Operating in a high-risk region?
Know the ground before you commit.
The Quickscan tells you whether one partner is real. Once you operate in a high-risk region, you need more: deeper checks, a picture of the area, and a brief before your people travel. That is what I do here. West Africa is my deepest focus; other high-risk regions on request.
From first check to ongoing support.
Is this partner real? Quickscan, €450, 48-72 hours.
You operate there. The four services below.
You stay there. I keep watching your partners and your region. Retainer on request.
Four services.
Four services. Every one ends in a clear finding, graded sources, and a second analyst who reviews my work before it reaches you. Prices exclude tax.
Partner and Supplier Due Diligence
The deep version of the Quickscan, for a partner you will work with for years. Registration, real owners, sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, fraud signals, and the people behind it.
Threat Picture
What is happening around your site, route or operation: incidents, active groups, and what it means for your plans. Built for the place where you actually work, not a country summary.
Travel Brief
Before your people go: who is active in the area, the risks on their route and at their locations, and what they should and should not do. Delivered before departure.
Executive Exposure Check
What someone can find about your executives and regional staff: addresses, routines, family, leaked data. And how to close it.
More than one engagement?
Volume
Several engagements in a set period: scope and price agreed per arrangement.
Retainer
Ongoing support with a fixed monthly scope, priority response and agreed deliverables. On request.
First engagement
A reduced rate for your first pilot, once per client.
Prices exclude tax and depend on the subject and the jurisdiction. The final price is confirmed when we agree the scope.
The same five steps, every time.
Collect, preserve, verify, review, deliver. Every source is graded for reliability. A second analyst reviews every engagement on this page before delivery. Where I find nothing, I say so and show what I searched. I never fill a gap with a guess.
Examples
A logistics contractor, 72 hours before deployment
A European company is about to send a team to a site in coastal West Africa. A local contractor is proposed for logistics and access. Internal vetting found nothing. I am asked for an independent check 72 hours before departure. Three public sources link the contractor to an armed group active in the area. The contractor is not hired, another partner is found, and the team leaves on schedule.
A regional director who was easier to find than he thought
A European firm's regional director has worked in the region for 18 months. He has no social media. In under 20 minutes I reconstruct his home address from a family member's tagged photo and an old property record. Two more routes run through conference listings and an archived directory. He gets specific instructions for each one.
Frequently asked questions
Do you only work on West Africa?
No. West Africa is my focus, so that is where my coverage is deepest. Other high-risk regions are possible; I tell you at intake if my coverage there is limited.
What sources do you use?
Only public sources. No hacking, no intercepted communications, no pretexting. Every finding traces back to a dated, public source.
Who sees my case?
Me, and the second analyst who reviews it. Nobody else. Case data is deleted after you confirm receipt.
What if you find nothing?
Then the report says so, with the full scope of what I searched. That is not a guarantee: it means nothing negative turned up in that scope.
How quickly can you start?
Usually within 24 hours. Threat pictures and travel briefs can be delivered within 24 hours.
Can I see a sample report first?
Yes: see the sample report.
Who this is for
Request an engagement.
Tell me the service, where you operate, and your timeline. I confirm scope and price within one business day.
Public sources only · No unauthorized access · No pretexting
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