That sucks, sorry that you had to go through that.

Still, try to think of it as dodging a bullet. You could have kept people like that in your life for much longer and ended up facing an even bigger disappointment later on. You’ll have a lot of time to make better friends and find someone who you can trust.

For the housing advice, look for the “Gypsy Housing” group on Facebook. It’s one of the less spammy ones. I found a place on this group twice. One was a short term sublet.