The PEP Quiz

Can you identify a politically exposed person?

With no official global definition of a Politically Exposed Person (PEP), making a risk based decision on an individual’s PEP status can be a difficult process. This short, interactive PEP quiz features fictitious profiles to test your knowledge of what may or may not constitute a PEP or Foreign Public Official in accordance with FATF Guidance and financial crime compliance regulations such as the fourth EU AML Directive. Choose your level of difficulty below.

For further information on PEPs before you begin the quiz, view our PEP frequently asked questions.

Choose your level of difficulty

(All names and profiles are fictitious. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental)

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1

Erica VonTesla

Erica is the CEO of a research corporation that primarily focusses on alternative energy and life sciences. The organisation is funded wholly by a national government.

Is she a PEP?

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2

Rhi Al-Toor

Rhi is a foreign real estate investor and has set up a new company to manage her portfolio. The company has received investment from her best friend from college, who is also the CFO of a state owned oil company.

Is she a PEP?

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Professor Paula Teek

Paula is the head of politics and international relations at an international university and has presented many papers and research journals on topics such as diplomacy and public finance policies which have been picked up in the press.

Is she a PEP?

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4

Adam Vizor

Adam is an ambitious political strategist and special adviser. He was recently appointed as chief of staff to the leader of a European nation.

Is he a PEP?

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