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Stake KYC Level 4 impossible


I would like to express my deep frustration regarding this KYC verification process. Honestly, it feels like it is designed to discourage users from completing it rather than simply verifying their identity.

I almost gave up several times because of how exhausting this process has been. However, I need to recover my money, so I have no choice but to keep going despite all these obstacles.

The starting point should be simple: I am not a fraudster, a thief, or a cheater. I still do not understand why I am being subjected to such an extensive verification process. Nevertheless, I have cooperated from the very beginning and have done everything that has been asked of me. The problem is that every time I complete a requirement, a new one appears.

To make things clearer, here are the main issues I have encountered:

1. Customer support is not the actual verification team. They only act as intermediaries and keep sending the same pre-written responses without being able to provide any meaningful assistance or explanations.
2. The upload system only allows one document at a time. This makes the process unnecessarily complicated when multiple documents are required.
3. Scanned documents are not accepted. Only photos of the original documents are allowed. However, when you need to submit several payslips and several bank statements, this results in a large number of photos. Combining them into a single file often exceeds the maximum file size allowed by the website.
4. The requirement for signed and stamped documents is unrealistic. My employer does not sign or stamp payslips, so how am I supposed to provide something that simply does not exist? The same applies to bank statements. As far as I know, no bank signs or stamps standard bank statements. This requirement is almost impossible to fulfill.
5. The verification process is extremely slow. I waited four days just to be told that the document I submitted was not acceptable. Every rejection means starting over and waiting several more days for another response.
6. I am seriously concerned about my privacy. I have already submitted my ID, selfies, proof of address, bank statements, payslips, and other personal documents. At this point, I feel like I have shared my entire private life, yet I still don’t know if it will ever be enough.

I am simply asking for someone qualified to review my case properly and tell me, clearly and definitively, exactly what is required. I am doing everything I can to cooperate, but right now it feels like I am trapped in an endless verification process.

Please, I am asking for your help. I am genuinely desperate. I only want to complete this verification and withdraw the money that rightfully belongs to me.
Disputed sportsbook Stake Sportsbook

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User name

Dear @Franchess58,

The AskGamblers Complaint Team is kindly asking you to update your complaint in a timely manner and confirm if the required verification paperwork has already been sent to the Stake Sportsbook team accordingly.

Please keep in mind that as per the AGCCS Terms and Guidelines which you accepted upon registering and using our complaints system, you are obliged to provide the necessary level of assistance and cooperation during the process. Should you refuse sending the required verification paperwork or fail to update your complaint in a timely manner, we will have no other choice but to reject the case and recommend you to forward it to the relevant regulatory body.

Thanks for your cooperation.

User name
Dear Franchess58,

As already communicated by the relevant team, in order for your proof of address to be reviewed, please submit the following:

- Employment letter
- Bank statement showing a transaction where your salary payment can be seen

These documents have been specifically requested by our Compliance Team as part of the review of your account. We kindly ask that you provide them in the requested format so that the verification process can continue.

We understand that this process may be frustrating. However, these verification requirements are necessary to ensure compliance with our regulatory obligations and internal verification procedures.

To avoid any delays, we kindly ask that you continue responding directly to the email sent by our Accounts Team, as this is the designated communication channel for your account review and allows us to assess any documentation submitted as efficiently as possible.

Once the requested documentation has been received, our Compliance Team will continue the review accordingly.

We appreciate your cooperation and patience throughout this process.

Kind regards,
User name loyalty-level-1
Today, I submitted the correct verification documents containing all the information that was requested (see photo). Once again, my documents were rejected without any clear explanation, and I received the same generic response telling me to submit a document from the approved list.

This has become an endless cycle. Every time I provide exactly what is requested, my documents are rejected, and I receive the same automated message instead of a specific explanation of what is actually wrong.

Please explain precisely why the documents I submitted today were rejected and what specific requirement they fail to meet. I have complied with every request, and I expect a clear and detailed answer rather than another generic response.
User name loyalty-level-1
Hello,

I am more than willing to cooperate and provide any documents that are reasonably required. I have no issue with completing the verification process.

However, I am very confused by the current situation.

My KYC verification had already been approved because I submitted an official letter from my employer confirming my residential address. This document is explicitly listed as one of the accepted proofs of address, and it was initially validated by your team.

Now, without any explanation, it is no longer accepted, and I am being asked to provide utility bills (electricity, gas, etc.) from the last three months together with proof of payment from my bank account.

The problem is that these bills are not paid from my bank account, so I cannot provide proof of payment in my name. This requirement is therefore impossible for me to meet.

Could you please provide me with an alternative solution, or simply re-approve the employer letter that was previously accepted and is clearly included in your own list of acceptable proof of address documents?

At this point, it is very difficult for me to understand why a document that was already approved is suddenly being rejected without any explanation. I would appreciate a fair and consistent review of my case.

Thank you for your assistance.

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Avg. Amount $1,013
Avg. Complaint Duration 6 days
Avg. Response Time 2 days

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I recently hit Diamond VIP and Stake requested lvl 3+4 KYC, which shouldn't be an issue as I can provide everything needed. They rejected countless bank statements saying I needed to produce something more. They rejected both my old and new lease agreements. They rejected proof of my bank transfers matching my rental payments. I have no way of producing a utility bill in my name as its paid for by the landlord, and I showed correspondence with the landlord stating this very clearly, that although it can be produced it would be in their name as stated on the rental contract, yet Stake insists that I come up with 3 months of utility bills in my name+bank transfers proving it. They keep demanding a council tax bill when that is impossible to produce as I don't own real estate.

In order to satisfy level 4 KYC I have shown bank statements proving my sale of old crypto investments and a larger bank transfer which was the result of an inheritance. They have rejected all of this, demanding payslips from my employer, a letter from my employer, and bank statements matching these payslips. These are impossible to produce as I am self-employed, but they insist I must have payslips and there is no other way to resolve this.

As you can see they are completely unreasonable and have no intention of unbanning my account. There is nothing wrong with any of my documents, yet they just keep asking for what is impossible to provide. According to them I have to be a landowner and have an employer with a high level of income just for the privilege of losing money on their site. I want to remind you that there has been 0 mention of breaking any TOS, this is simply impossible KYC that they are demanding.
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