Yahoo boys
Yahoo boys is the plural of Yahoo boy.
Meaning of Yahoo boy
Noun
Yahoo boy (plural Yahoo boys)
- 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
Questions about Yahoo boys
- What is Yahoo boys the plural of?
- Yahoo boys is the plural of Yahoo boy.
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