Is this web page and job legal?
http://london-finance.org/home.htm
Or is it a scam?

Dear ricmex,

It's a scam. Most probably, the purpose of this "business" is
laundring money from illegal sources.

I have checked who owns the domain london-finance.org. This is the result:

Domain Name:LONDON-FINANCE.ORG
Created On:03-Feb-2005
Registrant Organization:London Finance Corporation
Registrant Name: Phil Scardilli
Registrant Street: 58 Wendell Place
Registrant City: Clark
Registrant State/Province: NJ
Registrant Postal Code: 07066
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.7323829410
Registrant Email: vito_7891650@yahoo.com

This "company" registered their domain only some weeks ago, which
usually indicates that they are a hastiliy created illegal scam.

And since they are supposed to be a British company, based in London,
why is the domain allegedly registered by someone in a small town in
New Jersey? Actually, 58 Wendell Place in Clark, NJ, is the address of
a video production service, and its owner is indeed one Phil Scardilli
- but I am absolutely sure that Mr. Scardilli does not even know that
his name and address have been used by someone else for registering
the domain. Scam businesses often use random addresses of others for
registering their domains, so they can't be traced.

And what is reportedly the telephone number of the company's
headquarters in London is actually the number of the Queen Elizabeth
II Conference Centre, not of any finance corporation there.

Finally, no company of the name "London Finance Corporation" is listed
in the official British database of registered companies.

For more information on why this kind of money transfer job offers is
always a scam and dangerous for the victims, please read the numerous
comments to this earlier, similar question:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=467918

My advice is not to contact and not to deal with this scam business.


Regards,
Scriptor



Sources:

Allwhois Domain Name Database
http://www.allwhois.com/cgi-bin/allwhois.cgi

Companies House: Database of Registered British Companies
http://www.companieshouse.com/WebCHeck/fastrack/

Switchboard Telephone Directory
http://www.switchboard.com/

WedNet: Videosyncrasy
http://www.wednet.com/vendors/comp.aspx?id=3312

Video Production: Clark, New Jersey Video Production
http://video.creative-info.us/profile/NJ/Clark/6138

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre: Contact Information
http://www.qeiicc.co.uk/contact_us

It uses highly proffesional language, that makes complete sense! :

"The priority at employment on the given post will have people with an
experience in financial sphere. In your duties the financial control
of means acting on the
accounts, sending of remittances to our partners and clients of our company."

Very much doubt english is their first language, or even latest language!

What was phase two of the recent phising scams..... i wonder...

BB

Any jobs that needs to know your back account before you start working
is a sure sign that job is a scam.

Notice that they even stole the logo of The Sunday Times Newspaper.

See where they took some of the content from at:
http://www.ukbusinessweek.co.uk 
http://www.ukbusinessweek.co.uk/london/

Pretty unbelievable.

The general approach is Rumanian/Ukranian, but I scent something Nigerian

Perhaps it is a hybrid phenomenon.

I would take a very good look at the staff of the QE II Conference
Centre, they seem confident that anyone ringing them will not get
shunted

Actually I've bookmarked that one for further investigation.