OSINT guides

Field-tested workflows for open-source intelligence in India — written for fraud teams, investigators and anyone verifying a stranger before money changes hands.

Phone intelligence

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Everything about Indian mobile numbers — operator and circle identification, spam screening, and how to verify a caller without breaking the law.

How to Trace an Indian Mobile Number Safely
A practical workflow for identifying the operator, telecom circle and risk profile behind an Indian mobile number.
6 min read

Vehicle intelligence

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RC lookups, RTO code decoding, owner verification and challan history — the workflows used before buying or reporting a vehicle.

How to Check Vehicle RC Details in India
Verify a registration certificate, decode the RTO code and confirm owner details before you buy a used vehicle.
5 min read
Indian RTO Codes Explained (With Examples)
What the state and district segments of an Indian registration number mean, and how to use them in verification work.
4 min read

Identity verification

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PAN, Aadhaar and UPI checks for onboarding and KYC — what each signal actually proves and how to combine them.

PAN Verification for KYC: A Practical Guide
What a PAN check proves during onboarding, how to sequence it with Aadhaar and UPI checks, and where it falls short.
5 min read

Fraud investigation

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Investigation playbooks: UPI scams, marketplace fraud, impersonation, and how to build a case file that holds up.

How to Investigate a UPI Scam Step by Step
Build an evidence file after a UPI fraud: verify the VPA, trace the contact number, and file a report that gets actioned.
7 min read
Verify an Online Seller Before You Pay
A five-minute pre-payment check that catches most marketplace and social-commerce scams before money leaves your account.
4 min read

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