IFN-005 · The Facade Bank Page · New S-Pillar Technique Documented
$42B+ Annual Global Scam Losses — GASA Global State of Scams 2025
RSEI Model™ v2.0 · World's First Behavioural Threat Detection & Response System
Platform Safety Index · OSB Rates the Platforms Where Scams Begin
State of Romance Fraud 2026 · Annual Global Report · Free to Cite
E Pillar Independent Trigger · Emotional harm is real harm
OSB · Est. 2021 · Behavioural Threat Intelligence · Est. 2021
IFN-005 · The Facade Bank Page · New S-Pillar Technique Documented
$42B+ Annual Global Scam Losses — GASA Global State of Scams 2025
RSEI Model™ v2.0 · World's First Behavioural Threat Detection & Response System
Platform Safety Index · OSB Rates the Platforms Where Scams Begin
State of Romance Fraud 2026 · Annual Global Report · Free to Cite
E Pillar Independent Trigger · Emotional harm is real harm
OSB · Est. 2021 · Behavioural Threat Intelligence · Est. 2021
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The story of romance fraud has a named source.

OSB is the world's only organisation to have named, scored and formally documented romance fraud as a behavioural system. For journalists, broadcasters and researchers — OSB is the primary source.

Primary Press Contact
John Dee
Founder & Director · OSB
Role
Founder, Director & Lead Intelligence Analyst
Framework
Creator, RSEI Model™ v2.0
Available for: Interviews (print, audio, video), expert comment, case analysis, framework explanation, regulatory testimony and speaking.
Key Facts

OSB at a glance.
On the record.

1st
In the world

OSB developed the world's first and only structured behavioural threat detection and response system for romance fraud. No equivalent exists in any jurisdiction.

$42B+
Annual global losses

Romance fraud costs individuals globally over $42 billion annually. OSB is the only organisation with a framework-backed response to its behavioural mechanics.

2021
Established

OSB established 2021. The RSEI Model™ v2.0 — the current active version — published 2026 following field research and documented case analysis.

5
IFN Cases published

Including the world's first documentation of the Proxy Caller Exploit (IFN-001) and the Facade Bank Page (IFN-005).

4
Behavioural pillars

R · Relationship Acceleration. S · Script Consistency. E · Emotional Manipulation. I · Incremental Extraction. Every romance scammer operates through these.

E≥4
Independent trigger

Mandatory victim support at E ≥ 4 regardless of financial loss. First formalised through IFN-002. Unique to the RSEI Standard™.

Story Angles

What OSB
can give you.

Every angle below is supported by documented field intelligence, a named source and a citable framework.

01
The world's only behavioural threat detection and response system — and why no government built it first
The RSEI Model™ was built privately because no regulatory body or academic institution had done so. That gap — and who filled it — is the story.
Investigation
02
$42B in losses — and dating platforms have never been held to a safety standard. Until now.
RSEI Certification is the first framework-backed standard for platform accountability in romance fraud. No platform has yet certified. That is itself a story.
Platform Accountability
03
Emotional harm with zero financial loss — the case that rewrote what romance fraud means
IFN-002 documented severe psychological harm — including suicidal ideation — with no money ever exchanged. OSB's E Pillar Independent Trigger emerged from this case.
Feature
04
The Proxy Caller Exploit — documented first globally by OSB
IFN-001: The scammer held stolen account credentials — real money, real account, no freeze. Unable to call the bank themselves, they groomed the victim to make the call instead. Armed with scripted questions, the victim confirmed a staggering real balance — and unknowingly cleared the path for stolen funds to move. Their legitimacy was the weapon. OSB documented this first globally.
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OFFICIAL BOILERPLATE

OSB (trading as OSB) is the world's first and only behavioural intelligence organisation dedicated to the identification, classification and intervention of romance fraud. Founded in 2021, OSB developed the RSEI Model™ — the world's only behavioural threat detection and response system for romance fraud — and operates the RSEI Certified™ Platform Certification Programme. OSB is led by its Founder and Director, John Dee.

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Founder Profile
JD
John Dee
Founder & Director · OSB · Creator, RSEI Model™

John Dee is the founder and director of OSB and the creator of the RSEI Model™ — the world's first behavioural threat detection and response system for romance fraud. His work is grounded in direct intervention in documented cases. He documented the Proxy Caller Exploit (IFN-001) first globally and established the E Pillar Independent Trigger through field case analysis.

Available to speak on
Romance Fraud Mechanics Platform Accountability RSEI Model™ Emotional Harm in Fraud Industry Standards & Regulation