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This document is the ACAMS Study Guide 2025 with Complete Solutions, created to help candidates excel in the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) exam. It is a comprehensive, updated, and exam-focused resource designed to cover all critical AML/CFT knowledge areas tested in 2025. Inside, you will find: Detailed ACAMS exam study notes with complete solutions Coverage of all key domains: AML risk management & compliance programs Customer due diligence (CDD) and KYC standards Suspicious transaction reporting & red flags Global sanctions, terrorist financing, and regulatory frameworks Practical AML/CFT case studies and applications Step-by-step solutions and explanations for clear understanding Ideal for both first-time candidates and professionals renewing certification This study guide ensures efficient preparation, better retention, and higher success rates for the ACAMS 2025 exam.

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ACAMS STUDY GUIDE 2025 WITH COMPETE
SOLUTIONS
What is money laundering? - CORRECT ANSWER --
Taking criminal proceeds, disguising illegal sources to use the funds to perform legal or ille
gal activities.

- Process of making dirty money look clean



Give an example of the second stage of money laundering: - CORRECT ANSWER --
Electronically moving funds from one country to another and dividing them into advanced
financial options

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Moving funds from one financial institution to another or within multiple accounts at the s
ame institution

- Converting cash into monetary instruments

- Using shell companies to obscure beneficial owner and assets



Give an example of the third stage of money laundering: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Purchasing luxury assets like property, jewelry, high end automobiles, investments.



Give an example of the first stage of money laundering: - CORRECT ANSWER --
Blending funds, purchasing stored value cards with currency, foreign exchange, currency sm
uggling, loans



What does the Yates Memo say? - CORRECT ANSWER --
Criminal and civil investigations into corporate misconduct should also focus on the individ
uals who perpetrated the wrongdoing.



What are some indicators of money laundering using ETF? - CORRECT ANSWER --
Funds transfers to or from a financial secrecy haven or high risk geographic location witho
ut apparent business reason, or when activity is inconsistent with customer

,- Lafarge funds transfers from foreign clients without reason
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




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Checks and money orders to receive many small incoming transfers of funds or to make de
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



posits

- Unexplained funds activity Y Y




- Payments or receipts without link to legitimate contracts
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




- Funds transfers from the same person to or from different accounts
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




What is remote deposit capture and what risk is associated with it? - CORRECT
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



ANSWER -- Bank product that allows customers to check and transmit an electronic
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



image of a check t o the bank for deposit.
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




- Decreases ability to identify fraud indicatorsY Y Y Y Y




What are some of the money laundering risks pertaining to the use of payable through acc
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



ounts (PTAs)? - CORRECT ANSWER --
Y Y Y Y Y Y



Foreign institutions licensed in offshore centers with weak supervision and licensing laws
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




- Correspondent bank fails to apply CDD Y Y Y Y Y




- Subaccount holders have currency deposit and withdrawal privileges
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




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Used in conjunction with a subsidiary, representative, or other office of the respondent ba
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



nk



What is a money laundering risk pertaining to the use of concentration accounts? -
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



CORRECT ANSWER -- Customer-
Y Y Y Y



identifying information is separated from the financial transaction.
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




- Results in a lost audit trail.Y Y Y Y Y




Define a politically exposed person - CORRECT ANSWER --
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



Person who is or has been entrusted with a prominent public function domestically or by
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



a foreign country or organization.
Y Y Y Y Y

,What is structuring? - CORRECT ANSWER --
Y Y Y Y Y Y



Designing a transaction to evade triggering a reporting or record keeping requirement
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




- Breaking a cash deposit into smaller ones Y Y Y Y Y Y




Which money laundering stages are credit cards most likely to be used, and what is an
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



exa mple of money laundering through the use of credit cards? - CORRECT ANSWER
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



--
Y



Most likely used in second (layering) and third (integration) stages.
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




- Overpaying a credit card balance and asking for a refund. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




What are some risks posed by third party payment processors: - CORRECT ANSWER --
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



Multiple financial organization relationships that a TPPP cannot see inits entirety
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




High return rates from unauthorized transactions
Y Y Y Y Y




What are some ways money services businesses (MSBs) can be used for money laundering?
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



- CORRECT ANSWER --
Y Y Y



Make funds available to criminal organizations at a destination country in the local currenc
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



y. Launderer or broker then sells the criminal dollars to foreign businesspeople wishing to
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



make legitimate purchases of goods for exports.
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




Cash intensive and transactional nature of MSBs facilitate ML
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




What are some of the aspects associated with the securities industry that increase its
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



Yexpos ure to money laundering? - CORRECT ANSWER --
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



International nature, speed of transactions, conduct free-of- Y Y Y Y Y Y



payment transfers, converting holdings to cash without loss of principal, wire transfers to
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



fr om or through multiple jurisdictions, competitive commission driven environment
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




What are some red flags of money laundering associated with casinos and gambling? -
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



CORRECT ANSWER --
Y Y Y



Converting funds to be laundered from cash to checks and using casino credit to layer tran
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



sactions before transferring out funds
Y Y Y Y Y

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Buying chips with illicit funds and requesting repayment via check drawn on casino account
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




- Using illegal funds to repay casino lines of credit
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




- Junket operators moving funds across borders and through multiple casines
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




- Unusual gaming patterns Y Y




Why is gold vulnerable to money laundering and terrorist financing risks? -
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



CORRECT ANSWER -
Y Y Y



High intrinsic value in compact, easy to transport form. Holds value regardless of form.
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




List ways in which travel agencies can be used to launder money: - CORRECT
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



YANSWER -- Purchasing expensive airline ticket for another person who asks for a
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



Yrefund, structuring wi re transfers in small amounts to avoid recordkeeping
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



Yrequirements, establishing tour operat or networks with false bookings to justify
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



Ysignificant payments from foreign travel groups. Y Y Y Y Y




List various functions of gatekeepers - attorneys, notaries, accountants, and
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



auditors - that can be useful to money launderers: - CORRECT ANSWER --
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



Creating corporate vehicles and complex legal arrangements
Y Y Y Y Y Y




- Buying or selling property as a cover for illegal fund transfers
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




- Performing financial transactions and providing advice Y Y Y Y Y




- Setting up and managing charities Y Y Y Y




Why is the issue of requiring attorneys to be gatekeepers in the AML/CFT area controversial
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



? - CORRECT ANSWER -- Attorneys have confidential relationships with their clients
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




What makes real estate an attractive channel for laundering illicit funds? -
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



CORRECT ANSWER -- It can be purchased with cash
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




- Ultimate beneficial owner can be disguised Y Y Y Y Y




- Stable and reliable investmentY Y Y

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