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ACAMS CAMS Exam Preparation
Prepare for the current four-domain CAMS examination with source-grounded study tools, supplied official flashcards and full-length timed practice.
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Course syllabus information reviewed for 2026.
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- 600 practice questions across 5 mock exams · unlimited retakes
- Focus Learn · key areas, pitfalls, exam traps & key numbers
- Flashcards · fun, fast and effective recall
- Exam cheat sheet · key facts, rules and numbers by chapter
- Audio Learning · every chapter in audio
- AI Analyzer & Mentor · pinpoints your weak areas
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- Study material organised by syllabus
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Syllabus
Module 1: Understanding the Risks and Methods of Financial Crime 30% syllabus weight
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Definitions, consequences, predicate crimes, sector/product risks, high-risk customers and structures, and terrorist-financing methods.
- • Money laundering, terrorist financing and related financial crimes
- • Banking, non-bank, virtual-asset and high-risk-sector exposure
- • PEPs, gatekeepers, TCSPs, trade and other risky structures
Module 2: Global AFC Frameworks, Governance, and Regulations 20% syllabus weight
International standards, authorities, cooperation, official risk intelligence, jurisdictional regimes and information sharing.
- • FATF, UN, regional bodies and national/sectoral risk assessments
- • Regulators, law enforcement, FIUs and cross-border cooperation
- • Public-private partnerships, privacy and adjacent legal duties
Module 3: Building an Anti-Financial Crime Compliance Program 30% syllabus weight
Governance, risk appetite and assessment, policies, customer-lifecycle controls, investigations, reporting, training and assurance.
- • Three lines of defence, MLRO/BSA officer and committee oversight
- • KYC, CDD, EDD, transaction monitoring and customer exit
- • Investigations, SAR/STR decisions, training and cross-functional roles
Module 4: Tools and Technologies to Fight Financial Crime 20% syllabus weight
Data, digital onboarding, screening, pKYC, transaction monitoring, investigation technology, AI/ML, privacy and tool governance.
- • Data quality, identity technology and external KYC sources
- • Sanctions, adverse-media, payment and transaction monitoring tools
- • AI/ML, network analysis, privacy, integration and effectiveness
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Free ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) Practice Questions & Exam Preview
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Practice ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) exam questions with answers and explanations. The full course includes 5 mock exams and chapter study tools.
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Building an Anti-Financial Crime Compliance Program
Which CAMS knowledge point is defined or described by the following statement? Risk is dynamic and needs to be continuously managed, and the environment in which each organization operates is subject to continual change.
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Card 1 of 10Risks and Methods of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
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What is money laundering?
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- Definitions and relationships among AML, CFT, sanctions, fraud, bribery/corruption and tax evasion
- Placement, layering and integration without forcing every case into a rigid sequence
- Economic, social, operational, legal, reputational and concentration consequences
- Banking risks: transfers, correspondent banking, payable-through accounts, concentration accounts and private banking
- PEPs, high-risk customers, source of wealth/funds and structuring
- MSBs, PSPs, ecommerce, prepaid access, securities, insurance and virtual assets
- Casinos, real estate, high-value goods, gatekeepers, accountants and TCSPs
- Trade-based laundering, BMPE, corporate vehicles, trusts and beneficial ownership
- Terrorist-financing channels, informal value transfer systems and nonprofit organizations
Chapter 1: Understanding the Risks and Methods of Financial Crime
Financial crime risk begins with the purpose and movement of value. Money laundering takes criminal proceeds and disguises their illegal source so the value can be used in apparently legitimate or further illegal activity. The familiar placement, layering and integration model remains useful: placement introduces criminal value into the financial system, layering creates distance and complexity, and integration returns the value in a form that appears legitimate. Real cases do not always follow a neat sequence, so the examiner may give facts that combine stages. Focus on what the transaction is doing: entering the system, obscuring the trail, or allowing apparently legitimate enjoyment of the proceeds.
The current CAMS domain is wider than money laundering alone. Counter-terrorist financi…
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Key Benefits
Official Flashcards, Faithfully Preserved
Revise with all 145 cards from the supplied official ACAMS printable deck.
- ✓ Original ACAMS card numbers retained in the learning data.
- ✓ Question and answer meaning preserved from the supplied source.
- ✓ No generated filler cards appended to the official deck.
Five Full-Length Mock Exams
Build timing and decision skill with five complete 120-question rehearsals.
- ✓ Official 36/24/36/24 domain allocation in every mock.
- ✓ 600 practice questions across 5 mock exams
- ✓ Native select-all-that-apply questions match the vendor response type.
Current Domain Summaries and Reference Sheet
Study all four domains, including the updated Tools and Technologies coverage.
- ✓ Risks and methods across financial and nonfinancial sectors.
- ✓ Global frameworks, governance and regulatory cooperation.
- ✓ AFC program design plus data, screening, monitoring and AI/ML tools.
AI Tutor Grounded in CAMS Sources
Clarify concepts and compare close distinctions inside the learning platform.
- ✓ Structured around the current four official domains.
- ✓ Separates red flags, evidence, controls and escalation.
- ✓ Keeps older study-guide detail subordinate to current official updates.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The current official handbook describes 120 multiple-choice and multiple-selection questions completed in 3.5 hours. The passing score is 75, and there is no penalty for guessing.
Risks and Methods is 30%, Global Frameworks is 20%, Building an AFC Compliance Program is 30%, and Tools and Technologies is 20%. Every course mock follows that 36/24/36/24 allocation.
Yes. The course transcribes all 145 cards from the official printable flashcard document supplied for this build and retains each original ACAMS card number. No generated cards are appended to that deck.
Detailed teaching points come from the supplied study guide, while the newer release notes and current official handbook control the four-domain structure, weights, exam facts and updated Tools and Technologies coverage.
Native multiple-selection questions let you select every applicable answer independently. A response is correct only when it includes every correct answer and no incorrect answer.
No. Exams Academy is an independent education provider and is not affiliated with or endorsed by ACAMS. ACAMS remains the authority for its certification, eligibility, scheduling and exam policies.
You receive lifetime access to the current course content with no recurring subscription fee.
Yes! Test your knowledge and review detailed explanations with the free ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) Mock Exam Preview below. It contains 15 exam-style questions covering Building an Anti-Financial Crime Compliance Program; the full course provides complete mock exams and syllabus coverage.
Exam Format & Details
| Assessment | 120 multiple-choice and multiple-selection questions in a computer-based, proctored examination |
| Duration | 210 Minutes |
| Passing Score | 75 |
CAMS preparation aligned to the current four-domain blueprint
The current CAMS examination tests financial-crime risks and methods, global AFC frameworks, compliance-program design, and modern tools and technologies. This course applies the current official 30/20/30/20 weighting throughout its summaries, quick-reference material, tutor context and five full-length mock exams.
Your revision toolkit includes all 145 cards from the supplied official ACAMS printable deck, retaining their original ACAMS card numbers. The newer Tools and Technologies domain is covered in the course summaries, reference sheet, mock questions and AI tutor without inventing extra cards or presenting generated material as official flashcards.
Practise the full current exam structure
Each mock contains 120 questions and runs for 210 minutes. The five mock exams include 600 source-grounded practice questions. Native multiple-selection questions let you select each applicable answer independently and require the exact correct set for a mark.
Our mock exams match 100% of the real CAMS exam question-and-response format, including both single-answer and native select-all-that-apply questions. Exams Academy is the only preparation provider offering CAMS mocks in this fully matched native format.
Use the four domain summaries and official flashcards to build recall, then move into timed practice. Every answer includes an explanation and a domain label so weak areas can be reviewed against the current blueprint.
Who Is This For?
✓ Professionals preparing for the ACAMS CAMS certification examination
✓ AML, KYC, transaction-monitoring and financial-crime analysts
✓ Compliance officers, BSA officers, MLROs, risk managers and internal auditors
✓ Professionals moving into second- or third-line AFC roles
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ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) Exam Guides
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Follow a transaction monitoring alert from detection through investigation, evidence, escalation and closure while avoiding alert-volume and automation traps.
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Prepare for the CAMS exam with source-grounded summaries, the supplied official flashcards and practice exams weighted to the current domains.
ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
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