Stop Unauthorized Photo Use

Someone Using Your Photos? Find Out Now

Catfish profiles, fake accounts, stolen headshots, unauthorized publications. If someone is using your face without permission, Protevio AI will find them — and give you the DMCA tools to stop it.

Scan for Stolen Photos — Free
Catches Cropped & Edited Theft
DMCA Letter Generator
Timestamped PDF Evidence
Works Across All Websites
60%+
Catfish Use Stolen Photos
24–72h
Avg. DMCA Response Time
5 min
To Generate Takedown Letter
100%
Evidence Is Timestamped

How Your Photos Get Stolen

Photo theft is more common than most people realize. Your profile pictures, selfies, and professional headshots can be scraped from social media in seconds using automated tools. These images end up on fake dating profiles, fraudulent business websites, scam advertisements, and even identity theft schemes.

According to cybersecurity research, over 60% of images used in catfishing and romance scams come from real people’s social media profiles. The victims — the people whose faces are being used — often have no idea it is happening until someone alerts them.

Catfish & Scam Detection

Find if your photos are being used on dating sites, social media, or messaging platforms by someone impersonating you or building a fake identity.

Copyright Evidence Collection

Generate timestamped PDF reports with screenshots and URLs — documentation that supports DMCA claims, copyright complaints, and legal proceedings.

Ready-to-Send DMCA Letters

Legal templates customized with your results, URLs, and timestamps. Send directly to website owners or hosting providers to demand removal.

Common Signs Your Photos Are Being Misused

You receive messages from strangers claiming to know you from a website or dating platform you have never used. This is often the first sign that someone has created a profile using your photos.

Your professional headshot appears on business websites you have no connection to. Stolen professional photos are frequently used to create fake "team" pages or fabricated testimonials.

Friends or colleagues alert you that they have seen your face on an unexpected website. If this has happened, it is critical to investigate the full extent with a comprehensive facial search.

How to Find Stolen Photos of Yourself

From suspicion to evidence in under five minutes.

1

Upload the Photo in Question

Upload your photo — or a photo you suspect is being used elsewhere. Our AI extracts the face and prepares it for matching.

2

We Search for Unauthorized Copies

The face is compared against our full index of crawled websites. If that face appears anywhere else, we find it — even if the image was cropped, mirrored, or filtered.

3

Get Evidence and Takedown Tools

For each unauthorized match, generate a DMCA takedown letter or download a timestamped PDF evidence report. Ready to send to hosting providers or use in legal proceedings.

Photo Theft & Copyright FAQ

How do I find out if someone is using my photos?
Upload your photo to Protevio. If your face appears on sites you did not authorize, you have evidence of unauthorized use. Our results include direct URLs and similarity scores for each match.
What legal options do I have if my photos are stolen?
You can file a DMCA takedown notice with the website or its hosting provider. Protevio generates these letters pre-filled with evidence. For serious cases like identity fraud, you can file a police report using our timestamped evidence reports.
Can Protevio find my photos on dating sites?
If the dating site has been indexed by our crawler, yes. Our database covers tens of thousands of websites and expands continuously. We match faces regardless of the platform they appear on.
What is a DMCA takedown notice?
A legal request under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act asking a website to remove content that uses your image without authorization. Most hosting providers process these within 24–72 hours. Protevio generates properly formatted notices automatically.
How quickly can I get stolen photos removed?
DMCA requests are typically processed within 24–72 hours by hosting providers. Social media platforms usually respond within 1–2 weeks. Protevio provides the documentation needed to expedite these requests.

Don’t Let Others Profit From Your Face

Find unauthorized uses of your photos and take action with built-in DMCA tools.

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