Holy hell imagine being such a failure that you fumble with your ebeg cash. See, if I were in such a position that I needed to beg my online buddies for cash, I'd make sure that cash goes as far as possible. Put me in rehab or hook me up with some social service. Enroll in a course for skills I can use or clear up old debts.
I probably wouldn't seek out specifically a trans roommate to house me for an indiscernible amount of time, and I definitely wouldn't let the undeserved kindness of internet strangers go to waste on a fucking scam.
Aren't these people meant to be tech literate? How'd this dude fall for a scam even my parents would catch?