"Anyway, any thoughts on this other than my observations?" I despair that anyone would be conned into replying by these unsoliticited communications . A simple check of the BT phonebook or UK postcodes would give further information. The address given is that of RK Transport Services ( road haulage) so unless Dr Cheung drives a truck in his spare time it is false. OK not everyone is listed in the phonebook - ex-directory or another service provider but it's a start. Some good advice given here was to ask for a Skype video conversation. I would go further and do a (secret) screen capture of the individual - but they won't agree because they know they have been rumbled.

* The children of foreign nationals (with appropriate documentation) can attend state school in the UK.
* Private, fee-paying schools cost less than £3,000 per month
* There are unemployed qualified English teachers in the UK. £36,000 a year is far more than a basic teacher's salary.

We keep saying here that all of these too good to be true offers are just that.

Need I go on? I would guess that this type of scam is nothing more than identity theft.

Thanks for drawing it to our attention.