Business ProfileforNomad Properties

I submitted an application for an apartment for rent through their website. They emailed me directly telling me that my application has been approved and is up for review. They gave me the property owner's personal information, "as he likes to conduct business himself." I contacted the owner, and he had be fill out another (less intense) rental form and later informed me that he and his wife would like to lease the property to me. He was very insistent on having me send "his assistant" the security deposit, but at this time I had not yet toured the apartment. Nomad stated that I had to submit a rental application with them prior to arranging that. So I kindly told the "owner" that I will provide payment upon an in-person inspection, where he angrily dismissed and gaslit me. The following day I received an email from an employee at Nomad telling me that the "owner" was in fact a scammer and the unit was not legitimate. I replied back stating if there were any security measures to protect my personal information, as I am sure they gave my Nomad application to this scammer, but received no response. I emailed them a few times and never received a response back. THEY DO NO VET THEIR CLIENTS. How did their team approve of a false property owner/scammer? Do they not ask proof of property ownership? They do not have a phone number listed, they don't respond to emails. I am quickly realizing this company itself might be a scam. I have informed the BBB *************** of this incident in order to protect other potential victims of their negligence.