Shuecraft
31 May 2012, 08:44
Lookup Company Details Online...?
December 23, 2011
INTRODUCTION
This article aims to point you the questioner to an official government or sanctioned resource which will assist you in finding out if a company you are dealing with actually exists. This has been put together as part of our main Due Diligence article "Is This Company Genuine - Buyers Guide to 'Do Your Own Due Diligence'" [link (http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=55999)].
BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
If you are looking for information regarding Banks and other Financial Institutions worldwide, then you are advised to look through the exceptional list of regulators found at the Artists Against 419 website:-
Old Coaster's List of Bank Regulators around the World [link (http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Old_Coaster%27s_List_of_Bank_Regulators_around_the_World)]
Countries A - C [link (http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Old_Coaster%27s_List_of_Bank_Regulators_around_the_World#Cou ntries_A_-_C)]
Countries D - G [link (http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Old_Coaster%27s_List_of_Bank_Regulators_around_the_World#Cou ntries_D_-_G)]
Countries H -M [link (http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Old_Coaster%27s_List_of_Bank_Regulators_around_the_World#Cou ntries_H_-M)]
Countries N - S [link (http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Old_Coaster%27s_List_of_Bank_Regulators_around_the_World#Cou ntries_N_-_S)]
Countries T - Z [link (http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Old_Coaster%27s_List_of_Bank_Regulators_around_the_World#Cou ntries_T_-_Z)]
Useful International Sites [link (http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Old_Coaster%27s_List_of_Bank_Regulators_around_the_World#Use ful_International_Sites)]
COMPANY SEARCH RESOURCES
Australia
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) [link (http://www.search.asic.gov.au/gns001.html)]
Canada
Industry Canada, Federal Corporations [link (https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpSrch.html?locale=en_CA)]
Industry Canada, Provincial Registrars [link (http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cd-dgc.nsf/eng/cs01134.html)]
Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland)
Companies House [link (http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/)]
Hong Kong (added 10th February, 2012)
Cyber Search Centre [link (http://www.icris.cr.gov.hk/csci/)] (credit to rainbow76 at FraudWatchers.ORG)
go to: 'search' => 'company particulars'
enter the 'CR' (company registration) number, or exact company name (English/Chinese)
Republic of Ireland
Companies Registration Office [link (http://www.cro.ie/search/)]
Switzerland
Federal Commercial Registry Office [link (http://zefix.admin.ch/zfx-cgi/hrform.cgi/hraPage?language=4&amt=007)]
United States of America
State|Links
Alabama|Secretary of State: Government Records Inquiry System (http://www.sos.alabama.gov/vb/inquiry/inquiry.aspx?area=Business%20Entity)
Alaska|Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (http://commerce.alaska.gov/CBP/Main/CBPLSearch.aspx?mode=Name)
Arizona|Secretary of State: Tradename & Trademark Department (http://www.azsos.gov/scripts/TNT_Search_engine.dll)
Arkansas|Secretary of State (http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/corps/search_all.php)
California|Secretary of State (http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/)
Colorado|Secretary of State: Business Division (http://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/BusinessEntityCriteriaExt.do)
Connecticut|Secretary of State: Commercial Recording Division (http://www.concord-sots.ct.gov/CONCORD/online?eid=99&sn=InquiryServlet)
Delaware|Department of State: Division of Corporations (https://delecorp.delaware.gov/tin/GINameSearch.jsp)
Florida|Department of State: Division of Corporations (http://www.sunbiz.org/corinam.html)
Georgia|Secretary of State (http://corp.sos.state.ga.us/corp/soskb/csearch.asp)
Hawaii|Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs (http://hbe.ehawaii.gov/documents/search.html)
Idaho|Secretary of State (http://www.accessidaho.org/public/sos/corp/search.html?ScriptForm.startstep=crit)
Illinois|Secretary of State: Certificate of Good Standing (http://www.ilsos.gov/corporatellc/)
Indiana|Secretary of State (https://secure.in.gov/sos/online_corps/name_search.aspx)
Iowa|Secretary of State (http://sos.iowa.gov/search/business/search.aspx)
Kansas|Secretary of State (https://www.accesskansas.org/bess/flow/main?execution=e1s1)
Kentucky|Secretary of State (https://app.sos.ky.gov/ftsearch/)
Louisiana|Secretary of State [Server Not Found] (http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov/app1/paygate/crpinq.jsp)
Maine|Secretary of State: Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions (https://icrs.informe.org/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS?MainPage=x)
Maryland|Department of Assessments & Taxation (http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/UCC-Charter/CharterSearch_f.aspx)
Massachusetts|Secretary of State: Corporations Division (http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/corp/corpsearch/corpsearchinput.asp)
Michigan|Department of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs (http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/sr_corp.asp)
Minnesota|Secretary of State (http://da.sos.state.mn.us/minnesota/corp_inquiry-find.asp?:Norder_item_type_id=10)
Mississippi|Secretary of State (https://business.sos.state.ms.us/corp/soskb/csearch.asp)
Missouri|Secretary of State (https://www.sos.mo.gov/BusinessEntity/soskb/csearch.asp)
Montana|Secretary of State (https://app.mt.gov/bes/)
Nebraska|Secretary of State (https://www.nebraska.gov/sos/corp/corpsearch.cgi)
Nevada|Secretary of State (http://nvsos.gov/sosentitysearch/)
New Hampshire|Secretary of State: Corporation Division (https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporate/soskb/csearch.asp)
New Jersey|Division of Revenue: Business Records Service (https://www.njportal.com/DOR/businessrecords/EntityDocs/BusinessList.aspx)
New Mexico|Public Regulation Commission: Corporations Division (http://web.prc.newmexico.gov/Corplookup/CorpSearch.aspx)
New York|Department of State: Division of Corporations, State Records & UCC (http://www.dos.state.ny.us/corps/bus_entity_search.html)
North Carolina|Secretary of State (http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/corporations/CSearch.aspx)
North Dakota|Secretary of State (https://secure.apps.state.nd.us/sc/busnsrch/busnSearch.htm)
Ohio|Secretary of State (http://www2.sos.state.oh.us/pls/portal/PORTAL_BS.BS_QRY_BUS_INFORMATION1.SHOW_PARMS)
Oklahoma|Secretary of State (https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/corp/records.aspx)
Oregon|Secretary of State: Corporation Division (http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.login)
Pennsylvania|Department of State (https://www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/csearch.asp)
Rhode Island|Secretary of State [Server Not Found] (http://ucc.state.ri.us/CorpSearch/CorpSearchInput.asp)
South Carolina|Secretary of State (http://www.scsos.com/Search%20Business%20Filings)
South Dakota|Secretary of State (http://sdsos.gov/Business/Search.aspx)
Tennessee|Secretary of State (http://tnbear.tn.gov/ECommerce/FilingSearch.aspx)
Texas|Secretary of State (Registration Required) (https://direct.sos.state.tx.us/acct/acct-login.asp), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (https://ourcpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/Index.html)
Utah|Division of Corporations & Commercial Code (https://direct.sos.state.tx.us/acct/acct-login.asp)
Vermont|Secretary of State: Corporations Division (http://corps.sec.state.vt.us/corpbrow.aspx)
Virginia|State Corporation Commission (https://cisiweb.scc.virginia.gov/z_container.aspx)
Washington|Secretary of State: Corporations Division (http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/corps_search.aspx)
West Virginia|Secretary of State: Business & Licensing (http://apps.sos.wv.gov/business/corporations/)
Wisconsin|Department of Financial Institutions (https://www.wdfi.org/apps/CorpSearch/Search.aspx)
Wyoming|Secretary of State (https://wyobiz.wy.gov/Business/FilingSearch.aspx)
Miscellaneous District/Territory|Links
Puerto Rico|Department of State (https://prcorpfiling.f1hst.com/CorporationSearch.aspx)
Virgin Islands|Corporations & Trademarks [No Search Page Available] (http://ltg.gov.vi/corporations-and-trademarks.html)
Washington D.C.|Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (Registration Required) (https://corp.dcra.dc.gov/)
SUMMARY
If anyone from any nation can help add to this list for their own country, and provide an English translation (where applicable), we would like to hear from you. Please use the Contact Us Form [link (http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/sendmessage.php)] to get in touch.
December 23, 2011
INTRODUCTION
This article aims to point you the questioner to an official government or sanctioned resource which will assist you in finding out if a company you are dealing with actually exists. This has been put together as part of our main Due Diligence article "Is This Company Genuine - Buyers Guide to 'Do Your Own Due Diligence'" [link (http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=55999)].
BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
If you are looking for information regarding Banks and other Financial Institutions worldwide, then you are advised to look through the exceptional list of regulators found at the Artists Against 419 website:-
Old Coaster's List of Bank Regulators around the World [link (http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Old_Coaster%27s_List_of_Bank_Regulators_around_the_World)]
Countries A - C [link (http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Old_Coaster%27s_List_of_Bank_Regulators_around_the_World#Cou ntries_A_-_C)]
Countries D - G [link (http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Old_Coaster%27s_List_of_Bank_Regulators_around_the_World#Cou ntries_D_-_G)]
Countries H -M [link (http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Old_Coaster%27s_List_of_Bank_Regulators_around_the_World#Cou ntries_H_-M)]
Countries N - S [link (http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Old_Coaster%27s_List_of_Bank_Regulators_around_the_World#Cou ntries_N_-_S)]
Countries T - Z [link (http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Old_Coaster%27s_List_of_Bank_Regulators_around_the_World#Cou ntries_T_-_Z)]
Useful International Sites [link (http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Old_Coaster%27s_List_of_Bank_Regulators_around_the_World#Use ful_International_Sites)]
COMPANY SEARCH RESOURCES
Australia
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) [link (http://www.search.asic.gov.au/gns001.html)]
Canada
Industry Canada, Federal Corporations [link (https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpSrch.html?locale=en_CA)]
Industry Canada, Provincial Registrars [link (http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cd-dgc.nsf/eng/cs01134.html)]
Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland)
Companies House [link (http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/)]
Hong Kong (added 10th February, 2012)
Cyber Search Centre [link (http://www.icris.cr.gov.hk/csci/)] (credit to rainbow76 at FraudWatchers.ORG)
go to: 'search' => 'company particulars'
enter the 'CR' (company registration) number, or exact company name (English/Chinese)
Republic of Ireland
Companies Registration Office [link (http://www.cro.ie/search/)]
Switzerland
Federal Commercial Registry Office [link (http://zefix.admin.ch/zfx-cgi/hrform.cgi/hraPage?language=4&amt=007)]
United States of America
State|Links
Alabama|Secretary of State: Government Records Inquiry System (http://www.sos.alabama.gov/vb/inquiry/inquiry.aspx?area=Business%20Entity)
Alaska|Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (http://commerce.alaska.gov/CBP/Main/CBPLSearch.aspx?mode=Name)
Arizona|Secretary of State: Tradename & Trademark Department (http://www.azsos.gov/scripts/TNT_Search_engine.dll)
Arkansas|Secretary of State (http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/corps/search_all.php)
California|Secretary of State (http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/)
Colorado|Secretary of State: Business Division (http://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/BusinessEntityCriteriaExt.do)
Connecticut|Secretary of State: Commercial Recording Division (http://www.concord-sots.ct.gov/CONCORD/online?eid=99&sn=InquiryServlet)
Delaware|Department of State: Division of Corporations (https://delecorp.delaware.gov/tin/GINameSearch.jsp)
Florida|Department of State: Division of Corporations (http://www.sunbiz.org/corinam.html)
Georgia|Secretary of State (http://corp.sos.state.ga.us/corp/soskb/csearch.asp)
Hawaii|Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs (http://hbe.ehawaii.gov/documents/search.html)
Idaho|Secretary of State (http://www.accessidaho.org/public/sos/corp/search.html?ScriptForm.startstep=crit)
Illinois|Secretary of State: Certificate of Good Standing (http://www.ilsos.gov/corporatellc/)
Indiana|Secretary of State (https://secure.in.gov/sos/online_corps/name_search.aspx)
Iowa|Secretary of State (http://sos.iowa.gov/search/business/search.aspx)
Kansas|Secretary of State (https://www.accesskansas.org/bess/flow/main?execution=e1s1)
Kentucky|Secretary of State (https://app.sos.ky.gov/ftsearch/)
Louisiana|Secretary of State [Server Not Found] (http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov/app1/paygate/crpinq.jsp)
Maine|Secretary of State: Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions (https://icrs.informe.org/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS?MainPage=x)
Maryland|Department of Assessments & Taxation (http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/UCC-Charter/CharterSearch_f.aspx)
Massachusetts|Secretary of State: Corporations Division (http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/corp/corpsearch/corpsearchinput.asp)
Michigan|Department of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs (http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/sr_corp.asp)
Minnesota|Secretary of State (http://da.sos.state.mn.us/minnesota/corp_inquiry-find.asp?:Norder_item_type_id=10)
Mississippi|Secretary of State (https://business.sos.state.ms.us/corp/soskb/csearch.asp)
Missouri|Secretary of State (https://www.sos.mo.gov/BusinessEntity/soskb/csearch.asp)
Montana|Secretary of State (https://app.mt.gov/bes/)
Nebraska|Secretary of State (https://www.nebraska.gov/sos/corp/corpsearch.cgi)
Nevada|Secretary of State (http://nvsos.gov/sosentitysearch/)
New Hampshire|Secretary of State: Corporation Division (https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporate/soskb/csearch.asp)
New Jersey|Division of Revenue: Business Records Service (https://www.njportal.com/DOR/businessrecords/EntityDocs/BusinessList.aspx)
New Mexico|Public Regulation Commission: Corporations Division (http://web.prc.newmexico.gov/Corplookup/CorpSearch.aspx)
New York|Department of State: Division of Corporations, State Records & UCC (http://www.dos.state.ny.us/corps/bus_entity_search.html)
North Carolina|Secretary of State (http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/corporations/CSearch.aspx)
North Dakota|Secretary of State (https://secure.apps.state.nd.us/sc/busnsrch/busnSearch.htm)
Ohio|Secretary of State (http://www2.sos.state.oh.us/pls/portal/PORTAL_BS.BS_QRY_BUS_INFORMATION1.SHOW_PARMS)
Oklahoma|Secretary of State (https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/corp/records.aspx)
Oregon|Secretary of State: Corporation Division (http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.login)
Pennsylvania|Department of State (https://www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/csearch.asp)
Rhode Island|Secretary of State [Server Not Found] (http://ucc.state.ri.us/CorpSearch/CorpSearchInput.asp)
South Carolina|Secretary of State (http://www.scsos.com/Search%20Business%20Filings)
South Dakota|Secretary of State (http://sdsos.gov/Business/Search.aspx)
Tennessee|Secretary of State (http://tnbear.tn.gov/ECommerce/FilingSearch.aspx)
Texas|Secretary of State (Registration Required) (https://direct.sos.state.tx.us/acct/acct-login.asp), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (https://ourcpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/Index.html)
Utah|Division of Corporations & Commercial Code (https://direct.sos.state.tx.us/acct/acct-login.asp)
Vermont|Secretary of State: Corporations Division (http://corps.sec.state.vt.us/corpbrow.aspx)
Virginia|State Corporation Commission (https://cisiweb.scc.virginia.gov/z_container.aspx)
Washington|Secretary of State: Corporations Division (http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/corps_search.aspx)
West Virginia|Secretary of State: Business & Licensing (http://apps.sos.wv.gov/business/corporations/)
Wisconsin|Department of Financial Institutions (https://www.wdfi.org/apps/CorpSearch/Search.aspx)
Wyoming|Secretary of State (https://wyobiz.wy.gov/Business/FilingSearch.aspx)
Miscellaneous District/Territory|Links
Puerto Rico|Department of State (https://prcorpfiling.f1hst.com/CorporationSearch.aspx)
Virgin Islands|Corporations & Trademarks [No Search Page Available] (http://ltg.gov.vi/corporations-and-trademarks.html)
Washington D.C.|Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (Registration Required) (https://corp.dcra.dc.gov/)
SUMMARY
If anyone from any nation can help add to this list for their own country, and provide an English translation (where applicable), we would like to hear from you. Please use the Contact Us Form [link (http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/sendmessage.php)] to get in touch.