According to the president of First National Bank, Tony Thorne, the banks representatives used a GPS to find residence 509, but it took them to 514 instead. The banks representatives then went inside the wrong home and removed all of the belongings.
The Dreadnought hoax is certainly not the inspiration for the current use of the phrase - but Mr Berlusconi may intend the phrase to have African connotations, says Tony Thorne, editor of the Dictionary of Contemporary Slang.