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Be careful dealing with Mr. Claydon Connor Johannes!

updated on 09/10/2023

To whom it may concern:

Mr. Connor Johannes Claydon (German citizen) has a habit of not paying his bills.

Earlier in 2023 I was hired by Mr. Claydon, who is holding UK and German citizenships, to assist him in getting an exit visa from Belarus to cross the land border out of Belarus. From the very start of the job in the early morning he showed up at the migration office without any cash money to pay either for my services or for the state fees charged for the visa (I have screenshots of the receipts for the payments I made with my own money, never compensated by Mr. Claydon).

Mr. Claydon was clearly warned about the need to have cash some 24 hours ahead of the office opening time, but he ignored this request. He promised to pay online for the services rendered and showed some screenshots of the pending payment which proved to be a fake. He played with a promise to pay for a couple of days later and then he left the country. I have all related screenshots of my payments and our communication with Mr. Claydon for any interested party.

I published the story about the ill conduct of Mr. Claydon on YouTube but he did his best to file complaints about this, so the video is not available in Germany and the UK.

With all admiration to his efforts to cover up his theft – that’s how I see it – I would like to warn any party dealing or about to deal with Mr. Connor Johannes Claydon (UK, Germany) to seriously consider this. Will be happy to comment and elaborate on this story in any private communication.

Minsk Guide,

Andrei Burdenkov


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