Training

Learn OSINT & crypto crime investigation

Self-paced online courses you can start today, in-person and corporate workshops, and a paid-entry CTF challenge to test what you've learned — all built on the same methodology behind OSINTrace's own investigations.

Online · self-paced

Pre-recorded courses

Watch on your own schedule. Lifetime access to updates within each course.

OSINT Fundamentals for Fraud Investigation

Beginner
🎥 Self-paced video⏱ 3 hours*

The core toolkit: search operators, reverse image search, domain/WHOIS lookups, and how to structure findings into a usable case file.

R950* once-off
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Cryptocurrency Crime Investigation Methodology

Intermediate
🎥 Self-paced video⏱ 5 hours*

A structured process for investigating crypto crime with OSINT — based directly on the academic research behind OSINTrace.

R1,800* once-off
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Wallet Tracing & Blockchain Forensics 101

Intermediate
🎥 Self-paced video⏱ 4 hours*

Follow the money on-chain: reading transactions, clustering wallets, spotting mixer/bridge patterns, and free tools to do it.

R1,500* once-off
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Building Your First Scam Case File

Beginner
🎥 Self-paced video⏱ 2 hours*

A practical, follow-along project: take a real (anonymized) scam report from raw evidence to a structured, defensible case file.

R750* once-off
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Advanced OSINT: Social Media & Dark Web Investigation

Advanced
🎥 Self-paced video⏱ 6 hours*

Deeper tradecraft: sock-puppet research hygiene, dark web marketplace monitoring, and cross-referencing identities across platforms.

R2,400* once-off
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Due Diligence for Crypto Investors

Beginner
🎥 Self-paced video⏱ 2 hours*

Not for investigators — for investors. A practical checklist to vet a platform or token yourself before you put money in.

R900* once-off
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Certification path

Become a Certified OSINT Investigator [example]

Complete the three core courses below and pass a short practical assessment to earn the OSINTrace certification badge.

1. OSINT Fundamentals2. Crypto Crime Methodology3. Wallet Tracing 101🎓 Certified
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New · Practice under pressure

OSINTrace CTF Challenge

Paid-entry Capture-The-Flag — put the courses above to the test on a clock, against a leaderboard.

Trace the case before the clock runs out

A timed, paid-entry CTF built from real case types — trace a wallet cluster, unmask a fake exchange's true owner, follow a rug-pull's laundering trail. Same skills as the Wallet Tracing and Crypto Crime Methodology courses, tested under a leaderboard instead of a quiz.

🕵️ 6 flags · 3 categories⏱ 48-hour window*🏆 Live leaderboard💰 Prize: TBC
R150*solo entry · R120*pp for teams of 3
Register for the CTF →
Prize money is still being decided. If a cash prize for the top finisher is added, it'll be funded from entry fees and confirmed on this page before registration opens for that event — entering now doesn't guarantee a prize pool exists yet. The entry fee itself always covers challenge access and the leaderboard either way.
In-person & corporate

Workshops, not just videos

For teams and individuals who want hands-on training with direct Q&A.

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Public workshops

Half-day and full-day in-person sessions, open enrollment, run periodically in major SA cities.

  • Small group sizes for hands-on practice
  • Includes course materials & templates
  • Certificate of attendance
See upcoming dates →
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Corporate & institutional training

Custom training for compliance teams, fraud departments, exchanges, and law enforcement — priced per engagement.

  • Tailored to your team's case types
  • On-site or virtual, half-day to multi-day
  • Higher-touch, priced per seat/engagement
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