CaseFile
A guided evidence-organizer app for people who've been scammed online, helping them build a clean case file to hand to police, banks, or lawyers.
individuals who just lost money to an online scam and feel overwhelmed about what to do next
- Step-by-step intake that identifies your scam type (romance, investment, tech support, etc.)
- Secure evidence locker for screenshots, emails, and transaction records with timestamps
- Auto-generated incident report formatted for police, bank dispute, or FTC submission
- Personalized recovery checklist based on the payment method used
Cybercrime losses hit record highs every year and most victims never report because the paperwork feels impossible — exactly the investigative workflow NocTORnal formalizes for analysts, repackaged for the people who actually need it most.
FTC reports $12.5B in consumer fraud losses in 2024 (25% YoY jump) with 2.6M fraud reports filed; FBI IC3 shows record losses too — overwhelming pipeline of victims needing help organizing paperwork.New FTC Data Show a Big Jump in Reported Losses to Fraud to $12.5 Billion in 2024 ↗Fraud Losses Reached $12.5 Billion in 2024: FTC ↗
Only one direct competitor found — CaptainFredric/Scam-Dam, an open-source Next.js app with 0 stars and 15 commits targeting the exact same workflow (timeline, evidence vault, PDF report pack). Enterprise fraud case-management tools (CrossTrax, Stripe Radar) target analysts, not victims.GitHub - CaptainFredric/Scam-Dam ↗8 Best Investigation Management Software (2025) ↗
Target users just lost money and are financially/emotionally distressed; zero commercial consumer scam-evidence apps surfaced, and the closest competitor (Scam-Dam) has no users or pricing validation yet — willingness-to-pay is unproven.GitHub - CaptainFredric/Scam-Dam ↗New FTC Data Show a Big Jump in Reported Losses to Fraud to $12.5 Billion in 2024 ↗
Cybercrime losses grow ~25% annually per FTC; structurally rising with AI-assisted scams, crypto rails, and aging-population targeting — a multi-decade tailwind.FBI Releases Annual Internet Crime Report ↗New FTC Data Show a Big Jump in Reported Losses to Fraud to $12.5 Billion in 2024 ↗
Scam-Dam open-source repo proves the whole stack is buildable: Next.js + Supabase + Stripe + jsPDF, with a localStorage demo mode that works without backend — directly replicable architecture.GitHub - CaptainFredric/Scam-Dam ↗