suckered into paying for flat in London

Hi, I suspect that I've been a victim of a pretty obvious scam. I needed a place to stay in London for 2 nights and there were a bunch of reasonably priced ones on Craigslist. All of them asked for a wire transfer, so it didn't raise any red flags when the one I chose asked for it. I wired the money to a Lloyds account in England and got a booking confirmation, but no property address. I have since asked for the address and have not received anything so I started digging and suspect that I've been had. Please help! the web address is http://topflatsuk.com , the craigslist ad is http://london.craigslist.co.uk/vac/2428091540.html. The wiring details are below.
Thank you so much!

Total amount to wire 2 nights will be £80.00 +£150.00 refundable security
deposit.£230.00

LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
2138 Coventry Road, Sheldon,
Birmingham B26 3JW

Account number: 17493868
Sort Code: 771415
IBAN#: GB39LOYD77141517493868
Bic: LOYD GB 21 N66
Swift: LOYDGB22

Account name: Mr R.V. JOSEPH.
BELVEDERE ROAD,WATERLOO,
LONDON,SE1 7GF

On it - M

Hi fraud_victim,
I'm sorry you have lost money to this scammer. I'll edit in the evidence in a minute.

Domain Whois record

Queried whois.internic.net with "dom topflatsuk.com"...

Domain Name: TOPFLATSUK.COM
Registrar: REGISTER.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.register.com
Referral URL: http://www.register.com
Name Server: A.NS.INTERLAND.NET
Name Server: B.NS.INTERLAND.NET
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 28-may-2011
Creation Date: 28-may-2011
Expiration Date: 28-may-2012

Administrative Contact:

Perfect Privacy
303 Peachtree Center Ave
Atlanta, GA 30303
US
Phone: +1.4042608491
Email: [email protected]

The site has been registered anonymously for one year only. While this renders the site highly suspicious, it is no proof yet.
However, I randomly took two text passages from the site and did a Google search.

"A stunning and bright seventh floor studio flat (with lift) benefiting from contemporary living space"
has been copied from here:
http://www.foxtons.co.uk/rental-propert ... hpk1211140

"Located on the third floor (with lift and concierge) of a stunning Grade II listed Victorian college building"
copied from here:
http://homes.trovit.co.uk/index.php/cod ... Zm7/pos.1/

You have made a bank transfer; this just might give you the chance of getting the money back. You need to act fast. Print out your email correspondence and my post here, go to your bank with it and ask them if they can recall the transfer.

Ooops, I forgot: Could you please post all email addresses you got from the scammer?

Hey,
I got suckered into paying for a flat by the same website, just around the same time. I feel horrible because my stay was extended so I lost more money! When I looked them up on the internet, there were not any negative reviews, but it was just a couple of days before you posted this. I have always been asked for a deposit when I have rented apartments abroad(even in South America) and never had a problem until I used topflatsuk. It is a major scam! And of course once you wire money there is no way to get it back. I guess it's a lesson learned but hopefully others will read these posts and will not fall victims to this scam.

The contact name from the agency was Michael Cassidy, and the supposed owner of the flat who rec. the money at an HSBC bank account was A.Razak. Just want to warn others, DO NOT BOOK WITH WWW.TOPFLATSUK.COM !!!