Flynrider
Phoenix,#2Consumer Comment
Tue, May 04, 2010
"I looked them up did a reverse scan and everything looked reputable the next step was to send them 1480$"
That's when things stopped looking reputable. Legit lenders to not require large, upfront cash payments to secure a loan. The other tipoff is that you have bad credit, yet this "company" is willing to lend you money at a lower rate than banks lend to people with good credit. Doesn't pass the smell test.
Unfortunately, your money is gone. You sent it to a couple of offshore scammers. Western Union or Moneygram transfers are untraceable. The scammers used throwaway cell phones and emailed using public wifi connections. The transfer crossed an international border so no one law enforcement agency will have jurisdiction over the crime. In short, you have absolutely no idea who you sent money to and law enforcement won't either.
The FTC maintains a website about this specific scam :
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel16.shtm