Fraud & Asset Intelligence · Service

Cross-Border Asset Tracing

Locating and documenting assets held outside the UK, through named in-country partners, with particular strength in the Nigeria and West Africa corridor.

The Problem

Assets that cross a border stop being visible to most UK investigators at exactly that point.


Fraud, divorce, and recovery matters increasingly involve assets moved or held outside the UK. Most UK-based investigators have no genuine in-country capability once an asset crosses a border, leaving a case that was otherwise well built with a gap exactly where the money or property actually is. Nigeria and the wider West Africa corridor is our deepest specialism, given the scale of the UK's diaspora community, but the same in-country approach applies wherever a matter's assets have moved.

What's Included

What you receive.


An asset tracing report covering property, corporate interests and financial connections held outside the UK, produced through named, vetted in-country partners under written confidentiality agreements, with a UK-based lead investigator remaining personally accountable for the integrity of the output.

Land Registry and property tracing in the relevant jurisdiction

Corporate registry verification for overseas company interests

Site verification, where physical confirmation of an asset is required

Connections between UK-based individuals and overseas corporate structures

Particular depth in the Nigeria and West Africa corridor, through established in-country networks

Findings delivered to the same evidential standard as our UK work

Methodology

How it's produced.


Combines UK-based corporate and financial research with named, vetted in-country partners operating under written confidentiality agreements, coordinated throughout by a UK-based lead investigator who remains personally accountable for the integrity of every in-country finding before it is reported.

Timeline

What to expect, and when.


Typical turnaround: 10 to 15 business days from confirmed scope, given the coordination required with in-country partners.
Frequently Asked

Questions we're asked most


Do you only cover Nigeria and West Africa?

That corridor is our deepest specialism, built on established in-country networks, but the same approach applies wherever a matter's assets have moved. Coverage for other jurisdictions is confirmed at scoping.

Who actually carries out the work in-country?

Named, vetted in-country partners working under written confidentiality agreements, coordinated and reviewed throughout by a UK-based lead investigator who is personally accountable for the final output.

Is this only for fraud matters?

No. It is equally used for divorce and family finance matters, pre-investment diligence on overseas business interests, and asset recovery following judgment in the UK.

How reliable is property and corporate data outside the UK?

Registries operate differently to the UK's, and this is factored into scope and turnaround for the specific jurisdiction. We are candid about what a given search can and cannot confirm before work begins.

Can this feed into a UK legal proceeding?

Yes. Findings are documented with the same evidential discipline as our UK work, so they can be relied on by your solicitor in a UK proceeding.

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Every enquiry is reviewed by an analyst and routed to a scoping call, a fixed fee is confirmed in writing before any work begins.