You need a lead a court can freeze — a rumour that they are ‘rich’ is not an account number.
Before and during a PRC case, creditors map assets from public filings (National Enterprise Credit, annual reports, equity, land where searchable), counterparties’ own payment history (which bank received the SWIFT), and, after filing, court investigation/execution searches. Private ‘investigators’ who hack or trespass create criminal risk. Alipay/WeChat leads need a platform-plus-court path. This page is how you find what to freeze. Preservation pages are the lock. Do not buy a mystery PDF of ‘hidden villas’.
4 questions before you choose the route.
This page identifies the right question and evidence. It does not determine the legal outcome on a reader’s facts.
Publicity system and USCC
Shareholders, changes, abnormal list.
PublicYour own payment trail
Which bank they used.
TrailLand/equity identifiers
Deed, SAMR.
HardCourt search after filing?
Execution/investigation tools.
CourtWorking rule: Map the regulated role before marketing or launch in China.
The signal ledger.
These facts move the question beyond a label and into a product, money-flow and control analysis.
Bring a compact evidence docket—not a pitch deck.
Give a compliance team or counsel the operating facts that reveal the perimeter.
Questions people ask before they build.
Short answers for orientation. The right result can change with the service model and current rules.
Can lawyers search all bank accounts nationally?
Not as a private right. Courts and execution bureaus have tools after a case exists.
Is UBO filing public?
Beneficial-owner systems are not a full asset dump. China ubo beneficial owner basics.
Primary authorities
Reviewed sources support orientation, not a fact-specific assessment.