OpenCorporates
opencorporates.com
1, Identify initial entity: legal name, jurisdiction, registration number
Web
UBO Tracing Workflow (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) — 12 StepsOpen ↗
Financial OSINT
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UBO Tracing Workflow (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) — 12 Steps
OCCRP Aleph
aleph.occrp.org
2, Obtain incorporation document
Web
UBO Tracing Workflow (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) — 12 StepsOpen ↗
OpenOwnership Register
register.openownership.org
4, Identify declared shareholders
Web
UBO Tracing Workflow (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) — 12 StepsOpen ↗
ICIJ Offshore Leaks
offshoreleaks.icij.org
5, Detect nominees and trusts
WebSensitive
UBO Tracing Workflow (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) — 12 StepsOpen ↗
LittleSis
littlesis.org
6, Verify physical-person identities
Web
UBO Tracing Workflow (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) — 12 StepsOpen ↗
Maltego
maltego.com
7, Walk the chain to next level (iterate to person or 5 levels max)
Web
UBO Tracing Workflow (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) — 12 StepsOpen ↗
OpenSanctions
opensanctions.org
8, Cross-check against sanctions (incl. OFAC 50 Percent Rule)
Web
UBO Tracing Workflow (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) — 12 StepsOpen ↗
FATF High-Risk Jurisdictions
fatf-gafi.org
9, Verify UBO tax-residency transparency
Web
UBO Tracing Workflow (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) — 12 StepsOpen ↗
Arkham Intelligence
arkhamintelligence.com
11, Validate with blockchain/crypto if applicable
Web
UBO Tracing Workflow (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) — 12 StepsOpen ↗
Verified Financial OSINT Tools
FollowTheMoney
followthemoney.tech
OpenSanctions data model
Web
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
FinCEN
fincen.gov
US financial records portal
Web
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
SEC EDGAR
sec.gov
US corporate filings
Web
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
GLEIF
gleif.org
Legal Entity Identifier registry
Web
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
OFAC SDN List
ofac.treasury.gov
US Treasury sanctions
Web
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
EU Sanctions Map
sanctionsmap.eu
Interactive EU sanctions map
Web
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
CourtListener
courtlistener.com
US federal court records
Web
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
OpenSecrets
opensecrets.org
US money-in-politics
Web
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
Sayari
sayari.com
Commercial corporate-network intel
Web
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
Equasis
equasis.org
Global merchant vessel registry
Web
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
Dune Analytics
dune.com
SQL across 100+ blockchains (free tier)
WebFreemium
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
Nansen
nansen.ai
Smart-money signals ($49/mo)
Web
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
Arbiscan
arbiscan.io
Arbitrum L2 explorer
Web
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
Basescan
basescan.org
Base L2 explorer
Web
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
Optimistic Etherscan
optimistic.etherscan.io
Optimism L2 explorer
Web
Verified Financial OSINT ToolsOpen ↗
Case Study — 1MDB ($4.5B Misappropriated)
DOJ Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative
justice.gov
Web
Case Study — 1MDB ($4.5B Misappropriated)Open ↗
DOJ press release July 2016
justice.gov
Web
Case Study — 1MDB ($4.5B Misappropriated)Open ↗
DOJ press release October 2019
justice.gov
Web
Case Study — 1MDB ($4.5B Misappropriated)Open ↗
Sarawak Report
sarawakreport.org
Clare Rewcastle Brown's blog that broke the scandal in 2015
Web
Case Study — 1MDB ($4.5B Misappropriated)Open ↗
PACER US Courts
pacer.uscourts.gov
civil filings, Central District of California
Web
Case Study — 1MDB ($4.5B Misappropriated)Open ↗
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