Everything is run against primary sources during the engagement — not cached databases — and the dossier shows exactly what each check found, so you can defend the decision internally.
LAYER 1Legal identity. Corporate registry cross-match on legal name, jurisdiction and registration number; GLEIF lookup where applicable.
LAYER 2Sanctions & watchlists. OpenSanctions screening across consolidated lists, with manual adjudication of any candidate matches — not just a name search.
LAYER 3Domain forensics. Does the website they gave you actually resolve, since when, from where — and does its history fit their story?
LAYER 4The verification letter. A ready-to-send email demanding licence photo, customs registration and a sealed proforma invoice — the three things most fake suppliers can't produce.