LR35 ACFT IN VFR CLB WAS ALERTED TO TFC BY ATC. RPTR FO IDENTED AN ACFT BUT IT WAS THE WRONG ONE AND BY THE TIME THE FLC SAW THE RPTED TFC THEY HAD AN NMAC.

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DEPARTED BDL VFR HAVING REQUESTED VFR ADVISORIES TO FIT (APPROX 58 NM TRIP). CLBING TO 15500 FT; HDG 063 DEGS DIRECT. VERY BUSY; FIRST TRIP IN THIS EARLY MODEL LEAR 35; HAVING SPENT 25 HRS IN THE PAST 3 WKS IN A LATE MODEL LEAR. DIFFERENT: AUTOPLT; RADIOS; SWITCH POS; THRUST REVERSERS; ANNUNCIATORS; ETC. NEVER FLOWN WITH THIS CAPT BEFORE. CREW COORD FAIR; VERBAL COMS GOOD. ISSUED TFC; 'BE1900 1:30 - 2 O'CLOCK POS 10 MI NWBOUND IFR 14000 FT.' IDENTED TFC IN THAT AREA. ADVISED PF WE SHOULD LEVEL 13500 FT UNTIL CLR. OBSERVED THAT THE TFC WOULD PASS BEHIND US AND MENTIONED THIS TO PF. HE ASKED DIRECTION TFC WAS PROCEEDING. I ADVISED NW. I LOOKED AGAIN AND IDENTED A CONFLICT! CAPT PF REDUCED PWR; SHALLOWED THE CLB AND TURNED R 15 DEG BANK (MAX ACHIEVED); NOT ABRUPT MANEUVER. I HAD INITIALLY IDENTED THE WRONG TFC (FURTHER AWAY). ADVISED PF OF MY ERROR. PLT OF BE1900 CHEWED US OUT ON THE FREQ; QUESTIONED OUR PROFESSIONALISM. I SUPPOSE HE THOUGHT WE PLANNED TO PASS THAT CLOSE (NOT EVER). HE ALSO ASKED IF WE HAD TCASII; SEEMED TO ASSUME WE DID. WE DIDN'T LIKE THE SIT ANY MORE THAN HE. SEE AND AVOID HAS ITS PROBS!