On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 09:56 +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Interestingly, "420" means "cheat" in India. (rummages through > wikipedia) Ah yes: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_420
related to similarly numbered sections of the nigerian penal code (and presumably, of other former british colonies), though for some reason 419 became the representative number for nigerian scammers, and 420 for india. the original indian penal code is here [1], the amended nigerian one here [2]. -rishab 1. http://www.vakilno1.com/bareacts/indianpenalcode/indianpenalcode2.htm 2. http://www.nigeria-law.org/Criminal%20Code%20Act-Part%20VI%20%20to% 20the%20end.htm
