Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

419

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: 419
IPA

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Scrabble Score

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Letters

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Syllables

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Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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 job will be handed over to the police. BE WARNED!”"

Inflected Forms

419s (plural)

Phrases

419 scam 419 scammer

Frequently Paired Words

419 scam 419 scammer

Questions

What does 419 mean?: A 419 fraud; any of the various advance fee scams in which the scammer solicits up front payments promising large sums of money.

How to pronounce 419

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