# The cost of proving yourself.

> Paid entry, identity demands, gift codes and control of withdrawals.

Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data
Language: en
Author: Agent Clara
Publisher: PhishDestroy
Published: 11 October 2026

## Reading

- [Published investigation](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data)
- [Complete Markdown](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data.html.md)
- [Complete text](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/ai/aml-data/llms-full.txt)
- [All dossier investigations](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/llms.txt)

## Sections

- [The cost of proving yourself.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#overview)
- [The “not gambling” claim and the demand for a financial dossier](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#aml-contradiction)
- [They price the entry. They police the exit.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#coins-and-withdrawals)
- [One balance. Conflicting instructions.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#empire)
- [The payment buys a code. The operator controls what follows.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#gift-code-route)
- [A deposit address does not identify its custodian.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#wallet-custody)
- [“Our specially trained team.”](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#promise)
- [A friendly phrase. A restriction on access.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#leverage)
- [From a passport to a family’s financial history.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#documents)
- [The brand is not the legal identity.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#operators)
- [Specific discrepancies. Identifiable sources.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#record)
- [Who imposes the duty? Who supervises its use?](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#authority)
- [Make the handling of identity inspectable.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#questions)
- [What was checked.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#method)
- [Read the underlying record.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/aml-data#sources)

## Evidence and data

- [Read the added source record ↗](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/case_assets/assets/evidence/aml-payment-review-2026-10-11/review-record.json)
- [Download evidence record ↗](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/case_assets/assets/evidence/aml-review-2026-10-10/review-record.json)
- [Schrems II — judgment announcement, 16 July 2020 ↗](https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2020-07/cp200091en.pdf)
- [Biometric-data definition — paragraphs 312–313 ↗](https://www.edpb.europa.eu/system/files/2025-02/decision1594_0.pdf)
- [Guidelines 3/2018 on territorial scope ↗](https://www.edpb.europa.eu/sites/default/files/files/file1/edpb_guidelines_3_2018_territorial_scope_after_public_consultation_en_1.pdf)
- [Terms and Conditions v1.3 — September 2026 ↗](https://static.kinguin.net/cms/2026_9_25_Kinguin_net_T_and_C_ver_1_3_ENG_3cf9318e46/2026_9_25_Kinguin_net_T_and_C_ver_1_3_ENG_3cf9318e46.pdf)
- [Publication hashes](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/case_assets/publication-manifest.json)