Terms used by 419-scammers
These terms are common words in the Nigerian pidgin English.
Fall mugu (to)
To be fooled, to become victim of advance-fee fraud
Flash of account
Cause a victim's bank account to temporarily show a large credit (which the bank reverses when they discover its false origins) to convince the victim the deal is legitimate.
Format
Scheme or script of an advance-fee fraud, e.g., the late dictator format, the next of kin format, the lottery format...
Guyman, guy
Con artist engaged in advance-fee fraud
Jokeman
A scam-baiter
Luxcini
An investment scam involving a line of men's luxury clothing based in Beverly Hills, California
Maga, mugu, mugun, mahi, magha,]mahee, mayi, mayee, mgbada
Victim of advance-fee fraud ("Mugu" means "fool"—often used as an insult by scam-baiters)
Modality
Method of funds transfer
Nwachukwu Advanced fee fraud that poses as a stock options trading corporation
Oga or Chairman
Boss
Owner of the job, Catcher
Con artist who makes first contact with the victim, then passes him to another scammer to finish
Run
An illegal activity
Yahoo millionaire,yahoo boy
Scammers
Yahoo Yahoo
Someone who cons through e-mail, particularly through a Yahoo! address http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_fraud
Thursday, February 18, 2010
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