Acams CAMS Exam - Topic 3 Question 14 Discussion

Actual exam question for Acams's CAMS exam

Question #: 14
Topic #: 3

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A junior account manager within an international private bank in Country A was asked by one of his valued customers, who has held an account for several years in the institution, about depositing a large sum of cash into her account. The junior account manager informed his customer that his bank does not accept cash. The junior account manager later reviewed a customer activity report and noticed a number of smaller dollar wires from banks in neighboring Country B, which has lax currency controls, that totaled about as much as the customer intended to deposit.

What should the junior account manager do?

AClose the account

BFile a suspicious transaction report with the Financial Intelligence Unit

CNotify the anti-money laundering specialist of his bank, but do not call the customer

DOffer the customer a more secure method of depositing in the hope of learning something more during the conversation

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Suggested Answer: C

by James at May 08, 2022, 01:41 AM

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Hmm, this looks like a potential money laundering scenario. The small wire transfers from a country with weak controls plus the cash deposit attempt are red flags.

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