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CFCS practice exam 2026
Certified Financial Crime Specialist, issued by ACFCS. The broad financial crime credential: AML, fraud, sanctions, corruption, cyber and tax.
Aligned to CFCS current outline · Checked for changes November 2026
Three ways to start
- No sign-up: a 10-question diagnostic, scored by domain.
- Free account: 10 practice questions with explanations, progress tracking and 6 flashcards.
- Full access, $29: all 18 questions, timed mocks, section training, printable flashcards.
About the CFCS exam
CFCS treats financial crime as one connected field. Expect questions on money laundering, fraud schemes, sanctions, bribery and corruption, cyber-enabled crime and tax evasion, with an emphasis on applying them in investigations.
Format: 135 scenario-based multiple-choice questions, 4 hours, online proctored or Kryterion test centre. Check the current ACFCS candidate handbook before you book, as details change.
What's in our CFCS bank
- 18 original questions written from public standards, each with an explanation and a source.
- A free 10-question diagnostic weighted like the real exam.
- Section training: choose topics, practise only what you haven't seen or got wrong.
- Weak-point tracking: we show which sections fall below the pass mark.
- Timed mock exams of up to 135 questions, with flagging and a question navigator.
- Results broken down by domain so you know what to study next.
CFCS guide
Why not just ask a free AI chatbot?
Chatbots are good for explaining a concept. They are a poor way to find out whether you would pass the CFCS exam.
Questions that match the exam
Scenario questions, "what should you do FIRST" questions and select-two/select-three questions in the style of the real exam, spread across the domains by their exam weights. A chatbot writes easy recall questions and never tells you which part of the syllabus you skipped.
Checked answers with a source
Every answer is checked by a person against the FATF Recommendations, the BSA, the EU AML package or OFAC guidance, and cites its source. Chatbots still invent rules, thresholds and deadlines with confidence, and you can't tell when.
Your weak points, tracked
We remember every answer, score you by section against the pass mark, and let you retrain only what you got wrong. A chat window forgets you when you close it.
Updated for 2026
Every month we check FATF, ACAMS, FinCEN, OFAC, the EU and UK for changes and update the questions. You can see each change on our updates page. A chatbot's knowledge stops at its training date.
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Who issues CFCS?
CFCS is issued by ACFCS, the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists. We are not affiliated with ACFCS.