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SPEARTRACEMedia Forensics
[ SECTOR 09 / 09 · MARKETPLACE TRUST ]

MARKETPLACETRUST.

Marketplaces handle huge volumes of user images and documents. SpearTrace screens listing photos, refund evidence and seller identity media at volume and returns reasons that trust-and-safety teams can use.

[ 01 / Paradigm shift ]

Target vs Reality

Current

Scale Hides Fraud

Edited receipts, recycled photos and synthetic seller identities pass because no team can inspect them all.

Target

Screen at Volume

Sensors screen every upload, rank risk with reasons and send only the borderline cases to people.

[ 02 / Method ]

Trust and safety workflow

  1. 01Ingest

    Uploads are received from the platform.

  2. 02Screen

    Sensors measure editing, reuse and synthesis.

  3. 03Rank

    A reasoned risk score goes to the review queue.

  4. 04Review

    Analysts decide with overlays beside the file.

Marketplace Screening Pipeline

Control planeAnalysis plane

  1. 01Upload Intake

    IMAGE · PDF · VIDEO

    User uploads are received via API or queue.

  2. 02Seal & Hash

    SHA-256 · WORM

    The original is hashed and written to write-once storage. All later steps read copies.

  3. 03Sensor Bank

    CLASSICAL · INDEPENDENT

    Independent forensic sensors measure the file and report what they observed, with settings.

  4. 04Risk Ranking

    SCORE + REASONS

    Combined score for the review queue.

  5. 05Review Console

    OVERLAYS · DECISIONS

    Analysts see the flagged region and record the outcome.

  6. Control plane / DECISIONS

    Audit Log

    Screening and review decisions are retained.

  7. Control plane / THRESHOLDS

    Policy Rules

    The platform sets thresholds and actions.

[ 03 / Core systems ]

Core workflow

01 / LISTING01 / 03

LISTINGPHOTOS

Product images checked for edits and reuse across sellers.

ELA · COPY-MOVE · MATCH

Check the photo behind the listing.

SCREEN
Image sensors flag edited regions.
MATCH
Images are compared across listings for reuse.
LIMITS
Compression lowers sensitivity.
02 / REFUND02 / 03

REFUNDEVIDENCE

Damage photos and receipts submitted for refunds.

STRUCTURE · NOISE

Check before you refund.

SCREEN
Document and image sensors.
EVIDENCE
Overlays show what was flagged.
LIMITS
Template variation goes to review.
03 / SELLER03 / 03

SELLERIDENTITY

Selfie and ID media for seller onboarding.

FACE · DOCUMENT

Screen before you verify.

SCREEN
Image and video sensors.
SIGNAL
Score with reasons.
LIMITS
Low-quality capture lowers sensitivity.
[ 04 / Reference patterns ]

Reference scenarios

MARKETPLACE

Stolen or recycled listing photos

Cross-listing matching.

RETAIL

Fake damage in refund claims

Image sensors flag edits.

PAYMENTS

Forged receipts

Document sensors mark edited fields.

[ 05 / Delivery & deployment ]

From design to delivery

A service behind your platform with an API for your trust-and-safety tools, deployable on-premise or in your own private cloud.

[ 06 / Questions ]

Common questions

How does SpearTrace help e-commerce & marketplaces teams?

Marketplaces handle huge volumes of user images and documents. SpearTrace screens listing photos, refund evidence and seller identity media at volume and returns reasons that trust-and-safety teams can use.

What changes compared with the current approach?

Edited receipts, recycled photos and synthetic seller identities pass because no team can inspect them all. Sensors screen every upload, rank risk with reasons and send only the borderline cases to people.

Can it run on-premise or air-gapped?

Yes. Analysis runs on your own hardware, and the platform can be installed with no connectivity. Reports are exported as signed PDF and machine-readable JSON.

How do I start?

Request a briefing by form, WhatsApp (+60 17-773 7302) or email (kumar@spearcompute.com). We scope a pilot on samples you provide.

Bring the footage.Let’s verify.

Tell us what media you need to trust and where it has to be analysed. We will scope a briefing or a pilot on your own samples.

Request a briefing