It's a scam and it goes with what my BIL the vice cop told me once:

Me: "Are there criminal masterminds like on tv?"
BIL the vice cop: "Very few. Almost all criminals are stupid."

We can safely class your would-be housemate in this very large group.

I DON'T LIKE SCAM!!!

She may be from Scamdinavia.

Or Scam Francisco.

Or Scamburg, Germany

Oh yeah, Scam city for sure. The best thing is probably to just discontinue communications and get on with life, but if you are of a certain mindset screwing with them can provide some level of entertainment.

For example you could say that time is critical, and insist that daddy sends you a check via overnight service.... Costing them $$$. etc...

Even if it wasn't a scam (which it is) I would disqualify her for stupidity.

This particular scam almost always uses such services anyway, for two reasons.

1. Their outlay of cash to ship a check express makes people more comfortable with it. Surely, a scammer wouldn't spend the $15 they think.

2. They don't want to send their fraudulent check through the USPS and thus committing mail fraud which makes things much worse if they do get caught. (not sure if this is actually true or just believed to be true)

Loverly Scam, Wonderful Scam.

Seems on the up and up to me. I say go for it, what's the worst that can happen?

I'm not saying it's not a scam but when I got my first place my Dad was my guarantor.

I was 17 when my Mom decided she was going to follow a man to Australia and threw my brother and I out of the house on Christmas Eve. When I found an apartment I gave the landlord my Dads phone # and address as he was sending the deposits and rent for the first month. He was also willing to guarantee that my rent was paid at least until I turned 18 or graduated from High School.

So in my circumstances it was legit but this one sounds rather fishy!

I'm with CP if you're that incoherant in an email I probably don't want to live with you.