conprofit

n. A fake not-for-profit organization, usually set up as an Internet fraud scheme, that exploits or has exploited such events as 9/11, the Haiti earthquake, tsunamis in Southeast Asia, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to dupe people out of large sums of money. In some cases, they will set up authentic-looking fake websites in order to further present themselves as legit, but in most cases, by the time people realize this, it's much too late.

Total n00b: Aw, isn't this sweet? Send Uzbekistan's People Excellent Resources is collecting money for earthquake victims!
Friend: Are you for real? Don't you know that's a conprofit?

by pectussian July 22, 2011