRAUD

Babatunde: ah-ah Bayo, from where u get dis fine TV, system and CLK?

Bayo: It be 419 now

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