Anybody have any experience getting ripped off by internet companies?

I made the mistake of applying for a cash advance loan online about a week and a half ago. Now I'm getting surprise charges on my account that I did not authorize. One had me fill out an online form to get a refund (we'll see if that happens), and I'm now on the phone with CS for another one.

They are insisting that I need to fill out a police report of fraud if I want a refund (even though some quick research shows it's the same company). They are also insisting that I authorized the charges.

My main concern is more surprise charges (that they can't tell me if they will happen or not). I'm wondering what to do, and in the mean time, I'm short $50.

Sean, call your bank, tell them there are fraudulent charges coming in from that company, and see if they can block the charges.

Is it possible there was fine print concerning these charges on something you signed? I'm not blaming you, at all; those cash-advance companies are worse than sharks; often there's fine print that won't be called to your attention, because they know you'd never agree to it.

Is it possible there was fine print concerning these charges on something you signed? I'm not blaming you, at all; those cash-advance companies are worse than sharks; often there's fine print that won't be called to your attention, because they know you'd never agree to it.

I believe that is exactly what happened.

Kiss and Patel. Hey, it's my life!

But why is it important to marry someone from the same community, the same "clan"?

"It's our culture and tradition," says one of the young women at the event, who didn't want to be named

Yeah, but I bet her last name is "Patel".

I am currently the go between in a Man U vs. West Ham smackdown between my brother and my co-worker. It's funny.

I'll side with West Ham. Not least because any self-respecting Liverpool fan hates, despises, and loathes Manchester United.

That's the side my co-worker is on. She's from West Ham, so there's that.

Aims, seems someone else has a talent for smiting.

David, when you fucked up your calf, what was the treatment again? How long did it take for defuckification?

Oh no!

Okay, so you probably have a muscle strain which if it's the micro tear (muscle connecting to tendon) then it'll be about two weeks to get better. If the rupture is bigger then it takes up to six weeks to get better.

But I had the two week version and it hurt so bad when it went I was convinced I'd just been shot in the leg. So you can't really tell just from the hurtiness.

There's not a lot you can do. It just has to heal. What helped me a lot was wrapping an ace bandage around it tight. That kept me from moving that particular part of my calf which re-aggravates the injury. (You'll know when you do it, because you will be reacquainted with the shooting popping pain.)

I wrapped it from just above the achilles tendon all the way up through the lower part of the calf. Other than I took lots of Advil and iced it at first and then did the heat pad (which helped some).

I limped pretty hard for the first week, and part of the second week. By the third week it was getting better.

Signed, had a tell-tale popping sensation on the way down the stairs and has a doctor's appointment for it in 2 hours. MOTHERFUCKER, this week has sucked.

You're going to have to be extra careful on the stairs. Lifting your toe as you descend is going to make itself felt. Also, DO NOT RUN FOR THE BUS. Verboten.

I'm sorry! It sucks but mine was a relatively quick heal and that included going up and down stairs daily and coaching Little League.

Muscle strain in calf.

More calf strain.