Prohibited Activities

Any corporates or individuals directly or indirectly involved in the below:

1. Illegal Drugs & Drug Paraphernalia

  • Illegal drugs

  • Substances designed to mimic illegal drugs

  • Equipment designed for making or using drugs

2. Fraudulent Identification

  • Fake references or ID-providing services

3. Telecommunications Abuse

  • Jamming devices

  • Other equipment designed to manipulate or disrupt telecommunications

4. Unlawful Violence

Any business or organization that:

  • Engages in, encourages, promotes, or celebrates unlawful violence or physical harm to persons or property

  • Targets violence toward any group based on race, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or other immutable characteristic

5. Unlawful Products & Services

  • Any product or service that violates applicable laws in the jurisdictions where it is offered or targeted

6. Intellectual Property Infringement

  • Unauthorized sale or distribution of music, movies, software, or other licensed materials

  • Counterfeit goods; illegally imported or exported products

  • Unauthorized sale of brand-name or designer items

  • Any other service or product that infringes trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, or privacy rights

7. Unfair, Predatory, or Deceptive Practices

  • Pyramid schemes

  • “Get rich quick” schemes, including:

    • Promises of high rewards with little effort or upfront work

    • Outrageous claims, deceptive or fake testimonials

    • High-pressure upselling or inducements without follow-through

  • No-value-added services (resale of services without added benefit; unauthorized resale of government offerings)

  • Predatory sales of online traffic or engagement

  • Negative-response marketing and telemarketing

  • Predatory mortgage consulting, lending, credit repair, and counseling

  • Predatory investment opportunities with no or low money down

  • Remote technical support scams; mugshot publication/pay-to-remove sites; essay mills; chain letters; door-to-door sales

  • Any other business Delos deems unfair, deceptive, or predatory

8. Adult Content & Services

  • Pornography or mature content (literature, imagery, media) depicting explicit acts

  • Prostitution, escorts, pay-per-view sexual services, sexual massages, adult live chats

  • Adult video stores; gentlemen’s clubs, topless bars, strip clubs

  • Online dating services

9. Certain Legal Services

  • Law firms collecting fees for non-legal service purposes (high AML risk)

  • Bankruptcy attorneys

  • Bail bond services

10. Firearms, Explosives & Dangerous Materials

  • Dual-use goods

  • Firearms, ammunition, gunpowder, weapons, fireworks, other explosives

  • Peptides, research chemicals, toxic, flammable, or radioactive materials

  • Direct sales of precious metals (evaluated case-by-case)

11. Unlicensed Gambling & Cash-Intensive Businesses

  • Unlicensed or unauthorized games of chance (including online gambling, sweepstakes, contests, fantasy sports for prize)

  • Sports forecasting or odds-making for prize

  • Lotteries (national lotteries evaluated case-by-case)

  • Bidding-fee auctions

  • Other cash-intensive operations

12. Cannabis & Marijuana

  • Cannabis products (including dispensaries and related businesses)

13. Sanctions & Licensing Violations

  • Unlicensed or unregistered financial institutions or payment service providers

  • Entities or individuals subject to U.S. or other applicable sanctions

  • Customers or beneficial owners holding ≥ 50% interest who are sanctioned

  • Shell banks or shell companies; companies formed by bearer shares (unless publicly traded on a recognized exchange)

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