Happy 4/19 day.

Yep, it’s that day of the year that scam baiters love – April 19th.  When I spoke to my wife about it earlier, she asked why it was called a 419 scam.  The answer is very simple.  Section 419 of the Nigerian criminal code makes it an offence for people to obtain money or goods by deception.  Most of these scams originate from West Africa, hence “419 scam”.  Simple when you know.