Warning as the one secret code word scammers use on dating apps and forums to con you out of money is revealed: ‘If you see this word online, get out of the chat’
- Online threads are sharing information about the word ‘alaye’ and what it means
- According to internet sleuths it’s a Yourbian phrase meaning ‘area boy’
- Scammers say word in online chat rooms to decipher if you’re also a scammer
- If you’re not, and question the word, they continue with their ruse
- Warnings have been circulating online so as to detect these sophisticated plans
A group of internet sleuths have uncovered a code word Nigerian scammers supposedly use to rinse unsuspecting victims of their money online – and you’ve likely never heard it before.
Reddit is awash with information about the term ‘Alaye’ and how it roughly translates to ‘area boy’ or ‘thug’ in the Yourbian language.
In internet chat rooms professional scammers use the term to identify their own kind and quickly move on to a new person if they are found to be speaking to a scammer themselves.
Reddit is awash with information about the term ‘Alaye’ and how it roughly translates to ‘area boy’ or ‘thug’ in the Yourbian language (stock image)
In internet chat rooms professional scammers use the term to…
