Where do I begin? Community Crossroads Magazine is run by Donald (Don) and Marsha Chase in Kalispell, MT.
Just like others in usacomplaints.com, they attempt to lure small "mom and pop" businesses in by telling them they want to write an article about them, then do advertising. Don comes into the business - talks about the article. People that 'just love the magazine' in the area, shows pictures of where they had magazines at Albertsons, but they started to charge over 1k a month to put magazines there, basically tells you what you want to hear. Not the truth. I called Albertson's while doing some research - he's never had magazines there. Ever. The photo he shows was staged. I also called some businesses in Billings that he claimed to have done business with. Story is the same. I checked out their "Southeastern Idaho" magazine and made some phone calls - over-promise/under-deliver. I was also referred to some businesses who did not appear in the magazine - and their stories match mine. Checks cashed / money gone. Phone calls / Faxes and emails unanswered.
They want payment up front, cash the check immediately, and never print the magazine. Calls to Don Chase's cell phone 406-471-2882- either go unanswered or he starts screaming in the phone about the economy. Speaking to Marsha is the same way. Blaming everyone else. They had no problem taking my money.
They are now the joke of the Flathead area. And smart business people know to stay as far away from them as possible. I, unfortunately, did not know about them when he came into my business. After being ripped off. Any visits to their "office"- which is located inside another business AA powerline mini storage in kalispell - was fruitless. Just screaming from the Chase's. They are so defensive, it's obvious that they know they are doing something wrong.
Just about everything that comes out of their mouths are lies, upon lies, upon lies. I contacted some former employees in Idaho - most went unpaid. None were a part of the true scam.
They lie about how many issues they print. Lie about distribution. Lie about article size, lie about who takes pictures, who writes the article. They are the scum of the earth and the reason the economy is the way it is. Scam artists like this take people's money. So people hold onto their money - instead of putting it back into the community.
STAY AWAY FROM THESE SCAM ARTISTS! They have ripped off so many people. And I'm ashamed to say i'm one of them. I'll never get my money back. Efforts have only gotten me a letter from their attorney saying I'm harassing them. I don't call asking for my money back - in a calm manner - via letter, fax and email - harassment.
If they can afford an attorney. They can pay me back. Heck, they are probably scamming the attorney - telling him they are going to do an article about him in exchange for legal services.
Either that or they went out and scammed others to get the money to pay for an attorney.
My research shows that he ran this scam in Coeur D Alene ID, Pocatello, ID, Blackfoot, ID, Shelley, ID, Idaho Falls, ID, Rexburg, ID, Hayden Lake, ID, Kalispell, MT, Butte, MT, Missoula, MT, Billings, MT, Ammon, ID, Bigfork, MT, Poulsen, MT, Ronan, MT
Buyer beware!!!
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