419

American  

[fawr wuhn nahyn] / ˈfɔr ˌwʌn ˈnaɪn /

noun

1. fraud, especially internet fraud, in which a victim pays in advance for access to a larger sum of money, such as an unclaimed inheritance or bank account balance, which turns out to be fictitious or is never realized.

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Example Sentences

Out of these participants, the team identified 419 people with genetic variants known to cause familial hypercholesterolemia.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025

Between October 2019 and April 2020, the number of tents increased almost three-fold, from 419 to 1108, according to data from San Francisco's Department of Emergency Management.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

In the mountains of Aspen, Colorado, two billionaire buyers paid $108 million for the sprawling compound at 419 Willoughby Way, setting a record for the most expensive home sale ever in the state of Colorado.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024

The organization has identified 419 convictions in California involving SBS, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024

The 419 acres of the present estate border for a long distance on the Potomac and are regarded as equalling in fertility any land in the county.

From Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck by Williams, Harrison