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renting a room but owner is out of the country

I live in the USA.

I'd like to rent a room. There are two tenants living in the apartment right now. Tenant A says the landlord is out of the country for a week & I should just give my first month's rent to Tenant B because they have to pool the rent and make a single payment for the whole apartment. They said the landlord is lazy and doesn't want to bother with anything but one payment for the whole apartment. I talked to Tenant A on the phone and Tenant B in person.

Bizarrely, someone apparently paid $20 to a Tenant C to "hold" the room but never paid in full. Tenant C moved out.

The apartment is definitely real and I was showed it.

I like the room.

Do you have any advice for me? I want to make sure this is not a scam where "Tenant B" will just pocket my money and vanish. I'm planning to pay by check. Is this still too risky?

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