For scam victims, law firms, compliance teams and crypto-forensic analysts
Can't withdraw your money from the investment platform? Secure the proof before it vanishes.
Without it, neither the bank nor the police will recover your money.
You have only about 120 days for a chargeback, 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 the UAE, more than 40,000 residents lost money to scams in 2024 and crypto victims here recorded the highest average loss in the world, around $80,000 in early 2025 (BioCatch, Chainalysis), with only a small share fully recovered. A plain screenshot is easy to challenge as edited, and courts have dismissed cases for lack of evidence. ProofSnap seals the page with SHA-256 and a Bitcoin OpenTimestamps anchor, optionally with an EU-grade qualified timestamp for cross-border cases. It is the capture that withstands the challenge, for a criminal complaint for online fraud (Federal Decree-Law No. 34 of 2021), a chargeback at the bank and a civil claim.
Still not sure it's a scam? Check the entity against the SCA and VARA warnings 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 · Admissible: Evidence Law 35/2022
15% tax to unlock the withdrawal
Advisor: “Congratulations on the profit. To unlock the withdrawal, first send the 15% tax, we transfer within 24h.”
No SCA or VARA licence · domain active for 4 days
Secured and sealed
SHA-256 · timestamped
Illustrative example (fictitious platform, no real entity). 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 a scam in the UAE?
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 an EU-grade qualified timestamp (eIDAS).
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. Optionally it adds an EU-grade qualified timestamp from Disig (RFC 3161) for cross-border cases. In the UAE, electronic records are admissible in evidence under Federal Decree-Law No. 35 of 2022 (Articles 53 to 56) and forensic reports are recognised by the courts. Every ZIP is verifiable by anyone in the ProofSnap Trust Verifier. Do it before you request a withdrawal, then ask your bank for a chargeback or an account freeze and file a police report.
Which stage are you at?
Whether you are still hesitating or can no longer withdraw, secured evidence works in your favour. 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 entity and the domain against the SCA and VARA warnings and registers of licensed providers.
- 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 police 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, go to your bank (chargeback or account freeze) and file a report with Dubai Police eCrime.
From secured evidence to recovered money
ProofSnap does not recover the money for you, 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 fee 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 next step needs.
Bank: chargeback or freeze
Paid by card? Ask for a chargeback, you usually have around 120 days from the transaction (in some cases more). Paid by transfer (then there is no chargeback)? Report it to your bank immediately to try to freeze the funds, as Central Bank fraud teams coordinate freezes within hours. Either way the bank needs the evidence.
Police report and lawyer
File a criminal complaint for online fraud with Dubai Police through the eCrime platform and report to the SCA. A lawyer will pursue restitution, from the complaint to a civil claim. 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 police and the lawyer cannot reconstruct what no longer exists. Secured evidence is the one thing no one can take from you afterwards, and the requirement to even begin recovering.
A chargeback applies only to card payments (not bank transfers); the deadline and procedure depend on Visa and Mastercard rules and your bank. ProofSnap is not legal or financial advice; confirm deadlines and the route with your bank and your lawyer.
Is a screenshot evidence in a UAE court?
Electronic records are admissible (Evidence Law 35/2022, Articles 53 to 56), but 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 abroad.
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 cryptographic hash, the other side challenges your screenshot and the court may dismiss the case for lack of evidence.
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 the police report and the civil claim 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 transfers 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 the chargeback and the claim.
SCA warning, ad and cache
Check the entity against the SCA and VARA warnings 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 unlock it, they ask for a fee, a tax or a deposit. It is direct proof of intent to defraud (online fraud, Federal Decree-Law 34/2021). 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 deception. 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 payment, promises to recover the funds. It 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 the SCA and VARA
Check the entity and the domain against the SCA and VARA warnings. Secure the result, whether it is on the list 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
Ask your bank for a chargeback or an account freeze, file the police report and hand the evidence to a lawyer, along with the SCA notice.
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 EU-grade qualified timestamp (.tsr and eidas_validation.json) is in the eIDAS SnapPack and the Enterprise plan.
Two layers of proof, choose by risk
Every capture is anchored to the Bitcoin blockchain. Add the EU-grade qualified timestamp when the case is cross-border or high-value.
Layer 1: Bitcoin OpenTimestamps
The SHA-256 hash of your capture is anchored to the Bitcoin blockchain, a decentralised, independent, tamper-resistant proof that the platform and the chats existed at time T. Jurisdiction-neutral and verifiable by anyone, including before UAE courts (base layer, always included).
Included in every paid plan, or separately with the SnapPack $4.99 (10 captures)
Layer 2: EU-grade qualified timestamp (eIDAS)
Cross-border layer
Issued by Disig a.s., a qualified trust service provider on the EU Trusted List. Under eIDAS Article 41(2) it carries a presumption of accuracy of the date and integrity of the data across the EU, a strong layer when an EU counterparty, bank or court is involved. In the UAE, your evidence rests on the verifiable SHA-256 hash and the Evidence Law (Federal Decree-Law 35/2022, Articles 53 to 56).
With the eIDAS SnapPack from $6.99, or included in the Enterprise plan
What it rests on
Online fraud: Cybercrime Law 34/2021
Online fraud: imprisonment of at least 1 year and a fine of AED 250,000 to 1,000,000. General fraud under the Penal Code (Federal Decree-Law 31/2021). Basis of the criminal complaint.
Recovery: bank, courts
Chargeback for cards, immediate account freeze for transfers (Central Bank coordination), restitution via the criminal case and a civil claim. Recovery is rare, so evidence and speed are decisive.
SCA, VARA, Dubai Police
SCA and VARA warnings and registers, report to Dubai Police eCrime (ecrime.ae) or call 901, and a chargeback or freeze at the bank. All of them require the evidence.
Evidence Law 35/2022 + eIDAS 41(2)
Electronic records are admissible with the same weight as paper (Articles 53 to 56) and forensic reports are recognised; the EU-grade qualified timestamp adds the EU presumption of accuracy for cross-border cases.
ProofSnap is an evidence tool, not legal or financial advice. In your case, consult a lawyer 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 an EU-grade qualified timestamp for cross-border cases. Basis for the criminal complaint, the civil claim and the bank report.
- 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 notices to the platforms, the SCA and the authorities, 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 · EU-grade qualified timestamps · deductible as a 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.
Admissible electronic record.
SnapPack, $4.99 ↓One case, cross-border
EU-grade, a single capture.
Evidence Law 35/2022 + eIDAS 41(2).
eIDAS SnapPack 1, $6.99 ↓Several pieces of evidence
Platform, chats, ad, receipts.
EU-grade, $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, when the case is cross-border
Add the EU-grade qualified timestamp to your captures (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 EU-grade qualified timestamps (eIDAS)/mo
- Email support · reply within 3 business days
7-day trial · a payment card is required. Cancel any time during the trial, at no cost.
Teams from 2 people: Company plan at $18.99/licence/mo. Prices in USD; Stripe converts at checkout (AED in the UAE). May be a deductible business expense.
Two kinds of pack. The SnapPack ($4.99) gives 10 captures with the Bitcoin OpenTimestamps layer. For the EU-grade qualified timestamp (eIDAS Article 41(2)) use the eIDAS SnapPack, those stamps add the qualified layer on top of Bitcoin.
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 | |
| EU-grade qualified timestamp eIDAS (option) | No | No | Attestation (different process) | |
| Chain of custody, URL and metadata | No | No | Partial | |
| The evidence is yours (local) | ||||
| Designed for court (Evidence Law 35/2022) | Easy to challenge | Supporting only | Yes | |
| Entry price | $4.99 SnapPack · $6.99 eIDAS 1 pc | AED 0 | free | appointment + fees |
Comparison based on public information from 2026. A notarised attestation of a website is billed by scope and requires an appointment and waiting. 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 chargeback expires after about 120 days, and the platform disappears overnight. Capture it in 10 seconds, before the scammer blocks the account, and give the bank and the police what they need. Start with the SnapPack for $4.99, or add the EU-grade qualified timestamp from $6.99 when the case is cross-border.
Secure the proof, 7-day trial7-day trial · a payment card is required. Cancel any time during the trial. Prefer no subscription? Buy a SnapPack for $4.99.