Talk:Nigerian scam

Should this really be taken to RFD per the IP's tag? I guess it could be SOP. General Vicinity (talk) 16:27, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

I don't think it's SOP, unless you want to add a sense to Nigerian about advance fee scams, which may not be justified as it's only used in that sense in certain phrases. A Nigerian scam as defined here is not the same as a scam from Nigeria. Someone with no connection to the African country could execute such a ploy, and conversely there could be swindlers from Lagos whose activities do not fit the idiomatic definition here (but there should be &lit too, probably). Compare Philadelphia lawyer, Italian sandwich, and American cheese, all of which have meanings that derive from a toponym and a noun but refer to a specific sort of the noun (even if there is no connection to the place referenced). 70.172.194.25 16:47, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

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Nigerian scam

Tagged but not listed by an IP. If someone with authority wants to just remove the tag it's fine by me. See also the talk page. General Vicinity (talk) 08:58, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

By the authority vested in me by the internets, I hereby declare the request invalid for failing to provide a rationale.  --Lambiam 10:23, 13 January 2022 (UTC)