mugu
n.— «His victims—or “mugus” as he called them in telephone intercepts with his African fellow scammers—included a Saudi Arabian sheik, a Malaysian property developer and ordinary Australians.» —“Internet con man gets five years’ jail” by Leonie Lamont Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) Nov. 9, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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