This is entirely a SCAM. BEWARE. I hate to admit that I fell for it - however a different, new, twist:
The person is now "Bjorn Bob Bagn" and resides at "3 Water St, Brooklyn, NY 11201". Instead of requesting payment via Western Union, payment is requested via PayPal. I felt "secure" because it was via PayPal instead of Western Union - this is not true. Shortly after payment, "Bjorn Bob Bagn" requested additional money via Western Union to confirm to an account in the UK.
Bjorn Bob Bagn has setup fake phone numbers of "860-482-0308" and "917-595-3118". Bjorn Bob Bagn also appears to use the aliases "Mark Cooper" from the UK and "Kaycee Rayhab" (the PayPal account holder). Bjorn Bob's email is
[email protected] and
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The fake vacation rental property was "227 E 56th St, New York, NY 10022" and Bjorn Bob claimed to reside at "3 Water St, Brooklyn, NY 11201"