Yahoo boy en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after the Internet company Yahoo!, whose free e-mail accounts are sometimes used by scammers.
Meanings
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(Nigeria) A man who carries out 419 fraud.
The EFCC has a cyber crimes unit to monitor the activities of internet scam artists, also known as "Yahoo boys" (probably because they conduct their activities through their Yahoo e-mail accounts).
2009, Patience Idaraesit Akpan-Obong, Information and Communication Technologies in Nigeria, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahoo boys | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| yahoo-yahoo boy | alternative | lexicographic |