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419s

419s is the plural of 419.

Meaning of 419

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

Questions about 419s

What is 419s the plural of?
419s is the plural of 419.

Words near 419s in the dictionary

  1. 419 scammer
  2. 419 scammers
  3. 419 scams
  4. 419er
  5. 419ers
  6. 419s
  7. 41st
  8. 42
  9. 42-gon
  10. 42-gons
  11. 420

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