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Anti Money
Laundering
Exam
Study Guide
&
Practice Exam
AML-Expert.com
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2 nd Edition © 2017
1st Edition © 2016
AML-expert.com.
Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
ISBN-13: 978-1976172120
ISBN-10: 1976172128
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To Sarah
In Memoriam
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Contents
Introduction to the Second Edition 11
Getting Started 17
Structure Your Time 17
How To Revise 18
Exam Day 21
Question Strategies 22
Chapter 3: Techniques 33
Electronic Transfers 35
Correspondent Banking 35
Payable Through Accounts (PTAs) 36
Concentration Accounts 37
Private Banking 38
Structuring/Smurfing 39
Microstructuring 39
Cuckoo Smurfing 40
Bank Complicity 40
Credit Unions/Building Societies 40
Credit Cards 41
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Shell Companies 52
Front Companies 53
Buying A Company Already Owned By The Criminal 53
Double Invoicing 53
Trusts 53
Bearer Bonds, Securities & Checks 54
Terrorist Financing 54
Informal Value Transfer Systems 55
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Charities & Not-For-Profits 55
40 Recommendations 61
Overview Of The 40 Recommendations 63
Key highlights Of The 40 Recommendations 66
Non-Cooperative Counties 68
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision 69
First Directive 72
Second Directive 72
Third Directive 73
Regional FATF-Style Bodies and FATF
Associate Members 74
Other AML initiatives 77
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Chapter 5: Compliance 93
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Obtaining Counsel For The Investigation 120
Notices to Employees 120
Media Relations 121
Internal Investigations 121
Documents 122
Interviewing Employees 122
Attorney-Client Issues 123
Section 1 134
Section 2 143
Section 3 150
Section 4 159
Answer Sheet 164
Answers 165
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Section 1 196
Section 2 217
Section 3 231
Section 4 244
Answer Sheet 254
Answers 255
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I was deeply humbled by the reception to the first edition of this book.
Laid end-to-end the sold copies of the first edition reached 74 stories
high.
In writing the second edition, I wanted to update the text to reflect new
AML developments, include even more of the study material that helped
me pass, and add new relevant content.
The exam has been checked and rechecked, in both formats, and no
significant errors have been noted. A number of comments to the
contrary that have appeared publicly appear to be mischievous in nature.
I also wanted to take a moment to share a little of the reason why this
book exists.
Once I had the raw materials I then wrote my own exam questions
covering the material section by section. I tried to think of every
question you could ask about the material and set it down.
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I even found the exam style confusing, so I simplified that as well.
For the first time in this second edition, I include the exam in two
formats – the simplified version and a version that more completely
approximates the style of the actual exam.
I was nervous on the day of the exam, but I knew that I had studied the
material in a way that made sense for me. As a result, the knowledge was
easy to access. I came away with a score of over 90%, which for someone
who struggled their way though all of the material was quite an
achievement.
I have also included guidance in this new edition about learning styles,
and have shared some insight into what worked well for me.
It is my overwhelming hope that this guide will help you pass first time,
and I am confident that this new edition will live up to the high promises
of the first.
Thank you, and I wish you the very best of luck with your studies.
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Chapter 1
Learning to
Learn
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Getting Started
For many, studying for this exam is the first formal test of this
complexity and importance since school, college or university. Maybe
your current job or future promotion prospects depend on your results.
This study guide, and your own tenacity, are quite sufficient to excel.
If you haven’t studied in a while, this section aims to help you form
some good study habits.
Firstly, give yourself enough time. It’s best to set up a routine where you
dedicate time to learning. I personally spent half an hour each day over
lunch working through my materials. It’s never too early to start your
studying, so don’ t leave it until the end thinking you can cram.
Work together with colleagues who are also sitting the exam. Consider
organizing a once weekly study hour as you get closer to the exam. It’s
best to set some expectations as to what these study hours should
contain.
Maybe it’s just quiet time in a conference room where you can all learn a
set topic. Maybe you each prepare some quiz questions from the last
week’s topic. Or maybe you split the topics up, learn them separately,
and then do a show and tell session where you explain your topic to
other people.
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The best way to learn something is to teach someone else. After all, you
can’t teach what you don’t know. It doesn’t have to be one of your co-
workers. You could explain the topic to a friend or even a pet and still get
the same benefit.
How To Revise
Your aim here is to get a grasp of the layout of the material. Your brain
needs a structure onto which to hang important information. By reading
through you materials first, your brain will create a map of the material
for you.
Next break the study material down into topics using the table of
contents. Assign sections to study times so you know what you need to
revise and by when.
Tackle each topic by reading and understanding the material. This is the
time to take your own notes. Reading aloud or explaining a topic to
someone else can really help facts stick.
In your notes, use diagrams and flow charts to help you visually
remember information.
Mind maps are another visual tool that allows you to link information.
Forming these connections and being able to visualize them is the key to
learning.
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Name each item using a mnemonic. For example, a list of seven items
could be remembered using the days of the week. Think of a heading for
each of the items that matches the first letter of the day of the week – so
item one should be a word beginning with M, the second with T and so
on.
Use flash cards if you are struggling to remember something. The best
way to overcome this problem is simple repetition. Look at the flash
cards whenever you have a spare moment. Do this over and over again
and the information will stick in your memory.
Scents can also help with your memory. Try using a few drops of
essential oil while you study, and again on exam day. Your brain is very
good at associating smells with memories so this will help your brain
work with the specific set of information related to the exam.
A positive frame of mind, knowing that you can succeed if you put in
the effort, primes your mind to achieve. Don’t let set-backs put you off.
If you don’t understand something, come back to it later.
If the concept still doesn’t make sense, no matter how much you study
or look it up online, then ask someone else.
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Finally, if you simply can’t grasp a topic, realize that it’s not such a big
deal. You don’t need to get every question right to pass the exam. Even if
you get one in ten questions completely wrong, you will still have a pass
grade of 90%.
There are many ways to approach meditation, but if this is new to you,
look for guided meditations that last about 10 minutes. There are lots of
apps and downloadable audio files that can help you pick up this useful
habit.
Using test questions is an excellent way to help you prepare for the exam
itself.
Firstly, this will help you understand areas where your knowledge could
be improved so you can use test questions to check the areas where you
should study more.
Secondly, it will give you confidence with the format of the exam itself.
Sometimes the structure of the questions can be sufficient to throw you
completely in the exam.
Having the knowledge is one thing, being able to translate this into the
format required by the exam, is another.
In this book there are two exams, designed to help you learn both the
material in the book, and also the exam format itself.
Take the first exam to assess your level of competence with the study
material, and fill in any gaps you identify.
Once you are confident with the material, you can use the second exam
to practice the exam technique you will be using on exam day.
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Exam Day
Make sure you are organized well in advance of the day. Plan your route
and check parking arrangements. Leave plenty of time for your journey
so that any delays will not impact you.
Check the regulations for the exam, and prepare a checklist of the items
you need to bring with you, including an acceptable form of ID.
If there is a choice of times for the exam, consider whether you are a
morning or afternoon person. Most people feel drowsy just after lunch,
so avoid this time if possible.
Don’t stay up all night revising for the exam. Your brain processes
information while you sleep, so a good night’ s rest will be more
beneficial that a night of last minute studying.
Just prior to the exam, go for a 20 minute walk. Not only will this help
your circulation it will also take your mind off any last-minute nerves.
There is also some evidence that light exercise can improve brain
performance.
Eat a small nutritious snack like a banana or some nuts, this will provide
your brain with food. Do not be tempted to snack on sugary junk food as
you will have a crash within an hour.
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When you are taking the exam, make sure you answer every question. If
you are unsure about a question, you can come back to it. If you really
don’t know the answer, or feel that two answers are equally correct, then
make sure you make a selection.
Question Strategies
The way that the exam questions are phrased and organised, means that
you can often apply one of several useful strategies to help you answer
correctly. We look at a number of these here.
In the exam, you will often be presented by a list of items, and asked
which are correct in the context of the question.
Let’s say you are very confident that one of the items is correct. Look for
the answer combinations that list this item. Usually this will allow you to
discount several of the answer options, leaving you with one or two to
evaluate.
Look at the list of items again and see if you are very confident that one
of the items is wrong. You can then discount any of the answers that list
this item as a correct choice.
In this way you can usually reduce the answer space significantly,
preventing you from having to fully evaluate every answer.
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Be careful with answers that include the phrases “all of the above” or
“none of the above”. Sometimes these are trick questions and there
might be a single word in the question that is misleading. For example,
the question might state which of the following must you do, and then
list some very plausible options of things that you can do.
However, unless the law or regulation requires you, it’s unlikely that you
must do everything. Check the question again and look for words like
“can” and “must” to ensure that you are correctly answering the right
question.
In order to check this, take all the plausible answers, and ask yourself, if
this answer was all that was done, would there be any need to add in any
further methods to improve it, or would that just lead to duplication of
effort?
If you have two answers that both seem to tackle the issue, but in
different ways, ask yourself which one is more reliable, less prone to
human error or dishonesty?
After you have answered all the questions, you should use any
remaining time to check your answers.
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Make sure you haven’t made any silly mistakes such as confusing
questions that ask for opposites: for example, many questions ask which
of the following are features of something, whereas some questions ask
which of the following are not features of something.
Multiple choice questions, where you have to select several items can
sometimes be reversed so that the question is the opposite.
This is often the simpler way to ask, and thus answer, the question.
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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We can reverse this question by changing the question into the opposite
statement, and changing the answer selections to include only the item
that was missing.
A) i, iii, iv ii
B) ii, iii, iv i
C) i, ii, iv iii
D) i, ii, iii iv
Both of these questions are the same. Having two ways to look at a single
question, including one that is more straight-forward, can be very useful
to you in the exam.
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Chapter 2
Introduction to
Anti Money
Laundering
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Definition
The process of making dirty money (derived from criminal activity) look
clean by disguising the link to the source of the funds. This can be by
moving the money or changing its form.
Laundering is not just about cash; almost any medium can be used
including financial and non-financial instruments.
Money laundering has three distinct stages that transform the dirty
money into clean money. These are outlined in the following table.
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Placement Taking dirty money and physically depositing it
with a financial institution or using it to purchase
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an asset. This is the highest risk area for the
criminal, and most policing efforts are focused
here. Examples: depositing cash in a financial
institution, purchasing high value assets such as
art, precious metals or stones, which can then be
sold with payment made by bank transfer or
check.
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transaction, so that criminals can add it to their
wealth. By this stage separating illegal and legal
wealth is very difficult.
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Chapter 3
Techniques
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Correspondent banking
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Correspondent banking is vulnerable for two reasons:
The financial institution carries out transactions for the
customers of another institution. This indirect relationship
means the customers identity hasn’t been verified by first-
hand knowledge
The volumes of transactions mean that it’s not possible to
know which transactions represent legitimate business and
which are suspicious
Additional risks:
Although the regulatory regime may be understood, the
effectiveness over a specific respondent bank may be
difficult to ascertain
The level of AML controls at the respondent can be assessed
using standard questionnaires, however the effectiveness of
the due diligence may be difficult to ascertain
Nesting of respondent banks means that the correspondent
is further away from the actual customer
Note that the USA Patriot Act enforced a number of provisions
against correspondent banking – see separate section for details.
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Concentration Accounts
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Monitor for recurring customer names
Private Banking
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Structuring/Smurfing
Microstructuring
This is the same as structuring, but for very small amounts, e.g.
$800. The cash from the sale of drugs is deposited in one country
and often withdrawn in a foreign country to pay for the supplies of
the drugs.
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Cuckoo Smurfing
The associate then deposits dirty cash into the unwitting customer’s
account, who believes that it is the international transfer they awaited.
Then the alternative remitter provides the funds to the associate, who
has swapped dirty money for clean money received from the remitter,
which is supported by a genuine receipt.
The bank account used here is often innocent, but the cash deposit
would be by a launderer, so retain CCTV footage.
Bank Complicity
Although a low risk due to their small size, and the difficulty of hiding
large transactions, they are still vulnerable because they handle a large
volume of cash transactions.
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Credit Cards
Includes:
Credit card associations such as MasterCard, Visa, American
Express, Discover
Issuing banks, which issue cards to customers
Acquiring banks, which process transactions for merchants who
accept credit cards
Third-party processors, who have contracts with issuers and
acquirers to provide transaction processing and other services
Credit cards are often used in the layering or integration stages, as
cash payments to cards are often restricted. Accounts are usually
over-paid, creating a credit balance, which can be returned via a
refund.
Money remitters move money for their customers, who often don’t
have access to traditional banking services; they are also often
cheaper than banks. Their services also cover all global locations,
including ones without a formal banking infrastructure.
Key types:
Separate networks such as Western Union and MoneyGram
Underground networks (alternative remitters)
Money transfers via foreign branches of a bank, where visiting
workers can remit funds back home
International money orders
They can be well regulated, if properly licensed.
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Insurance Companies
Key risks:
Brokers have a lot of freedom over the policies they sell
Salesmen may not work for the insurance company, and be
incentivized to sell, which makes them overlook suspicions
Overpaying the insurance, and receiving the payment as a clean
money check from the insurance company
Using the ‘free look’ period to take out a policy, the cancel it without
penalty for a clean check
Redeeming polices early, paying the redemption charge, and
receiving a clean check.
Customers who are more interested in the cancellation terms than
the policy may be a money launderer.
Products that allow purchase with cash or cash equivalents
Products that allow a customer to borrow money against the product
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Bookmakers, horse racing, and lotteries all are cash intensive, and
offer a potential source of recently acquired wealth.
Casino money laundering is usually at the placement stage,
converting cash into checks. The cash is used to buy chips, and then
the chips can be converted into a check drawn on the casino’s
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account. The credit can also be transferred to a different jurisdiction
where the casino operates, and the funds can be made available
there.
One method of gambling is to bet in such a way as to risk very little
of your capital (e.g. by betting on favorites). The winnings can then
be withdrawn and are the verifiable winnings from gaming.
Precious metals, gem stones, jewelery, art and antiques are all
vulnerable. Gold is compact, valuable, and convertible to cash in
many parts of the world anonymously. For example, gold or
diamonds can be purchased using cash generated from drug sales.
The gold or diamonds can be smuggled back to the drug production
country and converted into clean money. This then funds the drug
production, with the reminder as profits for the producer. Often
dealers will buy the high value item, and will make payment to a
third party, allowing the change of the item from one form to
another (e.g. object to cash) and from one person to another. As a
result, this feature is useful in the layering phase.
Art auction houses have very high value items which are bought by
anonymous agents for elusive purchasers. The funds for the
purchase arrive as a wire transfer from an off-shore location.
Travel Agencies
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Vehicle Sellers
Cars and other vehicles (aircraft, helicopters, and yachts) are susceptible
to money laundering for four reasons:
They can all facilitate the entry of illicit money into the financial system
via the following methods:
Creating corporate vehicles and complex legal entities such as trusts.
These obscure the links between the proceeds of crime and the
perpetrator.
Buying and selling property can be used in the layering stage, or in
the integration stage where the asset is purchased and retained
Performing financial transactions on behalf of a client (making
deposits, issuing checks, making and receiving wires, buying and
selling stock).
Providing financial and tax advice. Criminals may pose as wealthy
individuals who need help sheltering wealth from tax.
The issue of lawyers or attorneys providing advice to their client is
controversial, as they have a confidential relationship with their
clients.
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Investment and Commodity Advisors
Key risks:
Withdrawing assets by transferring the proceeds to unrelated
accounts or high-risk countries
Custodial relationships that allow the client to remain anonymous
Movement of funds to disguise the origin
Investing illegal proceeds
They:
Form legal entities
Act as directors, secretaries, partners
Provide registered offices and business addresses
Act as a trustee of an express trust
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Reverse Flip
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Loan back
A technique where goods are shipped and the buyer either under- or
over-pays. This allows monetary worth to move from one country to
another. It may also be used to avoid taxes. They are known as
fraudulent transfer pricing schemes. Often exports are under-valued,
because governments scrutinize imports so that they collect import
taxes.
Letters of Credit
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Online/Internet Banking
Internet Casinos
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Prepaid Cards and E-cash
Key risks:
Anonymous card holders and funding, access to funds
High value limits, and no limits to the number of cards that can be
acquired
Global access to cash at ATMs
Offshore card issuers
Substitute for bulk-cash smuggling
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Types of Pre-Paid Cards
Closed For buying goods Typically Often not, but Usually yes Proprietary gift
system from participating yes some cards can – lost and cards
cards retailer. be reloaded stolen
cards/vouch
ers cannot
be replaced
Semi- Can be used at Usually yes Often not, sold Usually yes Gift cards or
closed selected retailers at preset – lost and vouchers that
system denominations stolen can be used at a
cards cards/ range of
vouchers merchants.
cannot be
replaced
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Types:
Shelf company: A corporation without any activity, waiting to be
sold as a ready-made company
Shell company: A corporation which at the time of incorporation
has no significant assets or operations
They can be used for legitimate purposes (tax and estate planning,
mergers and acquisitions) and also by money launderers. They can issue
shares to natural or legal persons, and in registered or bearer form.
Bearer shares mean that whoever physically holds the share certificate,
owns the share. They can be created for a single purpose or to hold a
single asset.
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Front Companies
Launderers can also use legitimate businesses that offer a service, and
co-mingle illicit funds with legitimate proceeds from the business. Such
criminally controlled companies often use nominee owners or directors
to hide beneficial ownership.
Double invoicing
Trusts
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Trust accounts are very useful for money laundering, hiding beneficial
owners, converting between assets, and processing illicit funds. They
can also be formed in privacy havens making details about them
impossible to locate.
A bearer check is a check that can be paid out to the holder, usually
without any identification.
Terrorist Financing
Terrorists wish to disguise the link between their funding source and
themselves so many of the layering techniques are used.
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Lack of clear relationship between activity and account holders
business
Large cash deposits followed by frequent withdrawals until the
funds are depleted
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Chapter 4
Regulatory
Framework
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FATF was launched in 1989 by the G7, and is based at the OECD
(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) in Paris.
Members:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong
(China), Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,
Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, the
Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and
the United States.
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The compliance criteria must be met in relation to:
Money laundering and terrorist financing offenses
Freezing and confiscation
Customer due diligence (although there is some flexibility in this
requirement)
Record-keeping
Suspicious transaction reporting
Financial sector supervision
International cooperation
Objectives of FATF:
Promote AML messages worldwide
Monitor implementation of recommendations by members (annual
self-assessment, plus periodic visit from another member)
Monitoring money laundering trends/countermeasures (the
‘typologies’ exercise)
FATF cannot impose fines or other penalties, if members do not
comply it applies a graduated approach of enhanced peer pressure,
including putting the jurisdiction on a watch list, and ultimately
rejecting the member.
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40 Recommendations
Recommendations cover:
Identify risk and develop policies
Criminal justice system and law enforcement
Financial system and regulation
Transparency of legal persons and arrangements
International cooperation
2003 revisions expanded the global reach of ways to crack down on
the illicit movement of funds; it also strengthened measures to
combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
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2012 revision introduced:
The risk assessment as the first step
Incorporated the nine terrorist financing recommendations into the
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Measures against weapons of mass destruction
Domestic PEPs and those with prominent functions in international
organizations
Identifying risks of new products prior to launch
Financial groups should have a group-wide AML/CFT program
Include tax crimes within the scope of predicate offenses
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Group Topic Recommendations
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Key highlights of the 40 recommendations
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FATF designated thresholds:
Financial institutions for occasional customers: €15,000.
Casinos, including internet: €3,000.
Dealers in precious metals and stones, when dealing in cash
€15,000.
Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal persons: particularly
those that issue bearer shares.
Powers and responsibilities of authorities: ensure FATF
recommendations are being implemented in financial institutions,
and are not owned or controlled by criminals.
International co-operation and mutual assistance.
Non-Cooperative Counties
Nigeria and Myanmar were the last two countries to be removed from
the list in 2006.
FATF now risk rates jurisdictions based on the compliance with the
above.
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In 1997 the Basel committee issued the “Core Principles for Effective
Banking Supervision” that required strong KYC, and high ethical
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standards to prevent the use of the financial system by criminals. It also
urged adoption of the FATF 40 recommendations.
Introduction
Importance of KYC standards for supervisors and banks
Essential elements of KYC standards
The role of supervisors
Implementation of KYC standards in a cross-border context
The paper indicates that banks should monitor account activity and
ensure that it is in line with expected usage. Numbered accounts are not
prohibited, but the real customer’s identification can’t be hidden from
compliance staff or regulators.
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EU Directives on Money Laundering
First Directive
Second Directive
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Third Directive
It applies to:
Credit institutions
Financial institutions
Auditors, external accounts, tax advisors
Legal professionals
Estate agents
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Regional FATF-Style Bodies and FATF
Associate Members
There are eight regional FATF-style bodies and FATF Associate
Members that have similar form and functions to those of FATF. Many
FATF member countries are also members of these bodies.
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Intergovernmental Action Group against Money-Laundering in West
Africa (GIABA – Groupe Intergouvernemental d’Action contre le
Blanchiment d’Argent en Afrique de l’Quest)
GIABA is an institution of the Economic Community of West
African States (ECOWAS) responsible for facilitating the
adoption and implementation of Anti-Money Laundering
(AML) and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (CFT) in West
Africa. It is also a FATF-Styled Regional Body (FSRB) working
with its member States to ensure compliance with international
AML/CFT standards.
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Indicates the following as high risk: PEPs, high risk countries (those
without good AML standards), high risk activities (clients whose
wealth originates from activities susceptible to money laundering).
In 2002, prohibited concentration accounts (internal non-client
accounts) that sever the link between the sources of funds.
In 2002, agreed how to deal with terrorist financing, by sharing lists
of suspected terrorists globally, providing information on the
methods used by terrorists, defining business guidelines for sectors
and activities prone to terrorist financing, and develop uniform
policies.
Enhanced CDD for remittance services, exchange houses, bureau de
change, money transfer agents, and underground banking
businesses and alternative remittance systems.
Correspondent banking services should not be provided to a shell
bank, CDD should not be performed on IMF and World Bank.
Any country wanting financial assistance from the World Bank and
International Monetary Fund must have adequate AML controls.
Other organizations with AML or anti-terrorist financing initiatives
include:
African Development Bank
Asia Development Bank
The Commonwealth Secretariat
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(EBRD)
European Central Bank (ECB)
Europol
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Interpol
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Key US Legislation and Regulation relevant to
International Transactions
USA Patriot Act
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A license issued by a country deemed a risk under section 311 of the
Patriot Act.
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Key Groups
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Group Description Key Documents
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Group Description Key Documents
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Year Developments
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1990 FATF issues its 40 Recommendations on Money Laundering.
Caribbean Financial Action Task Force is established and
issues CFATF 19 Recommendations on Money Laundering.
Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search,
Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime is
issued.
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1998 OAS Model Regulations Concerning Laundering Offenses
Connected to Illicit Drug Trafficking and Other Serious
Offenses are amended.
Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act
enacted in the US. Included the requirement for banking
agencies to conduct anti-money laundering training
required the development of the “National Money
Laundering Strategy”, and created the “High Intensity
Money Laundering and Related Financial Crime Area”
(HIFCA) Task Forces.
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Compliance
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The main aim is to protect the organization from money laundering &
terrorist financing, plus ensure compliance with all relevant laws and
regulations by setting standards and policies for the organization.
The program should be risk based – not all products and services,
geographic regions, and customer types, and thus not all areas of the
business pose the same risk of money laundering.
Greater risks require greater controls. New products and services should
be evaluated for risk and any necessary controls implemented prior to
launch.
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Assessing Risk and Developing a Risk Scoring Model
Levels of risk
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Customer Type
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Review your products and services to determine how they might be used
to launder money or finance terrorism. Key risk factors might include
the ability to pay third parties, complexity or anonymity, or minimal
oversight.
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The Elements of an AML Program
Check what laws and regulations apply, this will set the minimum
compliance level. Then based on the risk assessment, and risk
appetite, you should prohibit anything the organization deems too
risky i.e. regions, company types or customer types. You also need to
monitor laws and regulations for changes. The policies should be
approved by upper management or the board of directors.
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Responsible for:
Designing, implementing, and changing the AML program
Communicating successes and failures to management
Creating training
Staying current with regulatory & legal changes
Some departments are just one person, others are split into strategic
and operational (i.e. monitoring and reporting) aspects
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Oversight – reviews and updates the program and associated
procedures, monitors the legal and regulatory environment.
Coordinates regulatory exams with the business. May also prepare
training and provide guidance on complex AML issues.
In addition, within the business, there are AML activities where
there is customer contact e.g. CDD.
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Training topics:
General information/background, importance of AML
Legal framework & applicability to organisation and staff
Penalties – disciplinary action, fines and jail
How to deal with suspicions
Internal policies & procedures
The audit must be carried out by people not involved in the AML
program. Audit must report directly to the board of directors or to a
designated board committee comprised of more than half outside
directors. Auditors should be qualified to perform the audit.
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Evaluate how suspicious transaction reports (STRs) are researched
and evaluated
Compliance Culture
CCD should be consolidated across all regions and all products sold to
the customer by an institution.
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Name lists
Arabic Names
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Red Flags
Customers
Cash transactions
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Non-cash deposits
Wires
Credit transactions
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Customer suddenly pays off large problem loan, without any
obvious source of funds
Customer collateralizes loan with cash or certificates of deposit
Trade finance
Investment accounts
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Employees
Insurance companies
Broker-Dealers
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Deposits made to fund an investment account that are then
withdrawn
Penny stock, Regulation S stock and bearer bonds activity, which
have all been associated with money laundering
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Investigations
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These are normally triggered by STRs, tip offs, or other cases. The
requests arrive in the form of a subpoena or search warrant. Subpoenas
are issued by grand juries and empower law enforcement to obtain
evidence (i.e. documents & testimony).
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Review STRs for any linked activity
Conduct computer-based searches
Obtain international co-operation: for cross-border cases
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Search Warrants
These are not open-ended; agents can enter the premises, and look for
and seize certain documents. A warrant does not compel a testimony.
Only freeze once you have a copy of the warrant issued by a court
requiring the freezing of the funds or account.
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Dealing with Investigators and Prosecutors
Notices to Employees
For government investigations, ensure that staff know that
documents should be handed over to a central contact that can co-
ordinate handing documents over to investigators. The institution
can also determine what (if anything) can be contested.
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Media Relations
Internal Investigations
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How serious is the conduct? If it is serious and is of the level where
you would normally close the account, then close the account.
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Interviewing Employees
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Attorney-Client Issues
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International
Cooperation
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Local witnesses may need to attend court in the requesting country.
FIUs need to both recognize the international need for FIUs and also
work within their local law enforcement and policy framework, set their
own priorities, objectives, within their budgets.
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Study Questions:
Simplified Answer
Format
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This test covers the entire subject material, at a level similar to the exam.
Once you are confident with your abilities answering these questions,
move on to the next chapter, which contains the same material, but with
the added complexity of the multi-part answer format.
By separating the two key parts of this test: the subject matter and the
exam style itself, you can be confident of your knowledge before
mastering the exam style.
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8. Which of the following is a correct statement?
a) Smurfs travel from bank to bank withdrawing cash from
ATMs
b) Smurfing is a way to avoid triggering a currency reporting
threshold
c) Smurfs are dead people whose accounts have been taken
over by money launderers
d) Smurfing requires an insider at a financial institution
11. What is the best way to guard against the risk of money laundering
by bank staff?
a) Ensure that key staff are registered with the regulator
b) Ensure segregation of duties for all tasks
c) Conduct initial and ongoing criminal background checks
d) Ensure managers review staff work periodically
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16. Securities dealers are attractive to money launderers for the
following reasons.
Choose three:
a) They have information that can be used for insider trading
b) They use high speed wire transfers
c) They have a competitive, commission-driven culture
d) They use cash accounts that are not subject to banking AML
controls
17. Casinos and other gaming venues are attractive to money launderers
for the following reasons.
Choose three:
a) They offer a plausible source of recently acquired wealth
b) Gambles can be placed so that there is very little risk to
capital
c) The variety of gambling opportunities are useful at the
integration stage
d) Funds can be made available in different jurisdictions
18. Which two of the following makes gold the most attractive to money
launderers?
a) It has high demand due to religious or cultural reasons
b) It can be used in the placement phase
c) It can be easily melted down
d) It can be used in the layering phase
19. Why are travel agents vulnerable to money launderers? Choose one.
a) They sell hotel rooms in high risk destinations
b) Hotels are frequented by politically exposed persons
c) Refunds can be made to third parties
d) They are listed in the FATF 40 recommendations
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22. Real estate is most often associated with which two of the following:
a) Layering
b) Placement
c) Integration
d) Structuring
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24. What three features of prepaid cards make them most attractive to
money launderers:
a) Anonymity
b) Widely accepted at merchants
c) High value limits
d) ATM access
25. Front companies are useful to the launderer for the following
three reasons:
a) They generate legitimate cash which can be co-mingled
with dirty money
b) They provide a source of employment
c) They have low overheads
d) They can be sold for high profits
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30. What are the main differences between terrorist financing and
money laundering?
a) Only one of these is covered by the Wolfsburg group
b) Terrorist financing can involve the use of legitimate funds
c) Layering is used in money laundering, not terrorist
financing
d) All of the above
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32. How can charities ensure they are less attractive to money
launderers? Choose three.
a) Ensure strict oversight and regulation
b) Use standard bank accounts
c) Use full accounting for all expenditure
d) Conduct field audits
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35. What three of the following items did the 2003 revision to the FATF
recommendations include:
a) Transparency of legal persons
b) Terrorist financing
c) Predicate offenses for money laundering
d) Prohibition of shell banks
36. What three of the following items did the 2012 revision to the FATF
recommendations include:
a) Merging the 9 terrorist financing recommendations
b) Domestic politically exposed persons
c) Setting up financial intelligence units
d) Tax crimes
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37. Why does FATF recommend a risk-based approach?
a) More effective use of resources
b) More cost effective approach
c) Because FATF better understands risk
d) All of the above
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41. Which of the following industries does the FATF guidelines not
cover:
a) Notaries
b) Legal professionals
c) Trust and company service providers
d) High value vehicle sales
43. What did the Basel paper published in 1997 covering Core Principles
for Effective Banking Supervision, recommend?
a) Strong KYC, high ethical standards, adoption of the FATF
recommendations
b) Capital requirements, liquidity measures, monitoring and
reporting requirements
c) Controls over private banking, correspondent banking,
payable through accounts, and shell banks
d) None of the above
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45. What was not introduced into the scope of the EU Second Directive
on Money Laundering (2001/97/EEC)?
a) Politically exposed persons (PEPs)
b) Willful blindness
c) Precise definition of laundering
d) Bureau de change/currency exchange and money
transmitters
46. What was introduced into the scope of the EU Third Directive on
Money Laundering (2001/97/EEC)?
Choose three.
a) Protection for employees reporting suspicious transactions
b) Collection of statistics on suspicious transactions
c) Life insurance intermediaries
d) Fraud and other serious predicate crimes
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50. Which three of the following did the Wolfsburg group cover?
a) Standards and policies for KYC, AML and terrorist
financing
b) Prohibition of concentration accounts
c) Enhanced customer due diligence for money services
businesses
d) Supporting regulators, judges, prosecutors, financial
intelligence units and law enforcement
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51. What does section 311 of the USA Patriot Act cover?
a) The ability to designate a foreign jurisdiction, a foreign
financial institution, a type of international transaction, or a
type of account as a specific concern to be addressed by US
banks.
b) Prohibiting correspondent accounts for shell banks
c) Making correspondent account records available within 120
hours
d) Due diligence for non-US private bank customers
52. What does section 312 of the USA Patriot Act cover?
a) The ability to designate a foreign jurisdiction, a foreign
financial institution, a type of international transaction, or a
type of account as a specific concern to be addressed by US
banks.
b) Prohibiting correspondent accounts for shell banks
c) Making correspondent account records available within 120
hours
d) Due diligence for non-US private bank customers
53. What does section 313 of the USA Patriot Act cover?
a) The ability to designate a foreign jurisdiction, a foreign
financial institution, a type of international transaction, or a
type of account as a specific concern to be addressed by US
banks.
b) Prohibiting correspondent accounts for shell banks
c) Making correspondent account records available within 120
hours
d) Due diligence for non-US private bank customers
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54. What does section 319b of the USA Patriot Act cover?
a) The ability to designate a foreign jurisdiction, a foreign
financial institution, a type of international transaction, or a
type of account as a specific concern to be addressed by US
banks.
b) Prohibiting correspondent accounts for shell banks
c) Making correspondent account records available within 120
hours
d) Due diligence for non-US private bank customers
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59. Which group of banking products is the highest risk:
a) Deposit taking, retail brokerage, cash advances on a
credit card
b) Wire transfers, travelers cheques, bankers checks
c) Foreign exchange, savings accounts, checking accounts
d) Private banking, fixed income bonds, domestic accounts
61. What should be addressed within the AML policies and procedures?
a) Risk based due diligence
b) Segregation of duties
c) Record keeping requirements
d) All of the above
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63. Which of the following is not a requirement for customer due
diligence:
a) Profiles of expected account activity
b) Documenting findings
c) Conducting investigations into the source of a client’s
wealth
d) Investigating unusual activity
64. Basel 2003 account opening guidelines included which three of the
following items:
a) Government issued unique identification
b) Date and place of birth
c) Occupation, position, employer
d) Countries visited and visas recorded in passport
65. Why are politically exposed persons (PEPs) difficult to identify for a
retail bank?
a) The large volume of transactions makes screening
impractical
b) The lack of identifying information (e.g. date of birth)
makes false hits common
c) The lack of PEP name lists make automation impossible
d) The secrecy laws of some jurisdictions means
identifying PEPs is impractical
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67. Which three of the following would be a red flag in a customer
situation:
a) Customers who move frequently
b) International use of ATMs
c) Customers who send wire transfers
d) Turning down high interest rates
68. Which three of the following would be a red flag when dealing with
cash transactions?
a) Changing large bills for smaller bills frequently
b) Deposits contains lots of fake bills, or very dirty or
musty bills
c) Making large deposits without counting the cash
d) Making deposits of currency wrapped in currency straps
69. Which three of the following would be a red flag regarding non-cash
deposits?
a) Depositing consecutively numbered travelers cheques
b) Depositing bearer bonds
c) Depositing third party checks
d) Frequent purchase of monetary instruments
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70. Which three of the following would be a red flag regarding trade
finance?
a) Changes to the beneficiary of a letter of credit just
before a payment is made
b) Letter of credit is for goods not in demand in the
exporting country
c) Goods for import or export are at prices above or below
normal market rates
d) Commodities shipped through locations without
apparent economic or logistical reason
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73. Electronic AML solutions offer which three of the following
benefits:
a) Monitoring of transactions for signs of laundering
b) Screening of data against known watch lists
c) Efficiencies permitting the outsourcing of compliance
functions
d) Automated regulatory reporting
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76. Which three of the following are steps that law enforcement should
take when performing an investigation?
Choose three.
a) Documenting activity and transactions; reviewing
databases; and reviewing licensing and registration files
b) Analyzing financial transactions; Reviewing STRs; and
conducting computer based searches
c) Decide whether to prosecute; obtain evidence; cross-
examine witnesses
d) Follow the money; identify the unlawful activity; and
obtain international co-operation
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77. What three steps should an institution take to respond to all law
enforcement investigations?
a) Respond quickly and completely to all requests
b) Narrow overly broad requests
c) Establish a single point of contact
d) Notify the customer
80. Why should ‘no comment’ be provided to the press when the facts
are against an organization under investigation?
a) To prevent appearing foolish should subsequent leaks
occur
b) Because any admission of wrong doing would cause the
share price to drop
c) Because any inaccuracies could lead to an investigation
by the SEC
d) All of the above
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83. Which three of the following are useful techniques to use when
interviewing employees:
a) Carry out the interview as soon as possible to ensure
memories are fresh
b) Interrogation rooms should be set up with bright lights
facing the interviewee
c) General background questions should be asked at the
start, with contentious questions left to the end
d) Counsel should prepare staff before the interview, and
debrief them afterwards to identify the line of
questioning.
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84. What is the main purpose of IMoLIN, International Money
Laundering Information Network?
a) It created and disseminated model laws
b) It was created by the UN (United Nations)
c) It acts as a clearing house of money laundering
information
d) All of the above
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87. What are the principles from the Egmont group related to
information sharing?
Choose three.
a) Free exchange of information, on the basis of reciprocity
b) Grant permission to law enforcement, if appropriate
c) Respect privacy and confidentiality
d) Share information with every member as a matter of
course
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3 33 63
4 34 64
5 35 65
6 36 66
7 37 67
8 38 68
9 39 69
10 40 70
11 41 71
12 42 72
13 43 73
14 44 74
15 45 75
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21 51 81
22 52 82
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24 54 84
25 55 85
26 56 86
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28 58 88
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1 Answer B.
2 Answer: A, C, D.
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3 Answer: A, B, D.
4 Answer A & C.
5 Answer B.
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6 Answer A.
7 Answer B&C.
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8 Answer B.
9 Answer B.
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10 Answer A,B,C.
11 Answer C.
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12 Answer: B.
These financial institutions are low risk because they are small,
but they are vulnerable because of the level of cash
transactions.
13 Answer: A&C.
14 Answer: B&D.
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15 Answer: C.
The use of two offsetting trades means that the market can
move in either direction and the principle is safe.
16 Answer: B, C, D.
17 Answer: A, B, D.
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18 Answer: B & D.
19 Answer: C.
20 Answer: A, C, D.
They allow third party payments which can obscure the link
between the asset and the source of the funds. They do sell high
value items, but this in and of itself does not make the vehicle
seller susceptible, so this is not a correct answer.
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21 Answer: A
22 Answer: A&C.
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23 Answer: C.
24 Answer: A, C, D.
The global ATM access allows the transfer of money out of the
country, the high value limits make them useful as an
alternative to smuggling cash, and the anonymity reduced the
audit trail that can be linked to the launderer.
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25 Answer: A,B, D.
26 Answer: C.
27 Answer: C.
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28 Answer: D.
A settlor is the person who creates the trust which defines how
the assets of the trust are to be distributed to the beneficiaries.
29 Answer: D.
30 Answer B.
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31 Answer: B.
32 Answer: B, C, D.
The charity can ensure that normal bank accounts are used, so
that bank AML controls are in place.
33 Answer: B.
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34 Answer: A, B, D.
35 Answer: B, C, D.
36 Answer: A, B, D.
37 Answer: A.
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38 Answer: A, B, C.
39 Answer: C.
40 Answer: A, B, C.
41 Answer: D.
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42 Answer B.
Although the order has been re-arranged, these are the four key
elements of KYC according to the paper.
43 Answer: A.
44 Answer: B.
45 Answer: A.
46 Answer: A, B, C.
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47 Answer: C.
48 Answer: B.
49 Answer: B.
50 Answer: A, B, C.
51 Answer: A.
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52 Answer: D.
53 Answer: B.
54 Answer: C .
55 Answer: A, C, D.
56 Answer: C.
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57 Answer A, B, D.
58 Answer A, B, C.
59 Answer B.
All three of these are high risk as they allow cash management
and are negotiable instruments.
All of the other answers start with a high risk activity, followed
by two activities that are not considered high risk.
60 Answer: C.
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61 Answer: D.
62 Answer A & C.
63 Answer: C.
64 Answer: A, B, C.
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66 Answer: D.
67 Answer A, B, D.
68 Answer B, C, D.
69 Answer A, C, D.
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70 Answer A, C, D.
71 Answer B, C, D.
72 Answer B, C, D.
73 Answer: A, B, D.
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75 Answer B.
76 Answer: A, B, D.
77 Answer: A, B, C.
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78 Answer A, C, D.
79 Answer B.
80 Answer: C.
Answer: C.
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83 Answer: A, C, D.
84 Answer: C.
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85 Answer A.
86 Answer: C.
87 Answer: A, B, C.
88 Answer: C.
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Study Questions:
Standard Answer
Format
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Introduction
This test, similar to the last, covers the entire subject material, at a level
similar to the exam.
If you have already completed the simplified answer format test, and are
getting good scores, then you are ready to take this test.
If you haven’t taken the simplified test, you can jump straight in and try
this test. If you don’t get the scores you are hoping for, try the simple
answer format test. This will identify whether you need to spend more
time with the study material, or more time understanding the exam style
and answering format.
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2. What are key effects of money laundering on countries? Choose
three.
i) Reputation risk
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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iii) The USA Patriot Act did not address correspondent banking
risks
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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4. Which of the following are most vulnerable to the placement stage of
money laundering?
Choose two.
i) Purchasing diamonds
A) i, ii
B) i, iii
C) i, iv
D) ii, iii
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7. What are two risks associated with private banking?
A) i, ii
B) i, iv
C) ii, iii
D) ii, iv
c) smurfs are dead people whose accounts have been taken over
by money launderers
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A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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11. What is the best way to guard against the risk of money laundering by
bank staff?
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i) Layering
ii) Structuring
iii) Integration
iv) Placement
A) i, ii
B) i, iii
C) i, iv
D) ii, iii
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14. Which of the following are money laundering risks at insurance
companies? Choose two:
A) i, ii
B) i, iii
C) i, iv
D) ii, iv
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16. Securities dealers are attractive to money launderers for the following
reasons.
Choose three:
iv. They use cash accounts that are not subject to banking AML
controls
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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17. Casinos and other gaming venues are attractive to money launderers
for the following reasons.
Choose three:
ii. Gambles can be placed so that there is very little risk to capital
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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18. Which two of the following makes gold the most attractive to money
launderers?
A) i, ii
B) i, iii
C) i, iv
D) ii, iv
19. Why are travel agents vulnerable to money launderers? Choose one.
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20. Vehicle sellers are susceptible to money laundering because of the
following reasons.
Choose three:
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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22. Real estate is most often associated with which two of the following:
i. Layering
ii. Placement
iii. Integration
iv. Structuring
A) i, ii
B) i, iii
C) i, iv
D) ii, iii
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24. What three features of prepaid cards make them most attractive to
money launderers?
i. Anonymity
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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25. Front companies are useful to the launderer for the following three
reasons:
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
a. To avoid tax
b. To hide money
c. To repatriate wealth
d. To appear successful
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27. What is double invoicing?
a. A beneficiary of a trust
b. A lawyer
c. A third party
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b. Insist that the shares are handed over to the bank for safe
keeping
30. What are the main differences between terrorist financing and
money laundering?
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31. Which of the following statements is true?
c. Hawala is illegal
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32. How can charities ensure they are less attractive to money
launderers? Choose three.
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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35. What three of the following items did the 2003 revision to the FATF
recommendations include?
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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36. What three of the following items did the 2012 revision to the FATF
recommendations include?
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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38. In what situations does FATF recommend heighted customer due
diligence? Choose three:
i. Wire transfers
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
b. Internet casinos
d. Car dealers
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A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
41. Which of the following industries does the FATF guidelines not
cover?
a. Notaries
b. Legal professionals
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42. According to the Basel paper published in 2001 covering Customer
Due Diligence For Banks, what are the four key elements of KYC?
43. What did the Basel paper published in 1997 covering Core Principles
for Effective Banking Supervision, recommend?
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a. Terrorist financing
b. Drug Trafficking
45. What was not introduced into the scope of the EU Second Directive
on Money Laundering (2001/97/EEC)?
b. Willful blindness
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46. What was introduced into the scope of the EU Third Directive on
Money Laundering (2001/97/EEC)?
Choose three.
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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49. Which of the following activities is carried out by the Egmont
group?
50. Which three of the following did the Wolfsburg group cover?
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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51. What does section 311 of the USA Patriot Act cover?
52. What does section 312 of the USA Patriot Act cover?
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53. What does section 313 of the USA Patriot Act cover?
54. What does section 319b of the USA Patriot Act cover?
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55. Which three sentences describe the Office of Foreign Assets Control
(OFAC)?
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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58. Which of the following types of companies pose a high risk of money
laundering?
Choose three:
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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60. What are the four key elements of an AML program? Choose one
answer:
61. What should be addressed within the AML policies and procedures?
b. Segregation of duties
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62. Which two are important functions of the designated compliance
officer?
i. Creating training
A) i, ii
B) i, iii
C) i, iv
D) ii, iii
b. Documenting findings
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64. Basel 2003 account opening guidelines included which three of the
following items:
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
65. Why are politically exposed persons (PEPs) difficult to identify for a
retail bank?
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66. FDIC guidance issued in 2005 recommended which of the following
for ‘know your employee’ programs
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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68. Which three of the following would be a red flag when dealing with
cash transactions?
ii. Deposits contains lots of fake bills, or very dirty or musty bills
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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69. Which three of the following would be a red flag regarding non-cash
deposits?
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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70. Which three of the following would be a red flag regarding trade
finance?
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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71. Which three of the following would be a red flag regarding
employees?
i. Employees carry over vacation days from one year to the next
iii. Employee leads a lavish lifestyle, not in line with the salary
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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73. Electronic AML solutions offer which three of the following
benefits:
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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76. Which three of the following are steps that law enforcement should
take when performing an investigation?
Choose three.
iv. Follow the money; identify the unlawful activity; and obtain
international co-operation
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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77. What three steps should an institution take to respond to all law
enforcement investigations?
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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78. When law-enforcement exercise search warrants, what three things
should the organization do?
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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80. Why should ‘no comment’ be provided to the press when the facts
are against an organization under investigation?
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82. Which one of the following statements is correct?
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83. Which three of the following are useful techniques to use when
interviewing employees?
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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84. What is the main purpose of IMoLIN, International Money
Laundering Information Network?
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87. What are the principles from the Egmont group related to
information sharing? Choose three.
A) i, iii, iv
B) ii, iii, iv
C) i, ii, iv
D) i, ii, iii
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88. According to the 2002 Basel committee “Report on sharing
information between jurisdictions in connection with the fight against
terrorism” which of the following statements is true:
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1 Answer B.
2 Answer: A.
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3 Answer: C.
4 Answer B.
5 Answer B.
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6 Answer A.
7 Answer C.
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8 Answer B.
9 Answer B.
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10 Answer D.
11 Answer C.
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12 Answer: B.
These financial institutions are low risk because they are small,
but they are vulnerable because of the level of cash
transactions.
13 Answer: B.
14 Answer: D.
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15 Answer: C.
The use of two offsetting trades means that the market can
move in either direction and the principle is safe.
16 Answer: B.
17 Answer: C.
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18 Answer: D.
19 Answer: C.
20 Answer: A.
They allow third party payments which can obscure the link
between the asset and the source of the funds. They do sell high
value items, but this in and of itself does not make the vehicle
seller susceptible, so this is not a correct answer.
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21 Answer: A
22 Answer: B.
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23 Answer: C.
24 Answer: A.
The global ATM access allows the transfer of money out of the
country, the high value limits make them useful as an
alternative to smuggling cash, and the anonymity reduced the
audit trail that can be linked to the launderer.
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25 Answer: C.
26 Answer: C.
27 Answer: C.
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28 Answer: D.
A settlor is the person who creates the trust which defines how
the assets of the trust are to be distributed to the beneficiaries.
29 Answer: D.
30 Answer B.
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31 Answer: B.
32 Answer: B.
The charity can ensure that normal bank accounts are used, so
that bank AML controls are in place.
33 Answer: B.
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34 Answer: C.
35 Answer: B.
36 Answer: C.
37 Answer: A.
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38 Answer: D.
39 Answer: C.
40 Answer: D.
41 Answer: D.
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42 Answer B.
Although the order has been re-arranged, these are the four key
elements of KYC according to the paper.
43 Answer: A.
44 Answer: B.
45 Answer: A.
46 Answer: D.
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47 Answer: C.
48 Answer: B.
49 Answer: B.
50 Answer: D.
51 Answer: A.
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52 Answer: D.
53 Answer: B.
54 Answer: C .
55 Answer: A.
56 Answer: C.
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57 Answer C.
58 Answer D.
59 Answer B.
All three of these are high risk as they allow cash management
and are negotiable instruments.
All of the other answers start with a high risk activity, followed
by two activities that are not considered high risk.
60 Answer: C.
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61 Answer: D.
62 Answer B.
63 Answer: C.
64 Answer: D.
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65 Answer: B.
66 Answer: D.
67 Answer C.
68 Answer B.
69 Answer A.
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70 Answer A.
71 Answer B.
72 Answer B.
73 Answer: C.
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74 Answer: B.
75 Answer B.
76 Answer: C.
77 Answer: D.
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78 Answer A.
79 Answer B.
80 Answer: C.
Answer: C.
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82 Answer: C.
83 Answer: A.
84 Answer: C.
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85 Answer A.
86 Answer: C.
87 Answer: D.
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88 Answer: C.
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