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Scam on Facebook steals debit card numbers

Scam on Facebook steals debit card numbers

(WMC-TV) - My good friends at the Better Business Bureau and FraudAvengers are begging you. They're pleading with you.

Don't fall for a debit card discount offer on Facebook.

Both watchdog groups have warned us about an unsolicited offer on Facebook pages. The offer:  20 percent cash back if people link their debit cards to their Facebook pages.

I know, I know. Sounds insane, right?

Filing a consumer complaint the "wise" way

(WMC-TV) - I'm the court of last resort.

If you have a consumer complaint, you should be coming to me last. So many viewers with consumer issues hit me up first without nary a phone call to the business or service provider.

Sometimes, a phone call is all it takes.

Other times, it takes a checklist.

Overton Square block party celebrates revitalization

Overton Square block party celebrates revitalization

(WMC-TV) – Workers spent Friday sprucing up Overton Square ahead of the Midtown shopping district’s big block party on Friday, JUne 15.

Pictures were posted on the Overton Square Facebook page showing workers planting trees and flowers near the intersection of Cooper and Madison.

Local salons battle in "hair wars" for a good cause

(WMC-TV) –  Is your salon “pet friendly?” Salons across Memphis will compete in a competition to see which business is pet friendly and who can raise the most money for a good cause.

Mid-South Spay and Neuter Services is raising funds for its non-profit clinic with a “hair ware” promotion for local hair salons.

The safest "wave" to pay with your smart phone

(WMC-TV) - The credit industry calls them "contactless transactions."

I call them "wave" payments. Payments made either with a credit card or a smart phone by simply "waving" the card or phone over a payment terminal. The terminal detects a chip or app that relays payment information via radio frequency.

Bookseller to donate proceeds to Project Green Fork

To celebrate Earth Day weekend (Friday, April 20 - Sunday, April 22), The Booksellers at Laurelwood (formerly Davis-Kidd) and its Bistro will donate portions of its weekend proceeds to Project Green Fork.

"With Mother's Day and Graduation right around the corner, what better time to shop, support your local bookstore and support PGF?" asked Margot McNeeley, executive director of Project Green Fork.

PGF is a Midtown-based non-profit dedicated to certifying and assisting Mid-South restaurants in reducing their environmental impact and in promoting local farms, foods and communities. 41 establishments are certified PGF members. One is featured monthly on Andy's Restaurant Scorecard as the PGF Restaurant of the Month.

Free shredding throughout April

My friends at Cadence Bank, the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South and Cintas are offering FREE shredding of your old documents at four events in April.

Cadence Bank and Cintas will host three shredding days:  April 20 at the Cadence Bank Germantown branch, 7878 Farmington Blvd; April 25 at the Folk's Folly Place Branch, 591 S. Mendenhall; and April 27 at the Midtown branch, 1516 Union Ave. Times for each event are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

"We would like to service as many people as possible at these scheduled shred events, so they are setting a 10-box limit per person," said Seleta Howell of Cintas Document Management. "Small staples in paper are OK, but any big paper clips/clasps need to be removed prior to bringing them to the event."

The BBB will hold its semi-annual Secure Your ID shredding day April 21, 9 a.m. to noon, at the University of Memphis parking lot on Poplar Ave. at Conlee St.