Slave and Master Recruitment Officer, or just a con artist?

Here´s an email I got a few days ago from a man named “Kenneth”:
I searched through a web and i confirmed that you are a teacher so i will want to bring it to your awareness that my son will be coming to madrid in sept(15st-30th) . So i need you to help me teach him.His name is Sam, and He will be coming to your house for 1 hour each day for two weeks from monday-friday. So i will want you to let me know your availability and your charge per hour

In a blog post subsequently deleted to make room for this fuller explanation, I said the email sounded more like a “thinly veiled slave and master recruitment ad” than a request for a tutor. Still, explaining that "I need money like eggs need rosemary,” I responded positively:
Hi Kenneth,
I would be happy to help you teach your son. In terms of availability, I am free until 1pm and from 2:30pm to 4pm. What works for you?
In terms of location, I don´t have a house to offer because I am staying with a host family (not my own family), and I can´t offer their house as a base of my own teaching. Is there another place we could meet? Perhaps a quiet coffee shop?
I charge 15 Euros per hour for one-on-one lessons, but I am flexible in terms of payment. By the way, if you would like to speak to me by telephone, my number is (34) 693 254 667.
Thank you,
Andrew

The response was strange:
Greetings Thanks very much for the mail.That is okay with me.So for ten lessons ,it will be 150euro. He will come along with his text books and all necessary accessories,i am from the United Kingdom.I hope i will be able to trust you with my money,since this requires honesty and transparency.I have an associate of mine owing me the sum of 2500euro,i will instruct him to write out the cheque to you,so when you receive it you will have to deduct 150euro the cost for ten lessons and send the remaining funds to person who will be taking care of my son during his staying in the State.The remaining funds sent to him,will be for his feeding and other commissions.So if this is understandable i will want you to get back to me with the following in formations of where the check will be sent to. name in full address in full city state zip code country contact phone number Looking forward to read for you

Let´s count the ways he´s telegraphing a scam:
1. He says he´s from the UK, but writes like he is an army general with shrapnel in his head.
2. Why wouldn't he send me the 150E and the remainder directly to the person who will be taking care of his son?
3. He did not respond at all to my comment that I can´t use my house to teach.
4. His salutation is pretty form-letter. Doesn´t even bother to use my name…
5. And, speaking of names, this email came from a different address. “Kenneth” became “Mathew” in the blink of an email. No explanation!

His plan was probably to give me a bounced check and leave me down 2,300E by the time the dust settled.
I thought it might be fun to turn the tables and take this guy for a ride (without giving him any accurate information), but I decided to play things safe:
Hi Mathew, I´m sorry, but I will not be able to tutor your son due to time constraints I had not foreseen. Thank you for the offer, and I´m sorry I could not be of more help.
Thank you,
Andrew

Eggs don´t need rosemary that badly.