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Yahoo Boy

threat_actor:yahoo_boy Also: Yahoo Boy plus, Yahoo Boys

Term used in the episode for Nigerian scammers, particularly in discussion of fraud and alleged ritual practices.

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Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
outgoing USES Yahoo Messenger Explicit 141

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Yahoo Boy USES Yahoo Messenger

Jack says Yahoo Boys received their name because they initially used Yahoo Messenger to conduct scams.

Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 141 Details

“they started out using Yahoo Messenger to conduct their scams over”