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419

419 noun: a 419 fraud; any of the various advance fee scams in which the scammer solicits up front payments promising large sums of money.

Noun

419 (plural 419s)

  1. A 419 fraud; any of the various advance fee scams in which the scammer solicits up front payments promising large sums of money.
    • Above him, on the wall of the cybercafe, is a large yellow sign with black block letters that warns: “TO OUR CUSTOMERS – Tomsed Cyber Cafe now has an activity monitor software that monitors all activities of 419s including their mails in all our workstations. Therefore any customer caught with 419...2007, Teju Cole, Every Day is for the Thief, Faber & Faber (2015), page 26

Forms of 419

plural419s

Phrases with 419

Questions about 419

What does 419 mean?
419 means a 419 fraud; any of the various advance fee scams in which the scammer solicits up front payments promising large sums of money.
What part of speech is 419?
419 is a noun.
What is the plural of 419?
The plural of 419 is 419s.

Words near 419 in the dictionary

  1. 41%'ed
  2. 41%ing
  3. 41%s
  4. 411
  5. 415
  6. 419
  7. 419 fraud
  8. 419 frauds
  9. 419 scam
  10. 419 scammer
  11. 419 scammers

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