Tutoring trouble

I'm a tutor!
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Let me tell you about my first tutoring job:

There was this post on Craigslist advertising $59/ hour to tutor for two months during the summer in Blacksburg. Awesome! I applied and the guy wrote me back the next day:

"I would like to use these medium to inform you that my Son don't live in the US if you could remember i mention that in my posting, he would be flying from Japan to the US because i need to get him back home because i fear for the disaster that are happening in Japan, I want you to teach him English Langauge or (and) Mathematics for 5th grader during this period, if there is need to extend your services, an amendment would be made to your salary depending on how good you are with him. The Local Library would be your meeting place with him, he would be dropped off/picked up by his nanny during the hours of teaching.I have a financial that will handle your payment for you while i am away to pick him home.I look forward to read a detailed message from you containing the following information."

So, I was excited to teach this young tsunami victim from Japan as he eases his way into American life, asking what verbal skills he possesses and how much help he needs with his Math.

Then, I was sitting at lunch with my friend, Josh, telling him about the opportunity:

"I got a job tutoring a young dude from Japan," I devulged.
"Nice, in Blacksburg?" he asked.
"Yeah, they'll be moving here soon. The guy wants to pay me in advance, though."
"Awesome! So, are they both from Japan?"
"I think so...well, I don't know, actually."
"What did the guy say when you talked to him?"
"Umm...he said, well-- I haven't actually talked to him so much as e-mailing him," I answered. Suddenly, I knew where this line of questioning was leading, so I offered, "It does sound a bit too good to be true, right?"
Josh laughed, "It's not worth worrying about, Whoppahead!"
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Fast-forward to the next day when I got a message from the 'dad':

"How are you doing today and thanks for the respose towards the job also my son said hi to you because i already told him about you the new tutor, i got your email with the provided informations and showing interest wanting to work as a tutor. I will like you to get updated and come to an agreement before i proceed with any further arrangement,my son and i are going to be in the city on the 13th of May and we do have our financier in the state who is going to handle the payment of your service like i told you in my previous email by issuing out a payment of $1,982 and you will have to take out your first week service advance payment which is $710 and you will be helping to buy a greendot moneypak pin which will be use for necessary arrangement for the books and other materials to teach him and you can buy the greendot moneypak pin at walmart,So i need to be sure if you are in good mood to accept with this before i let our financier to send the payment to you."

Let's review a few red-flags:

1.) No one from any significant metropolitan area has ever reffered to Blacksburg, VA as a city.
2.) Promising large sums of money without speaking to someone first is a dumb idea.
3.) The guy did not say anything specific to this area: town name, library name, or even the state name.
4.) This one's the best: this Japanese father's name?

"I am Anthony Walterman."
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So, word to the wise: beware of scammers on internet job sites!