Aupair Needed Urgently... IS IT SCAM?

RE: Aupair Needed Urgently...
From:
Susan Richards <[email protected]>
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To:...
Dear ...,
We are the family of Richards, Am a full time worker and i work in the American Tobacco Company here in the United State as the Marketing Manager, My husband on the other hand works with a construction company here in the US and very busy with work so we are looking for an Au Pair or Nanny that is flexible with our time and we will also be considerate with your own time and schedule. As we feel our children would be best served by having a nanny or an Au Pair. I am down to earth, blunt and take things the way they come. I am a very friendly person and easy to get along with. You will have no problem in adapting to our lifestyle here. I want you to know that you’ll never have any cause to regret taking up this job.
So let me know if you are interested in taking care of our kids so i can get back to you with more details regarding this position

MY QUESTIONS:
*Have you ever been an Au Pair before?
*Have you ever traveled out of your country?
* Do you require a visa or working permit?
* When will you be through with your work in the UK?
Kindly get back to me fast so that i can inform my husband about it.
Best Wishes Susan...

Another scam, I'm afraid.

There are many things that make this offer a certain scam, but even without those, I didn't have to get past the first sentence to realize the writing is African, not American.

Thank you a lot for your information

And also, but I'll stand corrected if wrong but the American Tobacco Company ceased trading.
In 2004 I think?

http://exchanges.state.gov/jexchanges/programs/aupair.html

To take part in the au pair program, candidates must work with a designated sponsor of the au pair program listed here

http://eca.state.gov/jexchanges/index.cfm?fuseaction=record.list&cat=2

If you haven't found your job using one of these sponsors, you won't get a visa or a job to work as an au pair in the USA, so any offer you get direct is a scam.