468. How do I verify an OFAC document? For example, how do I know that an OFAC license or a Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List removal letter is authentic?
If you have questions about the authenticity of an OFAC document that is not publically posted on the OFAC website, you can contact OFAC and reference the specific case ID or FAC number that is included on the document.
• To verify a specific license, please contact the OFAC Licensing Division at 1-202-622-2480.
• To verify an SDN removal letter, please email [email protected]
• To verify another OFAC document, please contact the OFAC Compliance Division at 1-202-622-2490.
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Even when non-published interpretive guidance is relatively old, OFAC will confirm its authenticity. Normally, approaching OFAC for confirmation that a given guidance document is authentic and that the agency has not altered its interpretation since the date of its issue ordinarily would not entail the same sort of lengthy process as the issuing of the document in the first instance, though pure authentication questions are obviously easier to handle than those concerning continued substantive validity.