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ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 1

An anti-money laundering analyst is reviewing a new customer list to confirm potentially high risk customers have been identified and subject to enhanced due diligence.

Which new customer warrants enhanced due diligence?


Options:

A. A non-profit hospital
B. A fundraising organization
C. An employee benefit plan trust
D. A medical practice limited partnership

Answer: C

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 2

What are three factors a financial institution should examine with regard to a new customer who is opening up a new account? Choose 3 answers


Options:

A. The country or location where the customer is from or does business
B. The type and size of the business the customer runs
C. The legal structure of the customer’s business
D. The previous financial institutions where the customer has banked

Answer: A, B, D

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 3

An account officer who maintains an excellent relationship with the finance manager for a correspondent bank customer learns that many records for the correspondent bank have been requested by law enforcement. In the interest of maintaining a good relationship with the customer, the account officer sets up a meeting to discuss the legal request with the customer. The account officer intends to discuss points related to the investigation during the meeting.

What should an anti-money laundering specialist recommend?


Options:

A. Discuss all the points being investigated by law enforcement to ensure the correspondent bank is well prepared when approached
B. Let the account manager’s manager know what conversations have taken place with the customer and document the account file accordingly
C. Limit discussions about the investigation with the customer and by satisfied that the account manager has provided proper notice to the customer
D. Cancelled the meeting as he has already behaved inappropriately by alerting to the investigation

Answer: D

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 4

A benefit of using bearer shares in corporate formations is that bearer shares are:


Options:

A. widely accepted in the financial world.
B. entered in the register of owners.
C. associated with lower costs in setting up a company.
D. easily transferred so the holder claims ownership.

Answer: D Explanation: Reference: [Reference: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bearerform.asp, ]

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 5

An institution has made the decision to exit a client relationship due to anti-money laundering concerns. Prior

to starting the close out process, the institution receives a written request from a law enforcement agency to

keep the account open. The client is the subject of an ongoing investigation and law enforcement wants the

institution to continue to monitor the account and report any suspicious activity.

What is primary consideration the institution should keep in mind when deciding whether to agree to this

request?


Options:

A. The anticipated cost of complying with the law enforcement request
B. The number of suspicious transaction reports previously filed on the client
C. The fact that the institution has a solid record in complying with law enforcement requests
D. Whether the institution can continue to meet its regulatory obligations with the accounts open

Answer: E

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 6

What is the most effective criterion for determining the beneficial ownership of funds?


Options:

A. Having signature authority over the account
B. Being the person in whose name an account is opened with a financial institution
C. Having control over such funds or entitlement to such funds
D. Being a person who is the trusted party in a correspondent banking relationship

Answer: C

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 7

An audit completed the previous week revealed that a private banking customer submitted incomplete documents when establishing an account earlier in the year. The customer received weekly electronic fund transfers from a narcotic-producing jurisdiction.

While the Relationship Manager who opened the account is on leave for 5 weeks, the customer requests that the institution remit a substantial sum to a country that represents a high risk of money laundering.

The Relationship Manager is a friend of the anti-money laundering specialist. Which of the following should the anti-money laundering officer do first?


Options:

A. File a suspicious transaction report with the competent authority.
B. Investigate the transfer of funds.
C. Suspend the transfer until the relationship manager returns.
D. Postpone the follow-up on the audit finding.

Answer: E

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 8

What do the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) mutual evaluations of each member assess?


Options:

A. The levels of implementation of the FATF Recommendations
B. The member’s ability to send a representative to the plenary sessions
C. If the member has a large enough economy to maintain its membership
D. If the member has made any suggestions for updates to the FATF Recommendations

Answer: A Explanation: Reference: [Reference: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/mutualevaluations/documents/more-about-mutual-evaluations.html, ]

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 9

What are two requirements with respect to supporting documentation that is used to identify potentially

suspicious activity, according to Financial Action Task Force? (Choose two.)


Options:

A. It must be retained for at least five years
B. It must be retained for at least seven years
C. It must be kept in a manner so that it can be provided promptly
D. It must only be released to the government through a subpoena process

Answer: A, C Explanation: Reference: [Reference: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/recommendations/pdfs/FATF%, 20Recommendations%202012.pdf]

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 10

A customer has held an account at a bank and has lived locally for over 25 years. Historically he has come

into the bank monthly to deposit a $1,500 retirement check from the company where he worked. He is well

known at the bank and often brings the staff cookies. Over the past four months, he has come into the bank

every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday to make $3,000 cash deposits into his account. A review of his

account shows that an $8,500 check made out to cash clears his account each week. The bank has decided

to file a suspicious transaction report (STR).

What is the important fact to include in the STR?


Options:

A. The recent change in the timing of deposits and withdrawals in the account
B. The customer’s work history and the amount of his monthly retirement check
C. The fact that the account holder is well known to the bank staff
D. The fact that the customer has lived in the area and has banked at this bank for 25 years

Answer: C

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 11

The branch manager notices that a number of customers come in weekly and always use the same teller to

process their deposits. The manager notices that the customers and the teller, who are from the same ethnic

group, are speaking in a foreign language and every once in a while the customers from local ethnic

restaurants will bring the teller lunch. The commercial customers that visit the teller generally deposit the same

amount of cash each time they come in.

How should the branch manager respond to this activity?


Options:

A. Transfer the teller to another branch
B. Conduct further investigation before taking any other action
C. Encourage the teller to bring in more business from the ethnic community
D. Suggest to the teller to send the customers to other tellers to avoid the opportunity for collusion

Answer: C

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 12

According to the Financial Action Task Force 40 Recommendations, Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions include


Options:

A. commodities traders.
B. money services businesses.
C. hawala operators.
D. real estate agents.

Answer: D Explanation: Explanation: These designated nonfinancial businesses and professions (DNFBPs) include — casinos when customers engage in financial transactions equal to or above a designated threshold………. — real estate agents when they are involved in transactions for clients concerning buying and selling properties; — dealers in precious metals and stones when they engage in any cash transaction with a customer at or above a designated threshold; — lawyers, notaries and independent legal professionals and accountants when they prepare or carry out transactions for clients concerning buying and selling real estate; …….; and — trust and company service providers when they prepare or carry out transactions for a client concerning certain activities ….

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 13

A new AML Officer for a US-based money service business (MSB) is drafting procedures around types of activity that require further review. Which should be included? (Choose two.)


Options:

A. A customer visiting multiple branches of the MSB on the same day in order to transfer funds internationally.
B. A customer buying several money orders totaling over $10,000 USD using debit card on the same day using government-issued identification.
C. A customer sending funds to a family member living in a high-risk jurisdiction that is subject to civil unrest.
D. A customer buying multiple money orders for $250 totaling $2,000 USD.
E. A customer attempting to buy money orders under $3,000 USD in cash multiple times a day.

Answer: A, B Explanation: Reference: [Reference: https://www.fdic.gov/regulations/safety/manual/section8-1.pdf, ]

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 14

A commission rogatory would be used in which gateway to obtain information from another country?


Options:

A. An FIU request under the Egmont principles
B. An MLAT request
C. A supervisory channel request with the Basel Committee
D. A FATF request

Answer: C

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 15

In reviewing recent activity, a compliance officer for a money transmitter that several customers are each

remitting the same amount of money but much more frequently.

How should the institution respond?


Options:

A. File a suspicious transaction report
B. Instruct the tellers not to process remittances for these customers in the future
C. Conduct further investigation to determine whether this is truly suspicious activity
D. Immediately contact the customers and ask them why they are remitting money more often

Answer: C Explanation: Explanation: "The decision of whether or not to file a suspicious transaction report (also known as a suspicious activity report or SAR in the United States) often involves weighing the aggravating and mitigating factors arising from the research conducted during the investigative process. Financial institutions should draft procedures that document the factors to consider when determining whether a suspicious transaction report (STR) is appropriate."

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 16

Which action indicates possible Penza scheme activity?


Options:

A. A licensed seller offers higher profit on investments in a high risk country
B. An unlicensed investment advisor offers profits other investments cannot guarantee
C. A licensed investment advisor lures aging/retired professionals to invest in securities
D. A unlicensed investment advisor offers returns that are competitive with industry benchmarks

Answer: C

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 17

An internal investigation log is primarily intended to:


Options:

A. Provide training on investigations to the anti-money laundering officer and Financial IntelligenceUnit.
B. Track the status of investigations into unusual activity.
C. Report status of investigations to the Board of Directors.
D. Report status of investigations to the Board of Directors.
E. Detect and monitor possible suspicious activity.

Answer: E

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 18

Why is the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) a gateway for international cooperation?


Options:

A. They provide a legal basis for transmitting evidence that can be used for prosecution and judicial proceedings
B. They receive reports of suspicious transactions from financial institutions to disseminate to local Law enforcement and foreign FIUs
C. They obtain intelligence that might lead to evidence
D. They issue the Prmc4es of Information Exchange Between Financial intelligence Units (FIUs)

Answer: B

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 19

An anti-money laundering specialist at a financial institution has received a legal request to provide all transaction records for a specific individual since 2004. Which of the following item s should be delivered?

1. Monthly statements and transaction activities for that individual since 2004.

2. All wire transfers for that individual since 2004.

3.Signature cards from accounts opened by that individual since 2004.

4. All security trading activities for that individual since 2004.


Options:

A. 1, 2, and 3 only
B. 1, 2, and 4 only
C. 1, 3, and 4 only
D. 2, 3, and 4 only

Answer: C

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 20

Which product is considered to be of highest money laundering risk?


Options:

A. Credit cards
B. Savings accounts
C. Time deposit accounts
D. International wire transfers

Answer: B Explanation: Explanation: You cannot make international money transfers unless the money is credited to the account. So first priority saving account, subsequent risk international wire transfer"A savings account, as well as a checking account, can be one of the riskiest financial instruments for money laundering operations given the ease with which it can be opened and operated".

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 21

The Wolfsberg Principles for Private Banking list circumstances that would require additional due diligence, including activities that involve which three of these choices?


Options:

A. Foreign jurisdictions
B. High Risk Countries, including those identified by credible sources as having inadequate Anti-Money Laundering standards
C. High Risk activities, involving clients and beneficial owners whose source of wealth originates from activities known to be vulnerable to money laundering
D. Public officials, including those individuals who have or had positions of public trust

Answer: B, C, E

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 22

How does the Financial Acton Task Force (FATF) communicate its findings regarding jurisdictions with

strategic anti-money laundering / Counter Financing of Terrorism deficiencies?


Options:

A. By issuing documentation to the private sector
B. By issuing two formal documents three times per year
C. By issuing informal communication to FATF members
D. By issuing four formal documents to the deficient jurisdictions

Answer: E

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 23

What are two sources for maintaining up-to-date sanctions information? (Choose two.)


Options:

A. U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Security Letters
B. U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control
C. U.S. Department of the Treasury – Section 311 – Special Measures
D. Financial Action Task Force’s list of High Risk and Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions

Answer: B, D Explanation: Reference: [Reference: https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Sanctions/Pages/faq_lists.aspx#search]

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 24

What are two reasons physical certificates present a money laundering risk to broker-dealers? (Choose two.)


Options:

A. The trade information on a physical certificate can be easily altered
B. Physical certificates do not expire and may be held by the owner for perpetuity
C. There is little information readily available to the broker confirming the source of the funds
D. Physical certificates may be provided to nominees for deposit or settled in off-market transactions

Answer: C, E

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 25

A branch manager for a small community bank has a new customer who deposits for EUR 50,000 checks into one account. Shortly thereafter, the customer goes to another branch and asks to transfer all but EUR 1,500 to three accounts in different foreign jurisdictions.

Which suspicious activity should be the focus of the suspicious transaction report?


Options:

A. The customer opened the account with four large checks
B. The customer goes to a different branch to make this transaction
C. The customer transfers almost all of the funds out of the account
D. The customer asks to transfer funds to accounts in three different foreign jurisdictions

Answer: E

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 26

The bank for International Settlements provides the secretariat for which organization?


Options:

A. The Basel Committee
B. FATF
C. The Wolfsberg Group
D. The Egmont Group

Answer: A Explanation: Reference: [Reference: http://www.bis.org/bcbs/about.htm (4th para), Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) The Basel Committee was established by the G-10’s central bank of governors in 1974 to promote sound supervisory standards worldwide. Its secretariat is appointed by the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland., , , ]

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 27

An anti-money laundering specialist working at a bank just received a legal request from a law enforcement agency mandating the release of all financial transaction records relating to an account at the bank. The specialist immediately recognizes the account as one owned by the bank Chief Executive Officers brother. During research to gather the requested documents, the specialist finds several internal memos he had sent to the bank president with concerns regarding possible suspicious activity relating to this account. The specialist recalls the bank president verbally responded to each memo with an explanation of the activity and indicated there was no cause for concern. What should the specialist do with respect to these internal memos?


Options:

A. Place these memos in his personal files in case they are subsequently requested
B. Ask the bank president to document his instructions to the specialist
C. Call the law enforcement agent and suggest he modify the legal request to include these memos
D. Advise the bank’s senior legal advisor of the situation

Answer: E

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 28

A law enforcement agent calls a bank anti-money laundering investigator for supporting information about a

suspicious transaction report that was filed the previous month.

How should the investigator respond?


Options:

A. Refer the agent to the bank’s compliance officer
B. Send the information to an address provided by the agent
C. Share the requested information during the telephone call
D. Require a search warrant before releasing the information

Answer: C

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 29

The compliance officer for a private bank has been tasked with reviewing the procedure for authorized signatories on customer accounts to ensure it is in line with relevant Wolfsberg Anti-Money Laundering Principles for Private Banking.

Which three statements from the procedure are in line with Wolfsberg? (Choose three.)


Options:

A. Where the Authorized Signatory is not a lawyer or accountant, due diligence as to the source of funds and wealth of the Authorized Signatory should be undertaken.
B. The responsible private banker must establish the identity of a holder of general powers over an account (e.g. a signatory for the account) and, as appropriate, verify that identity.
C. Where due diligence has been satisfactorily completed on all authorized signers, the responsible private banker may reduce the due diligence performed on the account holder and/or beneficial owner.
D. The responsible private banker must obtain the necessary documentation establishing the authorized signer’s authority to act on behalf of the account holder or beneficial owner (e.g. a Power of Attorney).
E. If an individual has signing authority over an account but does not act on a professional basis as a manager of funds, the responsible private banker must understand and document the relationship between that authorized signer, the account holder, and, if different, the beneficial owner of the account.

Answer: C, D, E Explanation: Reference: [Reference: https://www.wolfsberg-principles.com/sites/default/files/wb/pdfs/faqs/20.%20Wolfsberg-FAQs-on-Intermediaries-May-2012.pdf, ]

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 30

A financial institution receives a regulatory enforcement action because of deficiencies in its anti-money

laundering program.

Which action should the board of directors take?


Options:

A. Terminate the compliance officer and staff
B. Purchase and install a new suspicious activity monitoring system
C. Hire an attorney with instructions to protest the enforcement action
D. Instruct the compliance officer to develop a plan to remediate the institution’s anti-money launderingprogram

Answer: E

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 31

A compliance officer for a casino may suspect money laundering if an individual:


Options:

A. invokes reporting requirements through a lump sum payment.
B. refers to casino associates by their first name.
C. purchases a low volume of chips with cash and turns them in for a casino check.
D. requests to have winnings transferred to a bank account of a third party.

Answer: D Explanation: Reference: [Reference: https://www.americangaming.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Best-Practice-2017.pdf, ]

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 32

What are the European Union Directives on Money Laundering?


Options:

A. They are voluntary codes of best practice for the financial sector
B. They are written by the Wolfsberg Group
C. They require members to implement certain laws of prevent money laundering
D. They require financial institutions to report suspicious activity to the Egmont Group in Brussels

Answer: C Explanation: Explanation: "The first European Union Directive, “Prevention of the Use of the Financial System for the Purpose of Money Laundering (Directive 91/308/EEC),” was adopted by the Council of the European Communities in June 1991. Like all directives adopted by the Council, it required member states to achieve (by amending national law, if necessary) the specified results. This First Directive required the members to enact legislation to prevent their domestic financial systems from being used for money laundering"

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 33

What are the regulatory risks to a bank employee who willfully violates anti-money laundering laws?


Options:

A. Investigation and reputational damage
B. Fines and suspension from the industry
C. Criminal investigation and imprisonment
D. Enforcement actions including fines against the financial institution

Answer: C Explanation: Explanation: Penalties for AML/CFT violations, including criminal and civil penalties, fines, jail terms, as well as internal sanctions, such as disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 34

What is an example of the integration stage of money laundering involving a bank or another deposit-taking institution?


Options:

A. Depositing illicit funds into an account set up for a front company
B. Directing third parties to exchange illicit cash for negotiable instruments
C. Wiring illicit funds from an account at one bank to an account at another bank
D. Using illicit funds that had previously been deposited to purchase a luxury vehicle

Answer: D Explanation: Reference: [Reference: https://www.moneylaundering.ca/public/law/3_stages_ML.php]

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 35

A bank employee recently opened an account for a new restaurant. Daily cash deposits over a three-month

period are close to $9,500.

What are two red flags that indicate possible money laundering or terrorist financing? (Choose two.)


Options:

A. The restaurant is located in a different city
B. The daily cash deposits are so close in amount
C. It is a new account that has daily cash deposits
D. The new account demonstrates a steady flow of income

Answer: B, E

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 36

In which situation can money laundering adversely affect a country’s currencies and interest rates due to launderers investing dirty funds?


Options:

A. They invest in high risk ventures with high rates of return
B. They invest in legitimate companies as a way of making their funds appear to be legitimate
C. They invest in shell companies in secrecy havens that intentionally manipulate rates
D. They invest in a way to hide funds rather than get a high rate of return

Answer: B

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 37

The board of directors receives notice from the primary regulator of the bank that potentially suspicious activity has been identified and the bank president appears to be involved. The Board asks the compliance officer for advice.

Which action should the compliance officer take when informed?


Options:

A. Destroy all records relating to the matter
B. Insist on the president’s immediate resignation
C. Inform the bank’s legal counsel and follow their instructions
D. Inform the president of the regulator’s suspicions and ask for his advice

Answer: D

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 38

Which statements regarding the USA PATRIOT ACT best describe key aspects that have extraterritorial reach? (Choose three.)


Options:

A. It allows for the US Attorney General to subpoena records from a foreign bank with US correspondent accounts, including those that are located outside the US.
B. It allows foreign banks to voluntarily designate a registered agent in the US to accept service of subpoenas.
C. It allows the Secretary of the Treasury to order a US financial institution (FI) to close a correspondent account when a subpoena has not been responded by a foreign bank in a timely manner.
D. It obliges the government to trace the origin of the funds when a seizure of assets occurs in a correspondent account that has been opened and maintained for a foreign bank in the US.
E. It excludes as foreign FIs businesses that would be considered broker-dealers, money transmitters, and currency exchangers.
F. It allows federal banking supervisors to require records of the identity of the owners of a foreign bank from a Fl operating in the US.

Answer: A, C, E Explanation: Reference: [Reference:, https://www.jonesday.com/-/media/files/publications/2007/10/extraterritorial-application-of-the-usa-patriot-ac/files/extraterritorial-application-of-the-usa-patriot-ac/fileattachment/graves_ganguli.pdf, https://www.lawfareblog.com/long-arm-us-law-patriot-act-anti-money-laundering-act-2020-and-foreign-banks, ]

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 39

Which method to finance terrorism involves falsifying transaction-related documents?


Options:

A. Bribery
B. Black market peso exchange
C. Trade-based money laundering
D. Informal value transfer system

Answer: D

ACAMS CAMS Sample Question 40

Which Trust parties should be identified to determine the true nature of the Trust relationship according to Basel guidelines? (Choose three.)


Options:

A. Respondents
B. Payees
C. Trust Administrators
D. Trustees
E. Beneficiaries
F. Settlors/grantors

Answer: B, D, F


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