In criminal cases, there are documentary evidence in addition to physical evidence; Witness testimony; The victim's statement; Confessions and excuses of criminal suspects and defendants; Appraisal opinions; Records of inquests, inspections, appraisals and investigations; Audio-visual materials, electronic data. If there is no physical evidence, but there is other evidence that can form a complete chain of evidence and prove the facts of the case, it can be used for conviction. If you only have the record of WeChat transfer, but you can prove that you have engaged in franchising without permission, engaged in other illegal business activities without the business license or approval documents stipulated by administrative regulations, and disrupted the market order, it can also constitute the crime of illegal business operation.

Relevant laws and regulations

Article 225 Whoever, in violation of State regulations, commits one of the following illegal business operations and disrupts the market order, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also, or shall only, be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times for illegal gains or confiscation of property:

(a) operating a franchise or monopoly commodity or other commodities whose operation is restricted by laws and administrative regulations without permission;

(2) buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin and other business licenses or approval documents stipulated by laws and administrative regulations;

(three) without the approval of the relevant competent departments of the state, illegally engaged in securities, futures, insurance business, or illegally engaged in fund payment and settlement business;

(four) other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt the market order.

Article 50 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

All the materials that can be used to prove the facts of the case are evidence. Evidence includes:

(1) Physical evidence; (2) Documentary evidence; (3) Testimony of witnesses; (4) the victim's statement; (5) confessions and excuses of criminal suspects and defendants; (6) Appraisal opinions; (7) Records of inquests, inspections, appraisals, investigations and experiments; (8) Audio-visual materials and electronic data.

The evidence must be verified before it can be used as the basis for finalizing the case.