Conclusion:
Till 9pm when I felt cheated n my husband went checking out her unit n found out it was vacant after confirming w the neighbor!
Did you finally get back the money?
I encountered a similar situation before. A chinese lady, and her child, knocked on my door, and asked for money. Speaks English very well.
Did not give them any money.
However, I did give someone $10 for "taxi fare" 10+ years back. Since then, have encountered several other people who want "coins" and money, including 1 guy who was very insistent,
and followed me around for a while. I don't understand what is going on.