419

🇳🇬 Nigeria
Added August 02, 2025
TOP DEFINITION
General West African slang for fraud, originating from the Nigerian criminal code section 419 which outlaws advance-fee scams. Calling someone a '419' means they're a scammer.
"That job offer sounds like 419, be careful. (Meaning: That offer looks like a scam, be cautious.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 02, 2025
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419 (Fraud/scam)
"Dat na 419 (That's a scam)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 07, 2025
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Fraud/Scam (Confidence trick)
"That be 419 scheme (That's a fraudulent scheme)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 10, 2025
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