On March 24th, 2025, the Blaine Police Department responded to a report of fraud. Law enforcement spoke with A.M., "Victim 1" herein, who stated that his home had recently been remodeled by TJB Remodeling, owned and operated by J. B., and that he had been sent an invoice for $136,095. Victim 1 stated that he and his wife, R. M. "Victim 2" herein, who reside in the city of Blaine, county of Anoka, received the emailed invoice on March 12th, 2025, from the email address "[email redacted]" and that they had responded that they were on vacation but would process a wire transfer upon returning home.
On March 18th, 2025, Victim 2 received another emailed invoice for the same amount of $136,095 from "[email redacted]." The email included an invoice and wiring instructions, including routing # 256074974, an account # ending in 7557 and a phone # ending in 2836. Victim 2 did not notice at the time that the email sender was different from the true email address of TJB Remodeling, as the "o" in tjbhomes had been replaced with a "c." The fictitious emails also included detailed information of the remodel of the home.
Victim 2 and the individual purporting to be J. B. Continued to communicate regarding the invoice. On March 24th, 2025, Victim 1 went to Wells Fargo Bank and processed a wire transfer in the amount of $136,095 plus an additional $40 wiring fee to the account number as provided by the individual pretending to be J. B. After sending the wire transfer, Victim 1 spoke with Victim 2 who was asking for a receipt of the wire transfer, as she was receiving requests from the false J. B. For confirmation of the transaction.
Victim 1 felt that this was strange, as at no time during his prior contacts with J. B. Had he been pushing for payment or repeatedly asking for proof of a transaction. Victim 1 reached out to J. B., who confirmed that he had never emailed Victim 1 or Victim 2 other than the initial invoice sent on March 12th. Victim 2 then noticed the discrepancy in the email address. Law enforcement spoke with J. B. Who reported that the business had experienced a data breach approximately 2 months prior in which over 1000 emails were attempted to be sent from his email address to various individuals including clients.
Law enforcement learned that the routing number belonged to Navy Financial Credit Union. The provided phone number belonged to L. L. D, who is deceased. A search warrant was obtained, and law enforcement learned that the account to which the funds were transferred belonged to THIERRY DOSSO [DOB REDACTED], "Defendant" herein, a resident of Texas. The account information showed that there were no joint account owners, that the account was opened on March 14, 2025, and that the information provided during the opening of the account matched that of Defendant's and a valid government issued ID was used to verify Defendant's identity upon the opening of the account.
