Received the same message. I had a bad feeling about this supposed business man's incorrect use of English and apparent urgency. Once he asked for my address, I knew it was a scam for sure. I, too, am a tutor who posted on Craigslist. I will be reporting this to the AG. Thank you for your posts.
Received the same message. I am a local tutor who posted ads on Craigslist. Something didn't feel right and I thought I should Google his name along with "tutoring scam", which led me here.
I had the same thing happen to me. I knew things weren't right, and I kept going until I got the check.... If nothing else, this jerk spent money FEDEX-ing me his fake check!!! I also got a name and address for the person he wanted me to wire the money to! It's amazing the trouble people will go to to avoid getting a real job. So sad!