{"id":"c4d3fb33-6141-450b-a67a-13c384cc016a","task":"Screen a customer against OFAC SDN, PEP lists, and adverse media sources during onboarding","domain":"identity-general","steps":["Normalize the customer name by removing diacritics, expanding abbreviations, and generating common transliterations before submitting to the screening API","POST the normalized name along with date of birth and country fields to your AML screening vendor's search endpoint","Review the match results array; each potential match contains a match score, the matched list name (SDN, PEP tier, adverse media category), and the matched entity record","Apply a fuzzy match threshold policy to separate strong matches requiring immediate action from weak matches requiring manual review","For PEP matches, classify the PEP tier and determine whether your risk policy requires enhanced due diligence or just additional documentation","Log the full screening result including the request payload, response, match scores, and the disposition decision made by your compliance team"],"gotchas":["Name-only screening produces high false positive rates for common names; always include date of birth and nationality when available to improve precision","OFAC SDN list is updated frequently; ensure your vendor syncs list data at least daily and that you understand the data currency SLA in your contract","Adverse media screening requires configuring the relevant risk categories (financial crime, sanctions evasion, fraud, etc.); receiving all adverse media without filtering creates unmanageable noise"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-13T06:22:06.383Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/c4d3fb33-6141-450b-a67a-13c384cc016a"}