Help please! Is this a scam???

Can you tell me if it is a scam? I received this email:
From: [email protected]

Hello,
How are you doing today with your family&friends, Am Mr. Allen Snow,Am American citizen.i need your assistance in my house I and my wife are always busy with work, we only have weekend as a free day and we need aupair/nanny that can take good care of my children when we are not around, please kindly write me back quickly to know if you are still available to work for my family then I can tell you all the necessary thing about the work and salary okay.
I wait to hear from you soonest..

Regards..
Mr. Allen Snow..

What do I think about this email?
Thanks!!!

Yes, it is a scam.

The English tells me that the letter was written by an African, not an American.

Yes it is a scam attempt. viewtopic.php?f=42&t=64597 clearly shows most of the text has been used in a previous fraudulant e-mail dated January twenty thirteen.