Scam uses Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch’s name

FARGO – The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is alerting the public that scammers have been wrongly using the organization’s name going door-to-door asking for magazine subscriptions.

The scam, which asks for subscriptions on behalf of the organization, reportedly took place in a Moorhead neighborhood earlier this week, according to a Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch news release.

Anyone who has more information or encounters the door-to-door scammers should contact the Moorhead Police Department at (701) 299-5141 or the Fargo Police Department at (701) 235-4493.

The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch does not engage in door-to-door solicitations of goods or money, the release said.

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