When should I call OFACs compliance hotline?When should I call OFACs compliance hotline?
Only after you have taken the following ‘due diligence’ steps. If you are calling about a wire transfer or other ‘live’ transaction: 1. Is the ‘hit’ or ‘match’ against OFAC’s SDN list or targeted countries. or is it • If it is hitting against OFAC’s SDN list or targeted countries, continue to 2 below. • If it is hitting for some other reason, you should contact the “keeper” of whichever other list the match is hitting against. For questions about: • The Denied Persons List and the Entities List, please contact the Bureau of Industry and Security at the U.S. Department of Commerce at 202-482-4811. • The FBI’s Most Wanted List or any other FBI-issued watch list, please contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation (http://www.fbi.gov/contact/fo/fo.htm. • The Debarred Parties list, please contact the Office of Defense Trade Controls at the U.S. Department of State, 202-663-2700. • The Bank Secrecy Act and the USA PATRIOT Act, please contact the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN),
