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PAT007 · Network Intelligence

Shell Company Network

Does the network contain characteristics consistent with a shell company structure?

Supporting questions:

Do entities share addresses?

Do entities share directors?

Do entities share beneficial owners?

Do entities share contacts?

Do entities have limited operational footprint?

Do multiple risk indicators converge?

NI007 Shell Company Network identifies networks of entities exhibiting characteristics commonly associated with shell companies.

The purpose of this intelligence product is to detect networks that may be used to:

NI007 combines multiple Network Intelligence products into a higher-order intelligence finding.

Risk indicators

Shell Company

Risk

Investigation actions

  1. Single Shell Companies
  2. Shell Company Clusters
  3. Ownership Networks
  4. Layered Offshore Structures
  5. Control Networks
  6. Hidden Ownership Networks

Detection logic

NI007 should identify:

Single Shell Companies

Shell Company Clusters

Ownership Networks

Layered Offshore Structures

Control Networks

Hidden Ownership Networks

Curated from fc-03-network-intelligence-library/intelligence-products/specific/NI007/README.md