Practice CFCS questions
Certified Financial Crime Specialist
200 citation-backed multiple-choice questions, each with a full explanation. First 10 free, no login.
200 expert-curated questions · every exam domain covered · citation-backed.
About CFCS
CFCS is a cross-disciplinary financial-crime credential from the ACFCS that spans money laundering, fraud, sanctions, corruption, and cyber-enabled crime in a single certification — built for professionals whose work cuts across the silos.
Rather than going deep on one domain, CFCS validates breadth: the ability to connect AML, fraud, and sanctions risk the way real investigations and modern compliance functions do.
Format
Administered by the ACFCS — an online, proctored multiple-choice exam over the cross-disciplinary financial-crime Body of Knowledge. Confirm current question count, time, and fee on the ACFCS site.
Register at acfcs.org ↗Who this is for
- Financial-crime investigators and analysts
- Compliance generalists across AML, fraud, and sanctions
- Cross-functional financial-crime teams
- Law-enforcement and regulatory professionals
- Consultants wanting a broad financial-crime credential
What you'll learn
25 free lessons, in the order you'll actually use them — read them all, no login.
- 01Welcome & How to Pass the CFCS Exam
- 02What 'Financial Crime' Really Means: The Unified View
- 03How Money Laundering Works: Placement, Layering, Integration
- 04Laundering Typologies & Money/Commodities Flows
- 05Terrorist Financing & Proliferation Financing
- 06The Fraud Triangle & Occupational Fraud
- 07Financial-Statement & Internal Fraud
- 08Consumer, Payment & Identity Fraud
- 09Bribery & Corruption: FCPA Foundations
- 10Global Anti-Corruption: UK Bribery Act & OECD
- 11Sanctions Fundamentals: OFAC, UN & EU
- 12Sanctions Screening, Evasion & Enforcement
- 13Tax Evasion, FATCA & CRS
- 14Cybercrime & the Financial-Crime Nexus
- 15Data Privacy & Information Security for Investigators
- 16Money Services Businesses & Emerging Payments
- 17Virtual Assets, Crypto & the Travel Rule
- 18Investigative Methodology & Intelligence
- 19Evidence, Interviewing & Source Analysis
- 20Public Records, OSINT & Following the Money
- 21International Standards: FATF, Egmont, Wolfsberg & Basel
- 22Building a Financial-Crime Compliance Program
- 23Risk Assessment, Controls & Reporting (SARs/CTRs)
- 24Asset Recovery, Forfeiture & Ethics
- 25Exam-Day Strategy & Final Review
The AMLReady Academy approach
Every AMLReady Academy course works the same way. We teach to the real, published objectives — never leaked questions. We'd rather show you where you're weak than sell you false confidence. Citation-backed, mobile-first, no fluff.
Frequently asked questions
How does this compare to ACFCS's official prep?
ACFCS's own materials are the authoritative source — use them. AMLReady Academy is the honest, no-fluff layer on top: focused lessons (25 of them) mapped to the real objectives, at a fraction of a cram course's price.
Is AMLReady Academy affiliated with ACFCS?
No. AMLReady Academy is an independent study provider and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ACFCS. Everything we publish is original work written from public regulations and guidance.
What's included?
All 25 lessons, plus a citation-backed question bank you can start drilling today and the AMLReady Academy study approach.
What if I already hold CAMS or a related credential?
Then you're ahead — these stack. CFCS is a natural next step on top of CAMS, and the two pair well as a bundle.
What's your refund policy?
Every paid AMLReady Academy product comes with a 14-day refund, and where a cert has a question bank you can try free questions before you buy.
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