I just went to an ad site to "bump" my ad. I noticed a large number of "Verified Photo" tags. I thought 'damn, these girls can't all be real.' They're not.
So, I figured I would start a thread where we could all share our tricks for uncovering bogus ads.
Here is what I use:
The first basic step I do is to search her phone number and/or email address. I use Google, but different people like different search engines. If she has reviews, those normally are towards the top of the results. Sometimes I find nothing or different ads with different photos and names.
If I don't get any results, then I search for her on national review sites. Normally if Google didn't bring up anything, then I won't find anything here either.
Then I reverse her number. I use Search Bug.
http://www.searchbug.com/tools/rever...ne-lookup.aspx They let you do up to 10 free searches per day. If it comes back a "LANDLINE" then it is most likely an agency ad. If it come back "VoIP" then it is likely a virtual number, like mine or Google Voice. Most reputable independents just use cell phones.
The last hing I do is a photo search. I use Tin Eye.
http://www.tineye.com However, somebody recently said that he likes Google Image better.
http://images.google.com
Figuring out bogus ads
