Sadly, this was all a ruse. I communicated with "Daniel" a lot last night. Today (Christmas Eve), I drove to his "address," which was an hour drive in a storm with my kids. No answer at the door and he has blocked my phone number.
If I'm wrong, Daniel, as I mentioned in my voicemails this morning, we're sitting in your driveway as I type this.
Merry Christmas everyone!!!