victor gonzalez had already paid someone else to move in and to change the locks. >> he asking for the first month, for the last month, and deposit, at least like 10,000. >> reporter: south san francisco police confirmed the gonzalezes were duped. >> they found a cloned ad online that solicited that property that was for rent. it was legitimately for rent from a real estate company. however, somebody was falsely representing themselves as the property owner. >> reporter: joel from consumer action says the gonzalezes are past the time they could get their money back. he explains paying with cash or transferring money are major red flags along with cost. >> way below market rents. that's a red flag. another one is an absentee landlord that can't meet with you. >> reporter: we found the same property in a legitimate posting on zillow and showed it to victor gonzalez. this was his reaction. >> are these the same pictures? >> yeah. yeah. it's the same. they didn't change anything. >> reporter: the pictures are the same. but the price over $1,000 more compared to the facebook marketplace pos

victor gonzalez had already paid someone else to move in and to change the locks. >> he asked for the first month, for the last month, and the deposit. at least like 10,000. >> reporter: south san francisco police confirm the gonzalezes were duped. >> they found a cloned ad online that solicited that property that was for rent. it was legitimately for rent by a real estate company, however someone was falsely presenting themselves as the property owner. >> reporter: they say the gonzalezes are past the time they can get their money back. paying with cash or transferring money are major red flags along with cost. >> way below market rents. that's a red flag. another one is an absentee landlord that can't meet with you. >> reporter: we found the same property, a legitimate posting on zwlil oillow and showed it t victor gonzalez. are these the same pictures? >> yeah, it's the same. didn't change anything. >> reporter: the pictures are the same, but the price, over a thousand dollars more compared to the facebook market post where they initially saw the property. for how much? >> 3,500. >

. >> reporter: ama and dan, we met up with victor gonzalez again but he led us to a property he foundhey are trying to strike again. here is what happened. we met up with victor gonzalez outside of the second property he found on craigslist posted by the same alleged fake landlord that took the amount of $10,000. how did he know it was the same guy? the phone numbers were the same. >> this time around, what did the fake landlord tell you? >> he's the property owner and he leavehe

. >> reporter: victor gonzalez and his wife lydia have been looking nonstop for a new place, but this time around with lots ofrvo >> we tried and do more carefully everything. my wife says she's careful with everybody. >> reporter: the fear, victor says, is justified. every other posting he finds is by the same fake landlord who duped them. >> he contacted me today and he asked me for the new place he have. i don't recognize sometimes. >> reporter: we connected both san francisco and south san francisco police departments to a property management company that says they might have a strong lead into who this fake landlord is. over the phone one of the investigators with the south san francisco police department said the scam might have connections in several cities in california. >> translator: i just want people to be careful. the same way that we were duped, it can happen to anyone else. they make the scam so real, like if they are, in fact, the property owners. >> reporter: south san francisco police did not want to go on camera to protect the investigation, but confirmed that they

victor gonzalez had already paid someone else to move in and to change the locks. >> he asked for the first month, for the last month, and deposit, at least like 10,000. >> reporter: south san francisco police confirmed the gonzalezes were duped. >> they found a cloned ad online that solicited that property that was for rent. it was legitimately for rent from a real estate company. however, somebody was falsely representing themselves as the property owner. >> reporter: we found the same property, a legitimate posting on zillow and showed it to victor gonzalez. this was his reaction. are these the same pictures? >> yeah, yeah, it's the same. didn't change anything. >> reporter: the pictures are the same, but the price, over a thousand dollars more compared to the facebook market post where they initially saw the property. for how much? >> 3,500. >> reporter: so this one is posted for on zillow for 3,995. >> yeah. >> reporter: now, on that same date the gonzalezes were evicted, south san francisco police got together and collected money for them to stay at a hotel for two nights. they

. >> reporter: ama and dan, we met up with victor gonzalez again but he led us to a property he found and this time they are trying to strike again. here is what happened. we met up with victor gonzalez outside of the second property he found on craigslist posted by the same alleged fake landlord that took the amount of $10,000. how did he know it was the same guy? the phone numbers were the same. >> this time around, what did the fake landlord tell you? >> he's the property owner and he leave the key because he's the owner. >> reporter: this time victor wasn't going to fall for the scam again. instead, they texted back askan forth and the landlord got him a code to the lock box. >> but he don't know it was me. >> reporter: we're driving to meet up with the actual property management company that is renting that property that victor checked out. did you know this? >> i didn't know that but i'm not surprised. >> reporter: he says these scammers are sophisticated. >> i had my tech person trace ip addresses back to nigeria or north africa or turkey and it's just not much we can do. >> re

so victor gonzalez texted that have fake landlord and said i want to check out that property. after he got inside the property, he ended up contacting sfpd and reporting what was going on because he knew this was a scam once again. so here's where we're at. we're driving to meet up with the actual property management company that is renting that property that victor checked out. and they're telling us i spoke to the owner. he told me pretty clear, we will no this was going on. we need to find out who this is. give us the time, date and we can find it on our system to see who signed up and who wanted to check out that house. we can have a name for you. that's where we're at. we're on our way and we'll have the latest for you at 6:00. see you guys soon. >> and abc7 is committed to helping build a better bay area, one of the big issues facing residents is the high cost of housing. > a report out this week by the national low income housing coalition finds san francisco, san mateo and mariner counties tied for the top spot as the most expensive keens to rent a home. average two-be

. >> reporter: victor gonzalez and his wife lydia have been looking nonstop for a new place but this with lots of reservations. >> we try and do more carefully everything. she my wife. she say she scared for everybody. >> reporter: a fear victor says is justified because every other posting he finds online is by the same fake landlord who dupe them. >> he contacted me today and ask for the new place he have. i no recognize it. >> reporter: we contacted both san francisco and south san francisco police departments to a property management company that says they might have a strong lead to who this fake landlord is. over the phone, one of the investigators with the south san francisco police department said the scam might have connections in several cities in california. >> translator: i just want people to be carefu that we wer, it can happen to anyone else. they make the scam so real like if they are in fact the property owners. >> reporter: south san francisco police did not want to go on camera to protect the investigation but confirmed they do have a name and number in connection

. >> we virs told you about victor gonzalez and his family earlier this week.ow we've learne that the person accused of scamming the family is at it again. gonzalez found another ad posted by the same person, and we know that because the phone number is the same. after a few texts back and fo h forth, the scammer gave gonzalez the code to a second property's lock box. so we informed the real property management company that a scammer was taking advantage of their listing. >> i didn't know that, but i'm also not surprised. these kind of scams have been going on for a long time, and it's a real shame. i've had my tech person trace ip addresses all the way back to nigeria or somewhere in north africa or turkey, and it's just not much we can do. >> the president of park one properties says the scammer had to fill out a form with the driver's license number and other contact information to gain access to that lock box. we've connected the company will police and we'll let you know if there are any new developments. the community has been rallying to help the gonzale

>> va a ser una niÑa muy cons t consentida y feliz >> vÍctor manuel gonzÁlez, hermano de edith quisorece el recon reconocimiento de todos, Él supo llevar la enfermedad con dign dignidad y caballerosidad. >> lorenzo finalizÓ su discurso gonzÁlez, cerrando el emotivo momento en honor a su esposa >> infop(informacion en pantall. >> p(aplausos). >> es difÍcil no conmoverse, que se nos ponga la piel de gallina a todos al ver estas imÁgenes. >> es conmovedor, quiero rec recordar edith gonzÁlez con una sonrisa, ahora que vemos imÁg e imÁgenes del viudo, recordaba cuando edith gonzÁlez me contaba como conociÓ su esposo, lo hizo cinco aÑos antes de que se aventurara a contactarlo, ella lo contactÓ a É, Él estaba casan ese momento y lo respeto, al enterarse que se habÍa vuelto viudo espero un tiempo pru prudencial, lo contactÓ por redes sociales y a partir de allÍ empieza una bonita relac n relaciÓn, lorenzo laso obviamente la extraÑa, quiero aclarar el hecho de que se ha a masificado el rumor que lorenzo padece cÁncer, me dicen que es absolutamente falso. >> quÉ buena noticia.me dicen qe fals

. >> we met up with victor gonzalez, posted by the same alleged fake landlord who duped him out of $10,000. how did he know it was the same guy? the phone numbers were the same. >> this time around, what did he tell you. >> that he was the property owner and he leave the key. >> reporter: this time victor wasn't going to fall for the scam again. instead they texted back and forth. the alleged landlord even got him a code to the property's lock box. >> he don't know it's me. >> reporter: we're driving to meet up with the actual property management company that is renting that property that victor checked out. >> do you know this? >> i didn't know that but i'm not surprised. >> reporter: these scammers are sophisticated. >> i've had my tech person trace i.p. addresses all the way back to nigeria or somewhere in north africa or turkey. it's just not much we can do. >> reporter: now he watermarks every photo and uses a remote access system where anyone who wants to see a property needs to sign up and even take a selfie. did the scammers do this? >> it will verify you're registered and it will

constanza la hija de la fallecida edith gonzÁlez, dedica una carta muy emotiva a su mamÁ. vÍctordel mercado de verano en la liga mx, el hermoso uribe Águilas del amÉrica para ir al guadalajara. es todo una polÉmica, quizÁ sean los dos Últimos aÑos de su carrera como solista. amÉrica anunciÓ la salida de su capitÁn y 30 minutos más tarde el rebaÑo sagrado lo anunciÓ como refuerzo y por un contrato por 2 aÑos. alan: no estaba jugando por lesiones y no jugÓ casi nada la Última temporada y es un gran capitÁn. siempre fue un gran lÍder, no? >> claro, claro por eso duele. en acciÓn de la copa oro, triunfo en casa derrotando a la selecciÓn de honduras que pasa por un pÉsimo momento futbolÍstico. la selecciÓn de jamaica fue mejor durante los 90 minutos. el marcador no refleja la superioridad.vierneshonduras se presentarÁ ante curazao, debe encontrar el triunfo y les urge si es que quieren avanzar a la siguiente ronda. alan: despuÉs de que llevaban unos aÑos anteriormente jugando su federaciÓn es complicada. no vamos a ver teamos. [mÚsica] >>es una joya no hay wi fi pero hay mejor conexiÓ

gonzalezs. >> i would like to invite them to be guests in my home. >> reporter: victor had no words, but his than 24 hours au raised over $10,000 for the gonzalezs and we had to meet you. >> i woke up and saw the story and my heart broke immediately. i begged my husband, can we take the kids in. >> reporter: we don't know each other, but nice to meet you. >> it's heartwarming to see all the people that reached out and gave up some of their hard-earned money to help someone they don't know. i feel really good about it. >> reporter: in south san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> thanks to everyone who pitched in. if you'd like to help the family, we have a link to the gofundme page on our website. head to abc7news.com. >>> we're looking at some of the temperatures today compared to average, pretty close this afternoon depending on where you are and how much of the sea breeze you get. let's talk about that. first by talking about how to dress this morning. how about upper 50s through the tri-valley. then we've got low to mid 60s around brentwood and antioch. how about other neighborhoods? mid to u

victor had no words but his wife did. >> oh, my god. >> you raised over $10,000 for the gonzalez and we had to meet you. >> my heart broke immediately. i begged my husband, can we take the kids in? >> don't know you but -- >> they gave up some of their hard-earned money to help somebody they don't know. so i feel really good. >> back to the 11-year-old. her plan tonight is to sleep. >> it's incredible how 24 hours can make all the difference. they had no savings, no backup plan and they were homeless. today everything changed. >> if you would like to help we have a link to the family's gofundme page at abcnews.com. >> this story coming up. >> pledging a billion to build a better bay area, google reveals a plan to ease the housing crisis. >> a foggy, misty morning is ahead. >> thanks, sandy. all that's ahead but first here's what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. jimmy. >> thanks, dan. you're going to love tonight, i know it. i'm proud to present you with the nobel pizza prize. there it is. compare comcast business to your current provider. my current service provider does not provide half of what you provide. and to know

vÍctor la ayudÓ muchÍsimo con suhija constanza. y fue por un tweet de leticia calderÓn, que incluso daba sus condolencias a la mamÁ de edith gonzÁlez que dio esa noticia en las redes sociales porque no querÍa que alguien mÁs dijera lo que estaba pasando. siempre decÍa estaba con una sonrisa. le van a hacer un homenaje de cuerpo presente. sabemos que su esposo estÁ destrozado y su hija constanza. van a ver cÓmo van a enfrentar esta terrible tragedia. aventurera, creo que para edith gonzÁlez fue uno de los momentos mÁs importantes de su carrera y muchas de las actrices que han estado en ese importante papel de mujer dominante y seductora, han intentado emularla a ella porque le salÍa fenomenal. nosotros vamos a estar pendientes de todo lo que ocurra en torno a esta terrible tragedia. edith gonzÁlez, sonriente, con el cabello corto y siempre diciendo "podemos vencer al cÁncer" satcha: hay que destacar que justamente en marzo edith gonzÁlez fue reconocida como una de las 100 mujeres lÍderes en mÉxico, incluso participÓ como oradora en este evento junto a otras grandes mujeres de territorio ella pudo fundamental en el periodismo como ma