Originally Posted by
London Dude
It's a scam. If it was an out-of-state area code tell her to call the FBI. The phone number was probably a pay as you talk mobile, therefore untraceable, but they may be able to get this guy through paypal.
I agree with you that it is a scam.
The number she was given by him was actually a US 0800 number. In the booking, however, he left a mobile phone number (which we are not going to ring). I expect this to also have been deactivated by now.