Free Practice Questions for ACAMS CAMS Exam

Use of cash to purchase property

Unlicensed real estate agents acting as front companies

Use of a registered trust for the purchase of property

Use of a company for the purchase of property

Manipulation of the value of a property

Ensuring sanctions coy on international bodies like the UN because there is no requirement to adhere to local laws.

Ensuring group policies and procedures prioritize adherence to US regulations because they are the most influential worldwide.

Applying global AFC and sanctions policies to ensure consistency without the need to adapt to local regulations.

Ensuring group policies cater to compliance with each country's specific AML and sanctions regulations.

Forming a trust on behalf of a customer with a complex setup and acting as a nominee director

Auditing a firm that provides payroll software to large corporate customers

Preparing financial statements for a listed or a privately owned firm

Providing tax advice to an international customer hoping to move their assets out of their home country

Assisting an offshore corporation from a jurisdiction with no available beneficial owner information to buy property in the UK

Address control of payments in EU countries to reduce money laundering.

Build a network of financial institutions that work together to prevent money laundering across the EU.

Establish a consistent regulatory environment across the EU to prevent money laundering.

Allow member states to discuss the draft legislation with the cooperation of the EU financial intelligence units.

A limited liability company incorporated in a foreign jurisdiction

A private company that has no activity in a tax haven jurisdiction

A company with nominee shareholders and directors in a local jurisdiction

A company with bearer shares incorporated in a tax haven jurisdiction

A private investment company incorporated in a tax haven jurisdiction with strict secrecy laws

comparing these risks with industry benchmarks to determine the residual risk.

implementing new controls to eliminate all risks

rating the effectiveness of the related controls in order to calculate the residual risk.

documenting the historical risk incidents for future reference.

Send a 314(b) request to the corporation's bank in Hong Kong

Call the receiving individual to review identity verification documents

Confirm that neither the beneficiary nor the originator are sanctioned parties

Request supporting documents, including invoices and contracts to confirm the purpose of the payment

Check for negative news in public sources on the sender and receiver

Use of mortgage products

Use of commercial properties inconsistent with stated business purposes

Use of complex loans or credit finance

Use of corporate vehicles or complex ownership structures

Unexplained cash payments

Use of agricultural land in rural areas

account activity that is not consistent with the purpose of the account

bills of lading matching the description of goods, quantities, and values with transshipment details justified

transaction structures that appear unnecessarily complex

trade documents, such as invoices and letters of credit, that are not clearly worded or are in foreign languages

invoices with prices that are much higher than market price

fluctuations in the pricing of standard goods and services

Performing a comprehensive risk assessment to identify customer, transaction, and geographic risks

Focusing monitoring primarily on previously flagged customers while using standard controls for others

Choosing and applying effective controls that align with the identified risk levels

Determining detailed risk profiles for customers based on their activities and relationships

Allocating resources equally across all customer segments to ensure fairness