Is this a scam? Please read over this e-mail to help me decipher.?

Question

My Name Is Charles H Landefeld. Thanks for replying back to my online job posting requiring your tutorial. I would like to make a tutoring arrangement between my 10 years old daughter and yourself for the month of August 2009. I would like you to tutor her within a period of one (1) month on a schedule basis of one (1) hour daily; 3 times weekly, totaling 12 times a month. I am willing to pay $50/hr. I would like to use these medium to inform you that my daughter does not live in the US. She would be flying from Dubai to the US. I would like you to teach her during her 8 month stay in the US. If there is a need to extend your services, an amendment would be made to your salary.
She would be dropped off/picked up by her nanny during the hours of teaching at any location you want the tutoring to take place in your area. You would be receiving a money order drawn from a bank in the US from my business associates in the US. Since i am from Dubai and right now am in Cuba for a business trip the payments won't be honored in any bank there in Dubai or here in Cuba.
These Money order would be made out for the cost of the tutorial services you are rendering, and also for the living expense, nanny fees of my Daughter .I hope I can trust you with these payments. All you have to do is deposit and cash the payment at your bank; deduct your tutorial service fee, which should be $50 per hour times 12 a Month = $600. I would include an additional $100 for run around fee and any additional text book you might be needing equivalent to $700 is what you deduct from the money order. The remaining balance after deducting the $700 should be sent via Money Gram or Western Union transfer to the Nanny. The Nanny will be contacting you with further arrangements and instructions regarding pickup/drop off of my daughter to the library where you would always teach her. I hope I can trust you that you will teach my daughter good academics and some moral respects so she can be good to herself in the future, I hope I can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Nanny. I look forward to read a detailed message from you containing the following information, if you are OK with my arrangements.
NEEDED INFORMATION
FULL NAME :
STREET ADDRESS ( No PO Box Please ). :
CITY,STATE ZIP CODE :
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE NUMBER
Kindly send your information to me @ [e-mail]
N.B My Daughter Name is Faith Landefeld. , She is actually coming to the US for sight seeing, but while she is here I want her to study at the same time.She understand English; can write and read fluently I just need her to improve her writing AND comprehension
Thanks for your Understanding.

Answer 1

Big and ( sad to say) a very common scam.He will asked you for your bank account number so he can "deposit " the money in your account , and guest what , your money will disappear like magic.

Answer 2

As correctly stated by others this is a scam



It works by you receiving a fake cheque from which you send a balance to the 'nanny' (non-existent!)



The balance is always sent via an electronic means (Moneygram / Western Union) - these methods are quick and paperless and once the transfer is collected the scammer can vanish.



This scam is a 'short con' - the scammers operating it are only interested in making a quick scam and vanishing - they do not usually have the ability / resources for anything more involved such as ID theft.



As you have given out your address, the scammer may well send a cheque to you - if one arrives, you should take it and all the emails relating to it to your nearest FBI office - they'll know what to do with it as this kind of scam is all too common

Remember, you have done nothing wrong.



If a cheque is sent, the scammer may well try to pressure you into cashing it - any emails from him should be ignored & deleted.

If he emails/phones you and gets a bit bad tempered, remember he is the criminal , not you - any threats he may make (usually they threaten to call in the FBI!) are empty and powerless.

I have over 20 fakeys on my living room wall and have received quite a few "interesting' emails from scammers and I'm still breathing !

This scammer is almost certainly overseas and beyond the ability to do anything more than email / phone you.



If you have not received anything in the next few weeks, then you won't receive anything at all.



Hope this helps



Luck!

Answer 3

The term: "money order drawn from a bank in the US" is first red flag. Next, they are always "out of the country", which is second red flag.

The final red flag is anything with "Western Union" where ypu send money to them...it's like sending cash. Then, their checks bounce after 2-3 weeks, and you are stuck with all debts....



100% a scam, too many red flags in this message....

Answer 4

This is a well known scam. They have you cash a money order and take some cash and send the rest to them. Then the money order bounces and you're facing fraud charges. It's a classic money laundering scam where you become a mule. If you are in the US, the Secret Service handles cases likes this and may be able to advise you.



http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10104748-83.html

http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/financial_crimes.shtml

Answer 5

This is very dangerous territory for your sister and it is not something that you can just talk her out of if she has been using any lenght of time. If you have a good relationship with your parents , go buy one of the drug screening tests from the grocery and hand it to your mother and tell her why. This is one of the hardest things you will ever have to do, and your sister will feel betrayed and angry for a while . But what you are doing is throwing a life raft to a drowning person. Sometime love hurts and this is one of those times.

Answer 6

I saw this on the People's Court. Long story short, someone cashed a check for someone else, they get the money and reroute it to someone else, check doesn't go through and you end up being out of money.



Look up Dubai Scams online... you'll find tons!

Answer 7

Almost anything involving a money order and having to send money back after you deposit it is indeed a scam.

Answer 8

Whenever someone tells you they will pay you more than something is worth if you just do something you know it's a scam.



Look up Nigerian 401 and learn about these.



Please don't give them any information. You will get hurt.

Answer 9

Scam most likely.