"He just left," he said. "I was woken up one day by the police and some victims looking for [the man], but he was gone."
Dave Wilson, director of men's recovery for CASPAR, confirmed that the supposed landlord had lived in the building and departed hastily. An apartment in the building is still listed under the supposed landlord's name.
"There was a person that moved out of the apartment the day that this all happened," said Wilson. He said that CASPAR does run background checks on all potential residents of the home, and instances of law-breaking are rare.
Somerville police said that they have identified a suspect who they believe made off with thousands of dollars, but would not divulge the suspect's name.
After a week of not being able to reach the man he believed was the landlord, Qian eventually found out that his check had been cashed on Sept. 26.
"It was a fraud," said Qian. "I realize that now, but I was not so suspicious then."
On Oct. 11 Qian called the HHO to lodge a complaint.
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