I am good I am a guyman

Hi, here are a few of the terms that the scammers and we use.


Lads=Scammers

Mugu=sucker or fool used by the lads to describe a victim, but turned around by us and used against them (we call them mugu's)

Magga or Maga =victim

Mugun=Yaruba slang for a silly person.

Guyman= a name the lads like to call themselves, as though they are someone special: as in (I am good I am a guyman)

W U =western union, a lads preferred way of receiving money as they can track the money by internet.

Westy=Western union as above.

Joker= a new term used by the lads to describe people who bait them

G mail joker same as above.

Baiters=a group of people who waste the time and resources of the lads to decrease their effectiveness.

Boi=boy

419 Scam = a type of scam, referring to the Nigerian law, That outlaws scamming :section 419.

Oga= A boss!

Chairman= A big boss.



Bombing= ladspeak for spamming.

Catcher=the lowest lad -the one who sends out all the e-mails and "catches" the victims and then passes them along up the line to his boss.

AYY or advanced yahoo, yahoo,= some lads who have either had technical training or are more IT savvy. Can also describe scammers who use JUJU or voodoo in their scams.

Vlad=A scammer usually from the Ukraine or Russia. Many are part of criminal gangs.

'Oluwole' an area in Lagos where documents like passports, money orders, certificates, company letter-headed papers are creatively doctored.

Asem=accidentally sent email.

Asim=accidentally sent instant message.



Op= original poster , usually the person who started the thread or post.



Azza or AZA= bank account.

EBE = cheque

Here are a couple of new of words that are now becoming common usage - "Yahoo Boys" this is generally applied to the new scammers, some are the younger generation, who have taken over from the old 419 lads.



Yahoo Yahoo boys, Yahoo boi's , Yahoo boyz. All names for scammers as above.