Sanctions Screening - Anunnaki Currents

Every new signup is screened against OFAC, EU, UN, and UK sanctions lists. False positives are common, so a hit does not block signup — instead the user’s transactions are held until Anunnaki compliance reviews the case. This balances safety with user experience. Production cutover will use ComplyAdvantage; sandbox runs against a deterministic stub.

Tipping-off is prohibited. Never tell a user they were flagged for sanctions. Use generic language only (“Account under review”). This is a criminal offence in many jurisdictions under FATF guidance. Currents response shapes and webhooks intentionally omit matched-entity details from the operator-facing surface — matched names live only in admin tooling.

Scope at launch

Screen type	Status
Sanctions (OFAC, EU, UN, UK)	Enabled (KGC required)
Politically Exposed Persons (PEP)	Off — can enable later
Adverse media	Off — can enable later
Crypto address screening	Out of scope

Endpoints

Method	Path	Description
`POST`	`/v1/sanctions/screen`	Screen a user at signup. Idempotent on `(tenant, external_user_id)`.
`GET`	`/v1/sanctions/status`	Read current screening status for a user.

`POST /v1/sanctions/screen`

curl https://sandbox.api.anunnakielite.com/v1/sanctions/screen \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer cur_sk_test_EXAMPLEKEY123456789012345678901234" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "user_id": "rt_usr_8a2f1c",
    "first_name": "Jane",
    "last_name": "Doe",
    "date_of_birth": "1992-04-17",
    "nationality": "FR",
    "email": "jane.doe@example.com"
  }'

Clear:

{
  "screen_id": "scr_a1b2c3",
  "user_id": "rt_usr_8a2f1c",
  "status": "clear",
  "checked_at": "2026-05-24T15:02:00Z",
  "transactions_held": false
}

Hit (signup still allowed; transactions auto-held):

{
  "screen_id": "scr_a1b2c3",
  "user_id": "rt_usr_8a2f1c",
  "status": "hit_review_pending",
  "match_count": 1,
  "highest_match_score": 0.92,
  "case_id": "case_99f02a",
  "checked_at": "2026-05-24T15:02:00Z",
  "transactions_held": true,
  "signup_allowed": true,
  "estimated_review_time": "24-48h"
}

Matched-entity names are never returned at this endpoint. They are visible only to Anunnaki compliance via admin tooling.

`GET /v1/sanctions/status`

curl "https://sandbox.api.anunnakielite.com/v1/sanctions/status?user_id=rt_usr_8a2f1c" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer cur_sk_test_EXAMPLEKEY123456789012345678901234"

Status	Meaning
`clear`	No hits. Transactions allowed.
`hit_review_pending`	Hit, under review. All transactions held.
`cleared`	Reviewer dismissed as false positive. Holds lifted.
`confirmed`	Reviewer confirmed real match. Account terminated, funds frozen.

Webhooks

Event	Fires when
`sanctions.hit`	Screening returned a hit; transactions auto-held.
`sanctions.cleared`	Reviewer dismissed the hit; resume transactions.
`sanctions.confirmed`	Reviewer confirmed real match; terminate account, freeze funds.
`sanctions.account_frozen`	Auxiliary event fired alongside `sanctions.confirmed` for an unambiguous freeze signal.

{
  "event": "sanctions.cleared",
  "event_id": "evt_san_a1b2c3",
  "timestamp": "2026-05-25T09:14:00Z",
  "data": {
    "case_id": "case_99f02a",
    "user_id": "rt_usr_8a2f1c",
    "reviewer": "anunnaki_compliance",
    "transactions_held": false
  }
}

Sandbox triggers (stub vendor)

Identity	Result
`first_name: "SanctionedSam"`	`hit_review_pending`, score ≥ 0.95 (OFAC SDN).
`first_name` starts with `"Maybe"`	`hit_review_pending`, borderline score ~0.85.
`last_name: "TestHit"`	`hit_review_pending`, 2 matches (OFAC + EU).
Anything else	`clear`.

Policy

Vendor: ComplyAdvantage at production cutover.
Scope: sanctions only at launch — no PEP, no adverse media.
Review SLA: 48 hours from signup.
Re-screening: quarterly bulk re-screen of active users; on-demand if needed.

Error codes

Status	Code
400	`missing_fields`
401	`unauthorized`
409	`already_screened` (use `GET /status` instead)
429	`rate_limited`
503	`vendor_unavailable` (retry with backoff)

​Scope at launch

​Endpoints

​POST /v1/sanctions/screen

​GET /v1/sanctions/status

​Webhooks

​Sandbox triggers (stub vendor)

​Policy

​Error codes

Scope at launch

Endpoints

`POST /v1/sanctions/screen`

`GET /v1/sanctions/status`

Webhooks

Sandbox triggers (stub vendor)

Policy

Error codes