For fraud victims, law firms, compliance teams and crypto-forensic analysts
Can't withdraw your money from the investment platform? Secure the evidence before it vanishes.
Without it, you may never get your money back and the case stalls.
A wire recall has roughly a 72-hour window, and the proof you need is the dashboard with profits, the chat with the advisor, the deepfake ad and your payment receipts. Capture everything now, because the scammer blocks the account and deletes the platform overnight. Forensic evidence ZIP in 10 seconds, with a SHA-256 hash and a Bitcoin blockchain timestamp.
In 2024, Americans reported $5.8 billion in cryptocurrency investment fraud across 41,557 complaints to the FBI's IC3, part of a record $16.6 billion in losses, and most authorized payments to scammers are never reimbursed. A plain screenshot is easy to challenge as edited and must be authenticated (FRE 901). ProofSnap seals the page with SHA-256 and a Bitcoin OpenTimestamps anchor and a chain of custody, so the capture can be self-authenticating under FRE 902(14). It is the forensic-grade capture that withstands the challenge, for your FBI IC3, FTC and SEC report, a wire recall or card dispute, and a civil case.
Still not sure it's a scam? Check the firm on FINRA BrokerCheck and the SEC's Investor.gov, and secure the platform and the ad in 10 seconds, before you deposit more.
One-time payment · no subscription · the evidence file is yours forever.
Also available for Microsoft Edge
Which option?
10 seconds per capture · Pay per use from $4.99 · Court-ready: FRE 901 / 902(14)
15% tax to release the withdrawal
Advisor: “Congratulations on the profit. To release the withdrawal, first send the 15% tax, we transfer within 24h.”
Not in FINRA BrokerCheck · domain active for 4 days
Secured and sealed
SHA-256 · timestamped
Illustrative example (fictitious platform, no real firm). In blue, the data typically faked: balance, total profit, amount available to withdraw, forced tax and celebrity endorsement. On the right, the ProofSnap side panel.
Bitcoin OpenTimestamps on every capture · verify each file yourself in the free, open Trust Verifier
Short answer
How do I secure an investment platform as evidence of fraud?
Capture the platform and the chats live with ProofSnap and in 10 seconds you have an evidence ZIP: proof of the balance, the profit, the tax demanded to withdraw and the chat with the advisor at the exact moment, before the scammer blocks the account and deletes the platform. Pay per use from $4.99 with Bitcoin proof or from $6.99 with a qualified timestamp.
ProofSnap captures the whole page (screenshot, source code, dashboard content, URL, metadata), computes the SHA-256 hash and anchors it to the Bitcoin blockchain via OpenTimestamps. A forensic-grade capture sealed with a hash, a certificate and a documented chain of custody can be self-authenticating under Federal Rule of Evidence 902(14) and authenticated under FRE 901, the federal rules written for electronic evidence like the contents of a website. Every ZIP is verifiable by anyone in the ProofSnap Trust Verifier. Do it before you request a withdrawal, then request a wire recall or card dispute and report to the FBI at IC3, the FTC and the SEC.
Which stage are you at?
Whether you are still hesitating or can no longer withdraw, secured evidence works in your favor. Choose your situation.
Not sure it's a scam?
Check before you lose money. This is the moment when you have the most to gain and nothing to lose.
- 1.Check the firm and the domain on FINRA BrokerCheck and the SEC's Investor.gov (and the CFTC for forex).
- 2.Secure the platform and the ad with ProofSnap, before they vanish. If it's a scam, you already have the proof; if not, you lose nothing.
- 3.Guaranteed profit, pressure to hurry and a fee before you can withdraw are red flags. Do not deposit under pressure.
Want your money back?
Every hour counts. Start with the evidence, without it the bank and the FBI won't move the case.
- 1.Do not pay the tax or fee they ask for to withdraw, it is the next stage of the fraud.
- 2.Secure the dashboard, the chats and the payment receipts with ProofSnap, before the scammer blocks the account.
- 3.With the evidence, request a wire recall or card dispute at the bank and report to the FBI at IC3, the FTC and the SEC.
From secured evidence to recovered money
ProofSnap does not recover the money for you, recovery is hard and speed matters, but every route to it starts with evidence that vanishes with the platform. This is how evidence turns into concrete action.
Secure the evidence (10 sec)
Dashboard with balance and profit, the tax demanded to withdraw, chats with the advisor, the deepfake ad and payment receipts, sealed with SHA-256 and a timestamp. It is the material every step below needs.
Bank: wire recall or card dispute
Paid by wire? Ask your bank and the receiving bank for a recall right away, ideally within 72 hours. Paid by credit card? Dispute it under the Fair Credit Billing Act (within 60 days of the statement) and through a chargeback. Most authorized payments are not reimbursed, so the evidence and speed are decisive.
FBI IC3, FTC, SEC and an attorney
Report the fraud to the FBI at IC3, the FTC at ReportFraud and the SEC, and for crypto to the US Secret Service (cryptofraud@usss.dhs.gov); filing increases the chance it reaches the right investigators. An attorney can pursue a civil case and an asset freeze. Every hour of delay lowers the chance of recovery.
Why evidence first and not the call to the advisor? The moment you ask for a withdrawal, the scammer blocks the account and deletes the platform within hours. The bank, the FBI and an attorney cannot reconstruct what no longer exists. Secured evidence is the one thing no one can take from you afterward, and the requirement to even begin recovering.
Wire recall, card dispute and chargeback outcomes depend on your circumstances and the bank's assessment, and many authorized payments are not recoverable. ProofSnap is not legal or financial advice; confirm the route and deadlines with your bank and an attorney.
Is a screenshot evidence in court?
A screenshot can be admitted, but it must be authenticated (FRE 901) and a plain image is weak and easy to challenge. Four reasons ProofSnap removes in 10 seconds.
The platform disappears overnight
The moment you ask for a withdrawal, the scammer blocks the account and deletes the domain and the chat. Within days the site is gone and the server is overseas.
No verifiable timestamp
A screenshot has no proven moment of creation. You cannot prove when the dashboard showed the profit or when the fee to withdraw was demanded.
The objection: "anyone can fake it"
Images are easy to edit. Without a hash value, a screenshot is not self-authenticating, and the other side can contest it. FRE 902(14) was written for hash-identified electronic data.
No URL, source code or chain of custody
A screenshot is missing the URL, the source code, the advisor's profile and the metadata that an FBI report and a civil case need to attribute the fraud to its author.
The same sealed evidence works in other internet disputes. This is how you also secure a fake Google review or a used-car scam, before the other side deletes the content.
Platform already gone? You can still secure evidence.
The scammer deleted the platform and blocked you? Several sources survive the website's disappearance. Secure everything now, before they vanish too.
Chats with the advisor
The WhatsApp, Telegram or email chats are still in your inbox. That is where the promises fall: guaranteed profit, a withdrawal after you pay the tax. Secure the whole conversation.
Bank payment receipts
The statement and the receipts for wires or card payments show how much, when and to whom you paid. Open your online banking and secure them with a timestamp, they are the basis of your wire recall, card dispute and FBI report.
BrokerCheck, ad and cache
Check the firm on FINRA BrokerCheck and the SEC's Investor.gov and secure the result. The deepfake ad, the sponsored post or a version of the platform sometimes remain in Google's cache or on the Wayback Machine.
Prefer no subscription? SnapPack for $4.99, 10 captures, Bitcoin timestamp.
Fake platform, deepfake, fee to withdraw
Three situations where the platform and the chats are the decisive evidence, and where every hour counts.
You can't withdraw the funds
The dashboard shows a high profit, but the withdrawal is blocked and, to release it, they ask for a fee, a tax or a deposit. It is direct proof of intent to defraud (wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. 1343). Secure the dashboard and the payment demand before they block the account.
Deepfake celebrity ad
You arrived through an ad in which a well-known person "endorses" the platform. It is a fake video and an element of the misrepresentation. These ads disappear very fast, secure the video and the landing page immediately.
"We'll recover your money" (recovery scam)
After the loss, someone appears who, for an upfront fee, promises to recover the funds. The FBI warns this is usually a second fraud. Do not pay, secure that conversation as evidence of the next attempt and report it.
In four steps, from "I think I've been scammed" to proof
No technical knowledge. The whole thing takes about 10 seconds.
Open the platform and the chats
Open the dashboard with balance and profit, the chat with the advisor and the ad, while they are still online. Do not close the account before securing.
Check BrokerCheck and Investor.gov
Check the firm and the domain on FINRA BrokerCheck and the SEC's Investor.gov. Secure the result, whether it is registered or not, together with the platform.
Click ProofSnap
One click captures the whole page with the balance, the dashboard, the URL, the metadata, the DOM content and the SHA-256 hash.
Act
Request a wire recall or card dispute at the bank, report to the FBI at IC3, the FTC and the SEC, and hand the evidence to an attorney.
What the evidence ZIP contains, up to 15 forensic files, all verifiable in the free Trust Verifier
SnapPack and Professional include the Bitcoin blockchain timestamp (.ots). The qualified timestamp (.tsr and eidas_validation.json) is in the eIDAS SnapPack and the Enterprise plan, useful for cross-border cases.
Built for the court, choose by risk
Every capture is anchored to the Bitcoin blockchain. Add the qualified timestamp for cross-border cases.
Layer 1: SHA-256 hash + Bitcoin OpenTimestamps
Court layer for the US
The SHA-256 hash of your capture is anchored to the Bitcoin blockchain, a decentralized, tamper-resistant proof that the platform and the chats existed at time T. Sealed with a hash, a certificate and a documented chain of custody, the capture can be self-authenticating under FRE 902(14) and authenticated under FRE 901. Verifiable by anyone (base layer, always included).
Included in every paid plan, or separately with the SnapPack $4.99 (10 captures)
Layer 2: qualified timestamp (eIDAS)
Cross-border layer
Issued by Disig a.s., a qualified trust service provider on the EU Trusted List. Under EU eIDAS Article 41(2) the timestamp carries a presumption of accuracy of the date and integrity of the data across the EU, useful when an EU counterparty, bank or court is involved. For a US case the evidence rests on the SHA-256 hash, the certificate and the chain of custody.
With the eIDAS SnapPack from $6.99, or included in the Enterprise plan
What it rests on
Wire fraud: 18 U.S.C. 1343
Up to 20 years, and up to 30 years and a $1,000,000 fine if it affects a financial institution. Each wire can be a separate count. Basis of the FBI and SEC referral.
Recovery: wire recall, card dispute
Wire recall (about 72 hours), Fair Credit Billing Act dispute for credit cards (60 days from the statement) and chargeback. Authorized payments are rarely reimbursed, so evidence and speed decide it.
FBI IC3, FTC, SEC, Secret Service
Report to the FBI at IC3, the FTC at ReportFraud, the SEC and, for crypto, the US Secret Service; check the firm on FINRA BrokerCheck and Investor.gov. All of them rely on the evidence.
FRE 901 + FRE 902(13)/(14)
Screenshots must be authenticated; a capture identified by a hash value and a certificate can be self-authenticating under FRE 902(14), the rule written for electronic data like the contents of a website.
ProofSnap is an evidence tool, not legal or financial advice. In your case, consult an attorney and report the fraud to the bank and the authorities.
For professionals
Handling investment-fraud cases? It's your working tool
Clients arrive after the loss, when the evidence is often already gone. Whoever secures it first wins the case. For firms and teams it is a recurring need, not a one-off.
Law firms
For each client, secure the platform, the chats and the payment receipts in seconds, before the scammer deletes them, with a hash, a certificate and a chain of custody that supports self-authentication under FRE 902(14). Basis for the FBI report and a civil case.
- Strong, recurring evidence for every case
- Team accounts for the whole firm
- A tool you give the client at the first consultation so they can secure the evidence themselves
Banks, fintech and compliance
When scammers impersonate your brand or image in deepfake ads, secure the fake pages and videos with a timestamp, for takedown notices to the platforms, referrals to the FTC and the SEC, and to protect the brand.
Crypto-forensics, AML and journalists
Secure the platform, the wallet addresses and the posts with addresses, before they vanish. A source snapshot that holds up in court for analysis, the report and the story, with a SHA-256 hash and a timestamp.
Team accounts · qualified timestamps · may be a deductible business expense
Pay per capture or choose a plan
An investment scam is usually a one-off case, most people simply buy a SnapPack. No subscription.
Unsure? Choose by risk and volume.
One case now
Bitcoin proof, 10 captures, no subscription.
Supports FRE 902(14).
SnapPack, $4.99 ↓Cross-border case
Qualified timestamp, a single capture.
EU eIDAS Article 41(2).
eIDAS SnapPack 1, $6.99 ↓Several pieces of evidence
Platform, chats, ad, receipts.
Qualified, $5/stamp.
eIDAS SnapPack 5, $24.99 ↓SnapPack
$4.9910 page captures, each with a SHA-256 hash and a Bitcoin blockchain timestamp, in a complete forensic evidence file. One-time payment, no subscription, no auto-renewal.
- Proof that the platform and the chats existed at a given moment
- Chain of custody and certificate of origin (PDF)
- 10 views of the platform, chats or receipts to capture
eIDAS SnapPack, for cross-border cases
Add a qualified timestamp to your captures (EU eIDAS Article 41(2)). Balance valid for 12 months.
Every eIDAS SnapPack capture also includes the Bitcoin OpenTimestamps anchor, both layers in a single ZIP.
Or a plan, for firms, compliance and teams
For those who document scams regularly. Annual plans save about 20%.
Essential
or $80/yr (save ~20%)
- 100 captures/mo
- SHA-256 hash and digital signature
- No blockchain timestamp, use the SnapPack
- Forensic ZIP with chain of custody
Professional
or $160/yr (save ~20%)
- 200 captures/mo
- Bitcoin OpenTimestamps on every capture
- Independently verifiable proof of date
- Team accounts
Enterprise
or $280/yr (save ~20%)
- Unlimited captures
- Bitcoin OpenTimestamps on every capture
- 10 qualified timestamps/mo
- Email support · reply within 3 business days
7-day trial · a payment card is required. Cancel anytime during the trial, at no cost.
Teams from 2 people: Company plan at $18.99/license/mo. Prices in USD. May be a deductible business expense.
Two kinds of pack. The SnapPack ($4.99) gives 10 captures with the Bitcoin OpenTimestamps layer, which supports self-authentication under FRE 902(14). For cross-border cases that need a qualified timestamp (EU eIDAS Article 41(2)) use the eIDAS SnapPack.
The balance doesn't expire soon. The eIDAS SnapPack balance is valid for 12 months, so you can buy ahead. Secure payment with Stripe; for any purchase, including the SnapPack, a payment card is required.
ProofSnap vs screenshot, Wayback Machine and notary
Forensic evidence that is yours, in seconds, for a few dollars.
| Feature | ProofSnap | Screenshot | Wayback Machine | Notary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captures the platform before they delete it | Manual | Rarely (dashboard behind login) | Needs an appointment, too slow | |
| SHA-256 and Bitcoin timestamp | No | No | No | |
| Supports self-authentication (FRE 902(14)) | No | No | Different process | |
| Chain of custody, URL and metadata | No | No | Partial | |
| The evidence is yours (local) | ||||
| Built for the court (FRE 901 / 902) | Easy to challenge | Supporting only | Yes | |
| Entry price | $4.99 SnapPack · $6.99 eIDAS 1 pc | $0 | free | appointment + fees |
Comparison based on public information from 2026. A notarized statement about a website requires an appointment and waiting and does not include a hash or chain of custody. The platform dashboard is only visible after login and rarely reaches the Wayback Machine, which is why having your own sealed capture matters.
Frequently asked questions
No proof, no money back.
A wire recall has roughly a 72-hour window, and the platform disappears overnight. Capture it in 10 seconds, before the scammer blocks the account, and give the bank and the FBI what they need. Start with the SnapPack for $4.99, or add a qualified timestamp from $6.99 for a cross-border case.
Secure the evidence, 7-day trial7-day trial · a payment card is required. Cancel anytime during the trial. Prefer no subscription? Buy a SnapPack for $4.99.