What is covered in Fake Receipt & Invoice Detection?

Identify forged receipts, invoices, and bills of sale. Red flags and verification steps.

How does Jurassic Depot help buyers avoid fossil fraud?

Listings require provenance and restoration disclosure. Buyers can request document review, use expert services, and rely on buyer protection for material misrepresentation.

Should I buy fossils without paperwork?

No. Missing locality, land type, or chain-of-custody documents is a major risk for illegal material, fakes, and failed disputes.

Fake Receipt & Invoice Detection

Forged receipts fabricate ownership history. A previous sale record proves nothing if the document itself is fake.

Red Flags

No Seller Identity

Real invoices name a specific seller with verifiable credentials. Generic company names without individuals are suspicious.

No Contact Info

Missing phone, email, address, or tax ID. Legitimate dealers provide full business identification.

Round Numbers

$500, $1,000, $5,000 with no cents. Real transactions rarely have perfectly round totals after taxes and fees.

No Invoice Number

Legitimate dealers use sequential invoice numbers. Missing or non-sequential numbers suggest fabrication.

Vague Description

'One dinosaur bone' vs. 'Triceratops partial rib, 12cm, Hell Creek Fm, SD.' Real invoices describe with precision.

Template Receipt

Generic Word/Canva/Google Docs templates. Real dealers use custom invoicing or POS systems.

Recent Date, Old Sale

Invoice dated last week for a sale claimed to have occurred 5 years ago suggests backdating.

'Cash Only' Receipt

Cash-only prior sales create no verifiable payment trail. Combined with generic receipt = major red flag.

Jurassic Depot Document Defense

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Document extraction

Automated extraction of names, dates, amounts, and descriptions. Flags inconsistencies automatically.

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Admin Review

Every flagged document undergoes human admin review before listing approval.

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Issuer Verification

Document issuers verified against known databases and professional registries.

How to Verify a Receipt

1. Look up the seller independently: Search the seller's name and business. Check for legitimate online presence and reviews predating the invoice date.

2. Verify the invoice number: Contact the issuing dealer directly and ask them to confirm invoice #XYZ from [date].

3. Match the description: Does the receipt exactly match the specimen? Species, size, formation, locality — all should align.

4. Verify payment: Ask for proof — bank statement, wire transfer, PayPal transaction ID. A receipt without payment proof is just paper.

5. Check timeline: Does the invoice date make sense? Fossil collected in 2020 but invoice from 2018 = impossible.

6. Inspect for Photoshop/edit signs: Zoom in. Pixel artifacts around text, inconsistent fonts, alignment issues = digital alteration.

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