Meaning of 419er | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [B1]

Examples

“The black paint⟳ had washed off, leaving gleaming dollar notes behind. Only the first row of notes in the trunk box were real. The rest⟳ were old newspapers, painted black and cut⟳ to dollar size. Pray tell⟳, who was that 419er who first thought up these serpentine scams?”

“A child of a popular 419er or a popular drug dealer or member of the mafia is very vulnerable and suffers social abuse; at school, teachers and fellow students call⟳ them names, knowing the source of their parents' wealth.”

“As the examples of the drug smuggler who returned to Nigeria after a long prison sentence in the United States and the 419er who failed in his bid to become⟳ governor suggest⟳, the fate of a criminal in Nigerian society depends a lot on how much money he has and how he spends it.”

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