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Today's post was by Brandy "Bee" Cavalli. Brandy is an international marketer, freelance writer based in Atlanta, GA.

Atlanta ATM Dispenses Customers Stamps Instead Of Cash

Ok so, I am rarely ever at a loss for words. 

Currently, I am at a loss for words. 

Can you imagine going by the ATM to withdraw your hard earned CASH and withdrawing mailing STAMPS instead?! Like, huh?! I can’t imagine. Oh the furry.

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An Atlanta woman tells Channel 2 Action News that a mistake at a local ATM cost her hundreds of dollars.

Now she says she’s fighting to get back that money.

The woman said she visited a Fifth-Third Bank ATM for cash. But instead, she got $280 in stamps.

Managers told her a full refund could take a month.

“I went to a machine that was provided at this facility and you think you’re supposed to get currency back. And you’re not getting currency back. You’re getting stamps.” 

Apparently, she wasn’t the only customer this happened to. Read more here 

Family Of Tamir Rice Receives $6Million Settlement  

The family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy whose fatal shooting by the Cleveland police in 2014 prompted national outrage, is set to receive $6 million from the city in a settlement according to federal court records.

Up And Coming Rapper Killed Inside Atlanta Studio 

A former protege of deceased Atlanta rap artist, Bankroll Fresh, was also killed in an Atlanta studio shootout this past week.

His family said the up-and-coming artist, whose real name was Jerome Blake, was in the wrong place and was not a specific target when men with guns came into Headquarters Studio and began shooting. 

Brother Dontavous of Jerome Blake said witnesses told him it was a robbery. He said Jerome came out of a booth and explained he had nothing of value on him. 

Some witnesses have given a different explanation, saying an argument instigated the shooting.

The family described Jerome as loving, and a musician who did not pack a pistol. They said he was on his way to “making it” with a rap video and a few appearances at area clubs.
 

Bankroll Fresh (L) and Jerome Blake (R) Photo: WSBTV
 
According to WSBTV News (Atlanta) Blake was the childhood friends with beloved Atlanta rapper, Bankroll Fresh, who was also killed following a confrontation outside of an Atlanta area studio. 

Devastated friends and family of the aspiring young rapper held a vigil for Blake in Atlanta honoring his life. He was 28 years old.