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Red flags for sanctions and AML risk include:

• Privately held companies using institutions outside their jurisdiction of registration, a known structuring and sanctions-evasion indicator.

• Sudden rises in value from high-risk countries without business justification, a classic AML and sanctions red flag indicating possible sanctions circumvention, layering, or illicit value transfer.

Publicly traded entities and regulated firms generally present lower risk due to transparency. Routine SWIFT activity alone is not a red flag.