FOLLOW THE MONEY | The Investigator

Digital Shadows: Using Open-Source Investigation Techniques (OSINT) to ‘follow the money’ in financial crime investigations, 27 January 2026

Provides a practical and operational understanding of how Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) can be used to trace financial flows, uncover hidden networks, and support financial-crime investigations.

Workshop is aimed at investigators and analysts who are working in financial investigations and who want to develop and enhance their understanding of the role of Open-Source Intelligence Investigation Techniques can play in their investigations.

Held online via Teams. Certificates of CPD available.

The day will include:

Session One: Introduction to Intelligence and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)

This session provides a structured introduction to the fundamentals of intelligence work, including the intelligence cycle, tasking and collection principles, and analytical reasoning.

Participants will explore the evolution of OSINT, its integration within broader intelligence disciplines, and its operational relevance in financial crime, fraud, and due-diligence investigations.

Key terminology, ethical considerations, and limitations of OSINT will also be covered to establish a solid foundation for the rest of the workshop.

Session Two: Researching Public Records, Beneficial Ownership, and Financial Information

This session focuses on investigative techniques for navigating public registries and corporate databases to extract meaningful intelligence. Participants will learn how to:

identify legal entities, corporate structures, and ownership chains
uncover beneficial owners and control relationships
collect economic, financial, and regulatory information from open sources
detect inconsistencies, red flags, and high-risk indicators within corporate filings
The session will include practical guidance on cross-border records, multinational filings, and verification of source reliability.

Session Three: Investigating the Digital Footprint: Websites, Platforms, and Social Media Intelligence

This session examines how individuals and organisations leave digital traces across the internet. Participants will learn how to collect and analyse:

website metadata, hosting details, domain records, and historical snapshots
social-media profiles, behavioural patterns, network connections, and open-source geolocation clues
cross-platform identities, usernames, and digital patterns that support attribution
The session includes analytical techniques for correlating digital behaviour, identifying fake or manipulated accounts, and assessing online presence for risk indicators.

Session Four: Building Correlation Networks Using Online Tools and Analytical Techniques

In this session, participants will learn how to transform fragmented OSINT findings into coherent intelligence. Topics include:

constructing link-analysis diagrams and entity-relationship maps
correlating data from multiple platforms and registries
using OSINT tools and visual-analysis software to identify connections
developing hypotheses and testing investigative leads
The session concludes with practical exercises demonstrating how online tools help uncover hidden relationships, financial flows, and organisational structures.

About our speaker

Antonio Rossi is a Certified Fraud Examiner with over a decade of experience in the fields of financial crime, fraud investigation, and anti-money laundering (AML).

After working for ten years with a Big Four firm across Europe, he now focuses on training and advisory services for law enforcement agencies, financial institutions, private sector and international organisations.

Antonio has also conducted advanced training sessions on OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) techniques to support investigative strategies.

He regularly collaborates with public and private entities to deliver specialised training on illicit financial flows, cryptocurrency abuse, and risk-based approaches to AML/CTF compliance.

He holds internationally recognised certifications and is a frequent speaker at conferences and workshops across Europe.

HOW TO BOOK

Cost: £209 + VAT (GBP) per delegate per workshop (LEA and Government Agency rate). £249.50 + VAT (Industry rate), per delegate

Group bookings: We offer various discounts for group bookings depending on numbers, please contact us for details.

Booking: Please send the delegates name(s), email address(es) and purchase order (made out to The Investigator) to booking@the-investigator.co.uk or telephone +44(0)844 660 8707 for further information.

Payment can be made by PayPal/debit/credit card. The meeting link will be sent out 7 days before the event.