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A series of 30 questions must be answered before submitting your assessment. You are required to achieve a
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Q1
What is the legislation in the UK that criminalises money laundering?
1. Money Laundering Regulations 2017
2. Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
3. Fraud Act 2006
4. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
Q2
The money laundering legislation in the UK covers?
1. Profits from insider dealing
2. Proceeds of fraud committed in the UK
3. Proceeds from smuggling stolen artwork into the UK
4. Proceeds of drug trafficking in Colombia invested in the UK
5. Winnings from a licensed online gambling website
6. UK income on which tax has been evaded by not declaring it to HMRC
7. All of the above
Q3
Which of the following would fall under the money laundering legislation in the UK?
1. Paying for some artwork using the proceeds of crime
2. Settling into trust assets purchased with the proceeds of crime
3. Purchasing a residential property with the proceeds of crime
4. Investing income that has been hidden away from the tax authorities into a legitimate business that provides employment opportunities for many young people
5. All of the above
Q4
Which of the following could be prosecuted under the money laundering legislation in the UK?
Tip: This question has multiple correct answers - select all that apply.
1. Accepting a payment for the hire costs of a gallery, knowing or suspecting that it derived from the proceeds of crime
2. Giving advice to a customer on the ability for art to be used as a quasi-currency, knowing or suspecting that the customer is laundering money, although no handling of any funds is involved
3. Introducing a buyer to a gallery, with no knowledge or reason to suspecting or have reasonable grounds to suspect that the buyer intends to purchase some artwork using criminal proceeds
Q5
Which of the following are offences associated with money laundering?
Tip: This question has multiple correct answers - select all that apply.
1. Assisting another person to launder the proceeds of crime
2. Reporting a sale as money laundering that in fact turns out to be legitimate
3. Being in possession of criminal property without using or profiting from it
4. Tipping off a person that they might be under investigation for money laundering
5. Failing to report a reasonable suspicion of a money laundering transaction
Q6
What is the
maximum
penalty for failing to report money laundering?
1. Disciplinary action
2. Two years imprisonment and/or a fine
3. Five years imprisonment and/or a fine
4. Fourteen years imprisonment and/or a fine
Q7
What is the
maximum
penalty for tipping off a suspect of a money laundering investigation?
1. Disciplinary action by the FCA
2. Two years imprisonment and/or a fine
3. Five years imprisonment and/or a fine
4. Fourteen years imprisonment and/or a fine
Q8
Money laundering refers to the process by which criminals:
1. Generate illegal funds
2. Utilise illegal funds
3. Hide the origins of their illegally generated funds
4. Avoid paying tax on illegally generated funds
Q9
Which of the following activities would fall under the definition of terrorist financing?
Tip: This question has multiple correct answers - select all that apply.
1. A criminal generates proceeds of crime
2. An organisation transfers funds to an organisation that is engaged in an armed conflict overseas that is listed under a UN sanctions regime
3. An organisation collects funds that are intended to support terrorist activities
4. A terrorist receives funds to support him and his family while he lies low and waits for orders from a terrorist organisation to launch a suicide attack
Q10
What is the primary goal of individuals involved in the financing of terrorism?
Tip: This question has multiple correct answers - select all that apply.
1. To conceal the provision and movement of funds
2. To bypass the formal banking system
3. To conceal the nature of the funded activity
4. To cause maximum damage for the minimum amount of funds
Q11
Which of the following activities can involve funds that originate from legitimate sources?
1. Money laundering
2. Terrorist financing
3. Both of the above
4. None of the above
Q12
Which types of firms are likely to be targets for money launderers?
1. Banking
2. Insurance
3. Solicitors
4. Estate agents
5. AMPs
6. All of the above
Q13
Which of the following could affect the level of money laundering risk?
1. The type of customer that you are dealing with
2. The customer's country of residence
3. The type of activity to be undertaken
4. Whether or not you meet the customer in person
5. The type of service you offer to the customer
6. All of the above
Q14
Imagine that it has been established that an existing customer of your business is a Politically Exposed Person. Which of the following actions must be taken?
1. Make a suspicious activity report to the NCA
2. Freeze any further dealings with this customer
3. Notify the HMRC
4. Perform enhanced due diligence to assess whether you wish to continue with this business relationship
Q15
Which of the following tasks should be undertaken as part of initial CDD for a new customer?
Tip: This question has multiple correct answers - select all that apply.
Tip: This question has multiple correct answers - select all that apply.
1. Assessment of money laundering risks posed by the customer
2. Verify name and permanent address
3. Source of funds: Establish what bank account is intended to be used to either fund or benefit from a sale
4. Prove beyond doubt that the new customer is not a money launderer
5. Understand customer requirements and expected transactions or activities
6. Complete appropriate documentation and records
Q16
Which of the following does
NOT
have to be tracked as a part of ongoing customer due diligence?
1. The origin and destination of funds
2. Profitability of the customer's business
3. Typical frequency of transactions or activities
4. Any changes to the customer's business activities
5. The typical level of activity seen through the account
Q17
You are asked to ensure the shipment of artwork proceeds without delay for an important customer.
An agent in the destination country advises that an additional payment is required to speed up the customs/import process and avoid the artwork being held in a warehouse for up to 28 days.
In these circumstances, is it acceptable to make the payment?
1. Never acceptable to make the payment
2. Acceptable to make the payment to prevent a delay for an important customer
3. Acceptable to make the payment to overcome administrative of bureaucratic delays
4. Acceptable only if the agent provides evidence that the payment is a legitimate, documented fee, supported by a genuine invoice and available to any party using the same service
Q18
Internationally active companies headquartered in the UK must comply with sanctions imposed by:
1. The EU only
2. The UN, the UK, the US and the EU
3. All the countries that they operate in
4. All the countries they operate in and the UK, UN, EU and US
Q19
Breaches of sanctions can lead to:
1. Harsh fines for the companies involved
2. Prison sentences and fines, settlements for the companies and individuals involved
3. Both of the above
4. None of the above
Q20
Imposing economic sanctions against countries aims to combat which of the following?
1. Trade wars
2. Currency manipulation by the target countries
3. Terrorism or the financing of terrorism by the target countries
4. The suppression of human rights, democracy and rule of law by the target countries
Q21
True or false? Compliance with sanctions regimes mean that you must screen all relevant persons against the sanctions lists, including customers, counterparties and employees.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
Q22
What is the OFAC in the context of sanctions?
1. An arm of the UN that manages the UN sanctions
2. An office of the US government that manages the US sanctions
3. A designation given to sanctioned countries and entities
Q23
A German customer purchases a painting from a UK gallery and wishes to pay for it using USD.
Part of the payment will be in cash, with the remainder processed through the banking system.
You are based in the UK, do you still need to screen the customer against the US sanctions list?
1. No. because the transaction does not involve a US-based party
2. Yes, because using USD creates a US nexus regardless of whether part of the payment is made in cash
3. No, because cash payments do not pass through the US financial system
4. Yes, because artwork paid for in USD is considered US property
Q24
Two colleagues are discussing their approaches to computer passwords. One openly admits that she uses her cat's name, while the other uses his spouse's name.
You happen to overhear the conversation. What should you do?
1. Tell them both to change their passwords - they're too easy and not to discuss them with anyone again in the future – or face disciplinary action – or worse!
2. Keep out of it, unless you have clear evidence that customer records have been compromised
3. Nothing - their passwords seem to be strong enough and a stranger wouldn't be able to guess them
Q25
A customer manages to use a stolen credit card to purchase some art work. What kind of fraud is this?
1. Fraud by failing to disclose information
2. Fraud by false representation
3. Fraud by abuse of position of trust
4. Possession of articles intended for the use in fraud
Q26
An external contractor working at your company walks out with a printout of your customer database that was left on someone’s desk ready to start a mailing list.
If this data falls into the wrong hands, what could be the possible consequences?
Tip: This question has multiple correct answers - select all that apply.
1. Theft or misuse of personal data
2. Impersonation Fraud
3. Identity Theft
4. Money Laundering
Q27
Which of the following is classified as data for the purpose of data protection?
1. Confidential information about a commercial contract
2. Personal details and professional opinions about an individual
3. Information that can be stored digitally
4. Any kind of information
Q28
What is the UK’s most recent data protection act?
1. General Data Protection Regulation 2018
2. The Data Protection Act 1998
3. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act 1986
4. The Data Protection Act 2018
Q29
What is the most secure method by which to share or transport a customer’s personal information?
1. Unencrypted email
2. Post
3. Via an encrypted and secure online platform with restricted user access
4. Hand delivery
Q30
Even though AMP’s are not banks, they have to follow similar rules as banks because?
1. The bank will expect the AMP to have adequate systems and controls, so the bank does not get adversely impacted by the AMP’s actions
2. As a customer of the bank, the bank will apply the same strict controls to the AMP, as the AMP does to its customers
3. The UK supervisory authority expects equivalent systems and controls
4. The Money Laundering Regulations say it must
5. All of the above
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