ACAMS Advanced CAMS-Financial Crimes Investigations - CAMS-FCI Exam Practice Test
Which pattern of activity most strongly indicates an individual is a foreign terrorist fighter?
Correct Answer: C
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A KYC specialist from the first line of defense at a bank initiates an internal escalation based on a letter of credit received by the bank.
MEMO
To: Jane Doe. Compliance Manager, Bank B From: Jack Brown, KYC Specialist, Bank B RE: Concerning letter of credit A letter of credit (LC) was received from a correspondent bank.
Bank A. in Country A. in Asia with strict capital controls, providing guarantee of payment to Bank B's client for the export of 10 luxury cars located in Country B. located in Europe. Bank A's customer is a general in the army where Bank A is headquartered.
The information contained in the LC is as follows:
* Advising amount per unit 30.000.00 EU *10 units of BMW
* Model IX3
* Year of registration: 2020
Upon checks on Bank B's client, the exporter mentioned that the transactions were particularly important, and a fast process would be much appreciated in order to avoid reputational damage to the firm and the banks involved in the trade finance process. The exporter has a longstanding relationship with Bank B and was clearly a good income generator. The exporter indicated that, as a general, the importer was trustworthy.
The relationship manager <RM) was contacted to conduct a full review of the exporter and to conduct a site visit.
Feedback from the RM:
The RM contacted the exporter for a client courtesy visit, but it was rearranged four times as the exporter kept cancelling the appointments. When the exporter was finally pinned down for an interview, employees were reluctant to provide clear answers about the basis of the transaction. The employees were evasive when asked about the wider business and trade activity in the country.
Findings from the investigation from various internal and external sources of information:
* There were no negative news or sanctions hits on the exporter company, directors, and shareholders.
* The registered address of the exporting business was a residential address.
* The price of the cats was checked and confirmed to be significantly below the market price of approximately 70,000 EU, based on manufacturer's new price guide.
* The key controllers behind the exporting company, that is the directors and During the investigation, the investigator determines that a nephew of the general (Bank A's customer) is a customer at Bank B.
Which step should the investigator take next?
MEMO
To: Jane Doe. Compliance Manager, Bank B From: Jack Brown, KYC Specialist, Bank B RE: Concerning letter of credit A letter of credit (LC) was received from a correspondent bank.
Bank A. in Country A. in Asia with strict capital controls, providing guarantee of payment to Bank B's client for the export of 10 luxury cars located in Country B. located in Europe. Bank A's customer is a general in the army where Bank A is headquartered.
The information contained in the LC is as follows:
* Advising amount per unit 30.000.00 EU *10 units of BMW
* Model IX3
* Year of registration: 2020
Upon checks on Bank B's client, the exporter mentioned that the transactions were particularly important, and a fast process would be much appreciated in order to avoid reputational damage to the firm and the banks involved in the trade finance process. The exporter has a longstanding relationship with Bank B and was clearly a good income generator. The exporter indicated that, as a general, the importer was trustworthy.
The relationship manager <RM) was contacted to conduct a full review of the exporter and to conduct a site visit.
Feedback from the RM:
The RM contacted the exporter for a client courtesy visit, but it was rearranged four times as the exporter kept cancelling the appointments. When the exporter was finally pinned down for an interview, employees were reluctant to provide clear answers about the basis of the transaction. The employees were evasive when asked about the wider business and trade activity in the country.
Findings from the investigation from various internal and external sources of information:
* There were no negative news or sanctions hits on the exporter company, directors, and shareholders.
* The registered address of the exporting business was a residential address.
* The price of the cats was checked and confirmed to be significantly below the market price of approximately 70,000 EU, based on manufacturer's new price guide.
* The key controllers behind the exporting company, that is the directors and During the investigation, the investigator determines that a nephew of the general (Bank A's customer) is a customer at Bank B.
Which step should the investigator take next?
Correct Answer: D
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Which reputations risk consequence could a financial entity face for violating AML laws?
Correct Answer: C
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The law enforcement agency (LEA) of a foreign jurisdiction contacts a financial institution (Fl) regarding one of the Fl's clients. The LEA advises that the client is currently wanted for prosecution as a result of a series of human trafficking charges. What should the Fl do? (Select Two.)
Correct Answer: A,C
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During a review of the accounts related to Richard Aston, an investigator notices a high number of incoming payments from various individuals. They also notice that these incoming payments typically occur during large sporting events or conferences. As a result of the account review, of which illegal activity does the investigator have reasonable grounds to suspect Richard Aston?
Correct Answer: A
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An analyst reviews an alert for high volume Automated Clearing House (ACH) activity in an account. The analyst's initial research finds the account is for a commercial daycare account that receives high volumes of large government-funded ACH transactions to support the programs. The account activity consists of checks (cheques) made payable to individual names in varying dollar amounts. One check indicates rent to another business.
An Internet search finds that the daycare company owner has previous government-issued violations for safety and classroom size needs, such as not having enough chairs and tables per enrollee. These violations were issued to a different daycare name.
Simultaneous to this investigation, another analyst sends an email about negative news articles referencing local child/adult daycare companies misusing governmental grants. This prompts the financial institution (Fl) to search all businesses for names containing 'daycare' or *care'. Text searches return a number of facilities as customers at the Fl and detects that three of these businesses have a similar transaction flow of high volume government ACH funding with little to no daycare expenses.
Which red flags would be an indicator that activity is connected to a corruption/bribery typology? (Select Two.)
An Internet search finds that the daycare company owner has previous government-issued violations for safety and classroom size needs, such as not having enough chairs and tables per enrollee. These violations were issued to a different daycare name.
Simultaneous to this investigation, another analyst sends an email about negative news articles referencing local child/adult daycare companies misusing governmental grants. This prompts the financial institution (Fl) to search all businesses for names containing 'daycare' or *care'. Text searches return a number of facilities as customers at the Fl and detects that three of these businesses have a similar transaction flow of high volume government ACH funding with little to no daycare expenses.
Which red flags would be an indicator that activity is connected to a corruption/bribery typology? (Select Two.)
Correct Answer: C,E
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When writing or reviewing a SAR/STR, it is important to:
Correct Answer: C
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Which are primary purposes of Financial Action Task Force {FATF)-Style Regional Bodies? (Select Two.)
Correct Answer: C,D
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An investigator receives an alert documenting a series of transactions. A limited liability corporation (LLC) wired 59.000,000 USD to an overseas account associated with a state-run oil company. A second account associated with the state-run oil company wired 600,000,000 USD to the LLC. The LLC then wired money to other accounts, a money brokerage firm, and real estate purchases.
The investigator initiated an enhanced KYC investigation on the LLC. The financial institution opened the LLC account a couple of weeks prior to the series of transactions. The names associated with the LLC had changed multiple times since the account opened. A search of those names revealed relations with multiple LLCs. Public records about the LLCs did not show any identifiable business activities.
Open-source research identified mixed reports about the brokerage firm.
The firm indicated it purchased mutual funds for its clients and dispensed returns to clients.
Media reports claimed the firm laundered money by holding money for a fee before returning it to investors.
Which information should the investigator review first when examining the wire transaction documentation?
The investigator initiated an enhanced KYC investigation on the LLC. The financial institution opened the LLC account a couple of weeks prior to the series of transactions. The names associated with the LLC had changed multiple times since the account opened. A search of those names revealed relations with multiple LLCs. Public records about the LLCs did not show any identifiable business activities.
Open-source research identified mixed reports about the brokerage firm.
The firm indicated it purchased mutual funds for its clients and dispensed returns to clients.
Media reports claimed the firm laundered money by holding money for a fee before returning it to investors.
Which information should the investigator review first when examining the wire transaction documentation?
Correct Answer: B
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