CAFCA case studies
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The Certified Anti-Financial Crime Analyst (CAFCA) is a professional credential in the anti-financial crime field, listed on this study platform under the short alias CAFCA and associated with Financial Crime Academy, the provider whose site hosts the certification catalogue. It is designed for people who do analytical work rather than purely policy work: transaction monitoring analysts, KYC and CDD reviewers, fraud investigators, sanctions screening specialists, and compliance staff who want a structured, exam-tested demonstration of technical competence. The CAFCA case studies are 5 cases and about 3,195 words.
1The Landscaper's Sub-Threshold Cash
Horizon Landscaping LLC has banked with you for six years. Annual revenue reported at account opening was 410,000.
670 words, about 3 min2The Friday Afternoon Safe-Account Call
At 4:12 pm on a Friday, a 78-year-old customer calls the fraud line. She says she received a call from 'her bank's security team' about a fraudulent £28,500 payment and was told to move her money to a 'safe account.' She is upset, says the caller knew her date of birth and last four digits of her card, and that she has already given a one-time code.
663 words, about 3 min3The 86% Name Match and the 45% Sister
Your compliance team screens a vessel charter payment of $1.2 million. The charterer is Meridian Gulf Shipping FZE, registered in a UAE free zone.
636 words, about 3 min4The Branch Manager's Community Group
You are the financial crime investigations lead at a mid-sized bank. A branch manager, Priya, has been with the bank 11 years and manages the busiest branch.
629 words, about 3 min5The Overpriced Fasteners
Your trade finance team reviews a 2.4 million letter of credit for a customer, Northline Imports Ltd. The customer imports 'industrial fasteners' from a new supplier in a free trade zone.
597 words, about 3 min