What is source of wealth/funds and why have I been asked to provide it?

Under Anti-Money Laundering regulation for customers from some countries, we are required to collect the source of your wealth/funds that you will be using to purchase gems.

Under Anti-Money Laundering regulation for customers  from some countries we are required to collect the source of your wealth/funds that you will be using to purchase gems. We need to establish this to ensure the legitimacy of the wealth held/income received by these customers i.e. that is not the product of criminal activity. 

Please note the following:

• When requested to provide a description of the documents, provide as much information as possible in English of the documents and why it is your source of funds/income.  If your source of wealth/income is income from a job /company, please ensure you describe the job and the company you work for. 
• If your source of wealth/income is income from a job /company, you need to provide a document which evidences the income from the job e.g. pay slip, bank statement showing your pay, employment contract.
•  If your document is a bank statement please ensure the deposits showing your income are highlighted (the deposits must be referenced as ‘wages’ or ‘salary’). 
• If you are a student you still need to show where your income/financial support comes from eg. if your income/support is provided by your family you will need to provide a document showing your parents' source of wealth/funds and a document that show your parent's providing you with the financial support.
• If you do not currently have a job, you still need to provide document showing where your funds come from (eg. document showing income from previous job)
• If you trade crypto to generate your income, then you need to provide evidence of sufficient transactions/trades to show that this could be your source of income. One transaction is not sufficient.