Forward to: AML Team

Anti-Money Laundering
Workflows

Ten agent workflows for the AML team — automated suspicious entity screening, shell company detection, beneficial ownership research, transaction pattern intelligence, sanctions evasion monitoring, trade-based laundering detection, correspondent banking risk assessment, PEP screening enrichment, geographic risk mapping, and regulatory reporting intelligence — providing comprehensive domain-level AML signals.

1Suspicious Entity Screening

AI agent screens counterparties and transaction participants by analyzing their web presence for legitimacy indicators, business activity signals, and red flags that traditional name-matching screening systems miss.

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Screen Entity Web Presence
/about /contact /products /legal Domain Ages Countries
ENTITY SCREENING — BATCH ANALYSIS: 342 NEW COUNTERPARTIES ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ SCREENING MODEL: Web Presence Legitimacy Index (WPLI) THRESHOLD: WPLI < 30 = Auto-escalate to investigation FLAGGED ENTITIES: pacifictradeventures.com /about: Generic stock photos, no specific business details /contact: Virtual office address in Delaware — shared with 47 other entities /products: Claims "diversified commodities trading" — no specific products listed /legal: No AML/KYC policy, no terms of service Domain Age: 67 days | Countries: Hosted in Panama, claims US entity WPLI: 11/100 — AUTO-ESCALATED TO INVESTIGATION euroasiaconsulting.biz /about: Vague descriptions — "international consulting services" /contact: Only a generic email form — no named personnel /products: Services page contains only placeholder text /leadership: No executive team page exists Domain Age: 234 days | Countries: Hosted in Cyprus WPLI: 19/100 — AUTO-ESCALATED TO INVESTIGATION
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Assess Entity Risk Levels
AML Signal
Pacific Trade Ventures — Shell Company Indicators — Classic shell entity pattern: virtual office shared with 47 entities, domain created 67 days ago, hosted in Panama with claimed US presence, generic website with no substantive business content, and zero regulatory disclosures. WPLI score of 11/100 represents highest-risk category.
SHELL COMPANY RISK — Block transactions pending investigation
Batch Analysis
Screening Batch Summary — Of 342 new counterparties screened: 8 auto-escalated (WPLI <30), 23 flagged for enhanced due diligence (WPLI 30-50), 311 cleared for standard processing (WPLI >50). Auto-escalation rate of 2.3% is consistent with historical norms for this transaction corridor.
91% CLEARED — 8 escalated, 23 enhanced DD, 311 standard
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Generate Investigation Referral Package

AML Entity Screening — Investigation Referral

INVESTIGATION REFERRAL — PACIFIC TRADE VENTURES ──────────────────────────────────────── Entity: Pacific Trade Ventures LLC | WPLI: 11/100 Transaction: $2.4M wire transfer from Cayman Islands account Referral basis: Shell company indicators via web presence analysis WEB-DERIVED RED FLAGS 1. Virtual office at 1209 Orange St, Wilmington DE — shared with 47 entities 2. Domain age 67 days for "established trading company" 3. Panama hosting contradicts US registration 4. No genuine business content, products, or personnel information 5. Missing all regulatory disclosures (AML policy, ToS, privacy) 6. Transaction originates from high-risk Cayman jurisdiction

2Shell Company Detection

AI agent identifies potential shell companies by analyzing web presence patterns, corporate network structures, domain registration data, and operational indicators that distinguish legitimate businesses from front entities.

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Analyze Shell Company Indicators
/about /leadership /products /contact Domain Ages Web Filtering Categories
SHELL COMPANY DETECTION — CORPORATE NETWORK ANALYSIS ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ NETWORK CLUSTER DETECTED: Linked entities: 14 domains sharing registration patterns globalassetmgmt.co — Domain Age: 89 days premiumcapital-group.com — Domain Age: 92 days sovereignwealth-intl.com — Domain Age: 87 days meridiantrading-corp.com — Domain Age: 94 days Shared characteristics: /about: Nearly identical text with company name substitutions /leadership: Same stock photos reused across 3 domains /contact: All registered to same virtual office building /products: Vague "consulting" and "trading" descriptions Web Filtering: All 14 categorized as "Business/Economy" — no specifics SHELL NETWORK CONFIDENCE: 97% — Coordinated entity creation
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Map Shell Network Connections
Network Signal
14-Entity Shell Network Identified — All domains registered within 7-day window, sharing virtual office addresses, identical website templates, reused stock photography across /leadership pages. Transaction analysis shows layered transfers between entities totaling $8.7M. Pattern consistent with layering stage of money laundering cycle.
SHELL NETWORK — File SAR, freeze related accounts
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Track Network Evolution
Shell Network Timeline
2025-11-12 First 4 domains in cluster registered within 48-hour window
2025-11-18 Additional 6 domains registered — same registrar, similar naming patterns
2025-12-01 Websites activated — template sites with stock content detected
2025-12-15 First inter-entity transactions detected via account monitoring
2026-02-08 4 additional domains added to network — layering pattern expanding

3Beneficial Ownership Research

AI agent investigates beneficial ownership structures by analyzing corporate web properties, leadership pages, subsidiary networks, and cross-referenced domain registration data to identify ultimate beneficial owners behind complex corporate structures.

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Trace Ownership Structures via Web
/leadership /about /investors /legal Countries Domain Ages
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP TRACE — COMPLEX STRUCTURE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ SUBJECT: Apex Holdings International STRUCTURE DEPTH: 5 layers of corporate nesting Layer 1: apexholdings-intl.com (BVI) /leadership: Lists nominee directors only — professional director service /about: "Investment holding company" — no specific operations Layer 2: apexcapital-europe.eu (Luxembourg) /legal: References "parent company" in Cayman Islands /leadership: Same nominee director firm as Layer 1 Layer 3: apextradingasia.com.hk (Hong Kong) /about: First mention of actual trading operations /leadership: Named individual: "Mr. Viktor Petrov, Chairman" Layer 4: petrov-family-office.ch (Switzerland) /about: Family office website — established wealth management /leadership: Viktor Petrov listed — PEP screening match: former minister Domain Age: 3,847 days | PageRank: 2.1/10
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Identify Ultimate Beneficial Owner
UBO Signal
Viktor Petrov — PEP Identified as UBO — Web trail through 4 corporate layers traces to Viktor Petrov, identified on /leadership pages at Layer 3 (Hong Kong) and Layer 4 (Switzerland family office). PEP screening match: former government minister. Nominee director structures in BVI and Luxembourg designed to obscure ownership. Enhanced due diligence required under PEP regulations.
PEP UBO IDENTIFIED — Enhanced due diligence mandatory

4Transaction Pattern Intelligence

AI agent enriches transaction monitoring with web-derived intelligence — analyzing counterparty business profiles, geographic risk indicators, and industry classifications to contextualize unusual transaction patterns and reduce false positives.

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Enrich Transaction Alerts with Web Data
/products /about /pricing /partners IAB Categories Countries
TRANSACTION ALERT ENRICHMENT — 847 ALERTS THIS WEEK ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ALERTS PROCESSED: 847 FALSE POSITIVE REDUCTION: 62% with web enrichment ALERT #4821 — CLEARED VIA WEB ENRICHMENT: Customer: Artisan Coffee Roasters | Alert: $340K international wire to Colombia artisancoffeeroasters.com /products: Premium coffee — Colombian single-origin featured prominently /about: 12-year specialty coffee importer, certified Fair Trade /partners: Colombian cooperative partnerships verified on site IAB: Food & Drink | Transaction consistent with business profile DISPOSITION: FALSE POSITIVE — Legitimate business transaction ALERT #4829 — ESCALATED VIA WEB ENRICHMENT: Customer: Metro Import/Export LLC | Alert: $890K to Hong Kong metroimportexport.com /products: Claims "electronics wholesale" — no products listed /about: No business history despite claiming 10 years Domain Age: 112 days | IAB: Uncategorized DISPOSITION: ESCALATE — Web profile inconsistent with transaction
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Reduce False Positives at Scale

Transaction Monitoring Enrichment — Weekly Summary

ALERT DISPOSITION SUMMARY ──────────────────────────────────────── Total alerts: 847 | Cleared by web enrichment: 526 (62%) Escalated with web evidence: 47 (5.5%) | Manual review: 274 (32.5%) EFFICIENCY GAINS 1. 62% false positive reduction — 526 alerts auto-resolved 2. Investigator time saved: ~420 hours/week 3. Escalated alerts include web evidence package — faster investigation 4. 47 escalations identified with web-derived red flags — higher SAR conversion 5. IAB category matching reduces commodity trading false positives by 78%

5Sanctions Evasion Monitoring

AI agent monitors for sanctions evasion by tracking entity name changes, corporate restructuring, domain migrations, and web presence alterations that sanctioned individuals and entities use to circumvent restrictions.

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Detect Sanctions Evasion Patterns
/about /leadership /legal /contact Countries Web Filtering Categories
SANCTIONS EVASION DETECTION — WEEKLY SCAN ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ SANCTIONED ENTITIES TRACKED: 12,400 (OFAC, EU, UN lists) WEB PRESENCE MONITORING: 34,000 associated domains EVASION PATTERNS DETECTED: novatech-solutions.com (NEW — 34 days old) /about: Text 94% matches sanctioned entity "NovaGroup Technologies" /leadership: Removed all names — but page metadata contains sanctioned names /contact: Same physical address as sanctioned NovaGroup entity /legal: Registration documents reference sanctioned jurisdiction Countries: Hosted via VPN proxy — actual origin: sanctioned country EVASION CONFIDENCE: 96% — Entity rebranding to evade sanctions cascadecommerce-global.com (NEW — 67 days old) /about: 72% content overlap with sanctioned "Cascade Industries" /leadership: Director's name is one character different from sanctioned individual EVASION CONFIDENCE: 78% — Possible name variation evasion
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Alert Compliance Team
Sanctions Signal
NovaTech Solutions = NovaGroup Technologies (Sanctioned) — 96% content match, same physical address, sanctioned names in metadata. Entity rebranded to evade OFAC designation. New domain registered 34 days after sanctions imposed. Web analysis provides clear evidence chain for sanctions compliance reporting.
SANCTIONS EVASION — Block all transactions, file OFAC report

6Trade-Based Laundering Detection

AI agent identifies trade-based money laundering by analyzing importer/exporter web presences, verifying claimed business activities, comparing trade volumes against digital footprint size, and detecting phantom shipment indicators.

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Verify Trade Entity Legitimacy
/products /about /partners /pricing IAB Categories Personas
TRADE-BASED LAUNDERING SCREEN — IMPORT/EXPORT ACCOUNTS ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ pacificgoldmetals.com — Claims: Gold importer, $14M monthly volume /products: Single page listing "gold, silver, precious metals" — no SKUs, no pricing /about: No warehouse addresses, no refinery partnerships /partners: Page exists but empty — no supply chain partners listed /pricing: No price lists, no minimum order quantities IAB: Uncategorized | Personas: None detected TBML RISK: CRITICAL — $14M volume inconsistent with web footprint textilesunlimited.com — Claims: Textile wholesaler, $3.2M monthly volume /products: Detailed catalog with 400+ fabric SKUs, images, specifications /about: 3 warehouses listed with verifiable addresses /partners: Supply chain partners in Bangladesh, Vietnam, India listed /pricing: Volume discount schedules, MOQ requirements clearly stated IAB: Style & Fashion | Personas: Wholesale buyers, retail chains TBML RISK: LOW — Volume consistent with robust digital presence
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Flag Volume-to-Presence Mismatches
TBML Signal
Pacific Gold Metals — Phantom Trade Indicators — $14M monthly trade volume through a minimal web presence with no product catalog, no pricing, no supply chain partners, and no warehouse locations. Legitimate precious metals dealers maintain detailed /products pages with compliance documentation. Volume-to-presence ratio is 47x above sector norm.
PHANTOM TRADE — Volume impossible for stated web footprint

7Correspondent Banking Risk Assessment

AI agent evaluates correspondent banking relationships by monitoring respondent bank web properties, regulatory standing, geographic risk profiles, and AML program indicators to support ongoing due diligence and risk scoring.

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Assess Respondent Bank Digital Profile
/compliance /about /leadership /press Countries OpenPageRank
CORRESPONDENT BANKING DUE DILIGENCE — 247 RESPONDENT BANKS ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ eurasiabank.com.tr — Respondent Bank, Turkey /compliance: AML policy page comprehensive, updated 2026-01-15 /about: Established 1987, licensed by BRSA, publicly traded /leadership: Full executive team with AML officer named /press: No mention of recent regulatory actions Countries: Turkey — FATF Grey List jurisdiction PageRank: 6.1/10 CORRESPONDENT RISK: MEDIUM — FATF jurisdiction, but strong digital compliance signals caribbeanunionbank.com — Respondent Bank, Antigua /compliance: AML page contains generic text — not jurisdiction-specific /about: Claims "international banking" — no specific license details /leadership: No compliance officer or AML contact listed /press: Referenced in negative news about offshore banking Countries: Antigua — high-risk Caribbean jurisdiction PageRank: 1.2/10 CORRESPONDENT RISK: HIGH — Weak compliance infrastructure signals
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Score Correspondent Relationships
Correspondent Signal
Caribbean Union Bank — Relationship Review Required — Weak digital compliance infrastructure: generic AML policy not tailored to jurisdiction, no named compliance officer, low PageRank indicating minimal institutional presence. Combined with high-risk jurisdiction and negative press references, this relationship should undergo enhanced periodic review or termination consideration.
HIGH RISK — Consider relationship de-risking

8PEP Screening Enrichment

AI agent enriches Politically Exposed Person screening by analyzing government agency websites, political party domains, foundation websites, and family office digital footprints to identify PEP connections that name-matching systems miss.

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Trace PEP Connections via Web
/leadership /about /partners /events Countries Personas
PEP ENRICHMENT — HIGH-VALUE ACCOUNT OPENING ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ APPLICANT: Maria Kovich | Account type: Private Banking DECLARED PEP STATUS: No WEB-DERIVED PEP CONNECTIONS: kovichfoundation.org /about: "Established by the Kovich family" — political dynasty context /leadership: Board includes former Prime Minister Aleksander Kovich /events: Annual gala attended by current government officials kovich-investments.com /about: Family investment vehicle — Maria Kovich listed as director /partners: Partnerships with state-owned enterprises detected gov-ministry-finance.gov.zz (government website) /leadership: Aleksander Kovich listed as Senior Advisor to Finance Minister PEP FINDING: Maria Kovich is daughter of active PEP, undeclared
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Assess PEP Risk Level
PEP Signal
Maria Kovich — Undeclared PEP Family Member — Web analysis identifies applicant as daughter of Aleksander Kovich (former PM, current Senior Finance Advisor). /leadership and /about pages across family foundation and investment company domains confirm relationship. PEP status was not declared on application — requires enhanced due diligence and senior management approval per PEP policy.
UNDECLARED PEP — Senior management approval required

9Geographic Risk Mapping

AI agent maps geographic money laundering risk by analyzing transaction counterparty domains for jurisdiction indicators, hosting locations, language patterns, and regulatory environment signals across high-risk geographies.

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Map Geographic Risk Exposure
/contact /about /legal /compliance Countries Domain Ages
GEOGRAPHIC RISK MAP — TRANSACTION CORRIDORS ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ CORRIDORS ANALYZED: 847 unique counterparty jurisdictions RISK FRAMEWORK: FATF + Transparency International + web signals HIGH-RISK CORRIDOR ALERTS: US → Cyprus → Russia corridor: 47 counterparty domains claim Cyprus presence /contact: 31 use same building address in Limassol /about: 38 reference "international consulting" — vague descriptions Countries data: 23 actually hosted in Russia despite Cyprus TLD RISK: Potential sanctions circumvention corridor UK → Dubai → East Africa corridor: 89 counterparty domains in Dubai free zones /compliance: Only 12 of 89 have AML policy pages /about: 67 registered within last 12 months RISK: Trade-based laundering and gold smuggling indicators
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Generate Geographic Risk Report

Geographic AML Risk Assessment — Q1 2026

CORRIDOR RISK SUMMARY ──────────────────────────────────────── Corridors analyzed: 847 | High-risk: 4 | Medium: 12 | Low: 831 CRITICAL FINDINGS 1. Cyprus-Russia corridor: 23 domains with jurisdiction mismatch — sanctions evasion risk 2. Dubai free zone cluster: 89 entities, 87% without AML infrastructure 3. Limassol address concentration: 31 entities at single building — nominee shell risk 4. East Africa corridor showing 340% volume increase vs. prior quarter 5. 831 corridors (98%) within normal risk parameters

10Regulatory Reporting Intelligence

AI agent supports SAR and CTR filing by assembling web-derived evidence packages, generating narrative summaries, and providing supporting documentation that strengthens regulatory filings and law enforcement referrals.

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Assemble SAR Evidence Package
/about /contact /products /leadership Domain Ages Countries
SAR EVIDENCE ASSEMBLY — CASE #AML-2026-0847 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ SUBJECT: Pacific Trade Ventures LLC SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY: $8.7M in structured transactions WEB EVIDENCE COMPILED: Evidence Item 1: Domain registration data Domain: pacifictradeventures.com | Registered: 2025-12-14 | Age: 67 days Registrant: Privacy-protected | Hosting: Panama-based provider Evidence Item 2: Business legitimacy assessment /about: Generic text, no verifiable business details /products: Empty — no products or services described /contact: Virtual office — shared with 47 entities at same address Evidence Item 3: Network analysis 14 related domains identified with identical templates Inter-entity transactions totaling $8.7M detected All domains registered within 7-day window Evidence Item 4: Jurisdiction analysis Claims: US entity | Actual hosting: Panama Virtual office: Delaware | No physical operations detected
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Generate SAR Narrative
SAR Support
SAR Narrative Generated — Web intelligence provides 4 evidence items supporting suspicious activity determination: entity age contradicts business claims, virtual office shell indicators, 14-domain network with template websites, and Panama hosting mismatch. Evidence strengthens SAR filing with objective, verifiable web-derived data points that supplement traditional transaction analysis.
SAR READY — Evidence package assembled for FinCEN filing
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Track Filing Outcomes
SAR Filing Timeline — Case #AML-2026-0847
2026-01-08 Initial transaction alert — $2.4M wire from Cayman Islands
2026-01-09 Web screening flags WPLI 11/100 — auto-escalated
2026-01-15 Shell network detected — 14 linked domains identified
2026-01-22 SAR filed with web evidence package — Case #AML-2026-0847
2026-02-12 FinCEN acknowledgment received — referred to law enforcement
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