. Check Whether Your Name Appears on the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals List

Just though people on here might want to check into this.

terrorism.about.com...

Almost every government agency has a terrorist watchlist: there's the TSA No Fly list, the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list, a State Department List, and an FBI list. As these lists grow, so do the number of innocent people flagged as suspected terrorists. It doesn't take that much to be flagged. All you need to have is a name that is almost like one on a list. What can you do to find out if you are one of those people? And what can you do if you are flagged? Unfortunately, there is still no full recourse for the innocent. But here are some steps you can take.

[url=http://terrorism.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=terrorism&cdn=newsissues&tm=13&f=00&tt=3&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.treasury.gov/ofac]OFAC[ /url]

Ya go check your name so they got your name1111111

Phew... almost had a panic attack when the search function stalled for a second before turning up the results! Good news is I am not currently on the list, bad news is I am sure most of us will be some day.

Originally posted by madjetxe
Ya go check your name so they got your name1111111

It is a PDF if your that paranoid, just save it to a media drive and put it on a machine that has no network access to do your search.

I was unable to locate the link for 'Specially Designated Nationals'.

reply to post by simone50m


Here this is a direct link to that section SDN
ETA: Also here is a direct link to the full list in PDF format SDN Full List

Originally posted by simone50m
I was unable to locate the link for 'Specially Designated Nationals'.

Could not find it either.

I see no area in the link to put a name in..


Deebo

Much thanks for that link! My last name is on there, but thanfully, not my or next-of-kin's first name(s).

Whew! I don't have any reason to be worried, but with the direction the National Security State has been going,..............

reply to post by Deebo


Open up the PDF document and you will see a search box on the top right. Insert your name and choose "next in current PDF" and it will search for your name.


ETA: Hot damn; after 20 minutes of my slow ass computer running the search, neither my real name nor my screen name appears on the list.


I must not be trying hard enough.

Hey what do you know...I'm not a terrorist!

I'm glad the government told me so!

reply to post by SpaDe_


I would stop some of the people just for their last name. IE "BUTT" and "DOCKRAT".

Sorry, no offense to anyone on here with those last names.

reply to post by stonebutterfly


desite the fact that " Smith " is the most common name in english speaking nations - it only appears once on the list

reply to post by Jetman44


" Hanibal Gadaffi " is on the list too - are you scared he will try to blow you up or eat you

Everyone should try to get on all the lists as a sign of protest.

The more people on it, The more it becomes as useful as a phone book.

If 200 million names were on it, it would not be worth them keeping it.

do you actually think this is the REAL list ?
do you actually think it would be open
for public inspection ?

The gov keeps 2 sets of accounting
records, don't you think they would
do the same thing for a watch list ???

I highly doubt anybody here at ATS
will find their name on this list. But
the real one is a different story.

reply to post by boondock-saint


worth a try to look at dont you think? cmon most of us are only that special in our own minds, and the gvmt gives a rats ass about ats.

Here's a direct link (without the "about.com" mess):
Treasury.gov

reply to post by boondock-saint


Yeah, something not quite right about making this type of list public, it just tips off the bad guys who they can't use on their next airport bomb mission... just gives one the feeling this is all part of a fake war on terror complete with a list of bogeymen we're supposed to fear.

Interesting post indeed!

Gonna pass on looking at or downloading anything like this though. If it is for public eyes, obviously our government doesn't mind EVERYONE seeing it. If that's the case, why open it up?

reply to post by stonebutterfly


Most on that list aren't even in this country.