Angela Nunn, who is battling breast cancer, set out to find her dream home and instead found herself the victim of a scam.
Nunn was scrolling for houses to rent on the real estate website Zillow when she came across what seemed to be the perfect house.
A few days later, a man reached out to her by text, offering to rent her the home and sent a code so she could take a closer look.
Nunn said before she could get the code, she had to immediately deposit her first month's rent and security deposit into his bank account.
"I withdrew $1,135. Why else would he have the correct code to get in it wasn't on the up and up?" Nunn said.
Police said the scammer used a website that allows prospective renters to buy access to listed homes.
Investigators are trying to trace the cash to track down the scammer.
Officials said to always use a check when making any deposit so payment can be stopped or traced.