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Customer Due Diligence (CDD) & Introduction to OSINT

Learn how to discover and use information online to conduct due diligence and risk assessments.

Course Overview

OSINT Skills: Performing online customer risk assessment: Enhance your skills and awareness to unlock new sources of internet based information to perform customer due diligence and investigate high risk individuals and companies.

Learn how to navigate the internet safely and effectively to perform enhanced customer due diligence investigation in this structured programme of expert-led online interactive skills-based training.

Conduct effective investigation and verification of client identity and risks is an essential skill for financial crime risk professionals in the modern digital age.

The course will be invaluable to learners who want to search and validate information for individuals, including PEPs and their close associates, as well as scrutinising company formation to identify undisclosed beneficial ownership and assets.

Course Summary

Course Level
Awareness
Availability
Now
Online Presentation
Interactive Learning

£399 – Purchase online

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DESIGNATION

Your Name GC(OSINT)
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Who Is This For?

This course is designed to meet the needs of all individuals and businesses that are subject to the UK Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) and who offer financial products and services that can be used by criminals.

This includes money exchange service providers, cryptoassets service providers, jewellers, estate agents, art dealers and supply chain finance businesses.

Can I take this course as an individual?

Yes. We supply courses for individuals and for larger groups of individuals.

Many risk and compliance professionals take our courses to obtain new skills and knowledge which they can use to improve their job performance and to enhance their prospects of being appointed to new roles with increased responsibilities.

Learning Outcomes

How will I benefit from completing the programme?

  • Identify new sources of information that can be found on the Internet relating to individuals and businesses that can be used to assess risks. 

  • Verify information that is provided by customers. 

  • Improve decision making by locating undisclosed information that informs risk assessments. 

  • Complete more robust and effective enhanced due diligence (“EDD”) when performing customer due diligence (“CDD”) and know your customer (“KYC”)  

  • Upskill and modernise personal Internet awareness and investigation skills. 

Topics Covered

What will I learn?

The aim of the course is to help you to perform enhanced and more forensic due diligence checks, as well as understanding methods that can be used to verify assets, relationships and even location. 

There are two parts to the programme. The first is designed to introduce OSINT techniques and how to use the Internet. The second provides guided applied learning through practical skills and knowledge development, using prepared case-studies and using real-time exercises and assessments. 

Delivery Formats

Delivered though our online learning management system (LMS) accompanied by recorded instructor-led training

Course includes a number of research exercises that will provide real-world experience of using online resources.