Was asked about the following and thought it might be more useful if posted on the Newbie board:
So you are researching a provider and want to verify the pictures in the ad are real. You could hire a private investigator, or meet for a drink before an appointment, or do the legwork online as noted below.
Easiest to run Chrome Browser: can right click on a picture, and from the popup menu select "search Google for this image". Results will appear in a new browser window.
If you run Internet Explorer it's a pain in the butt: right click on a picture, and from the popup menu select "Properties" and then copy the web address for the image, go to the website images.google.com and paste the link and hit search, then when the results appear there's an option under the menu bar "For matching images, try search by image" and that will finally give you the same search results as the Chrome search above.
No idea how to do it with the Firebox browser, perhaps someone else can chime in?
Across all platforms you can copy the web address for an image and paste it into tineye.com to see where that exact image is found.
Finding a person's picture on multiple sites using different names could be a spoofed ad, or stolen identity, or all the others are fake and you're looking at the original image. It's not foolproof, but a good start. Best to vary your tools.
Someone well reviewed on TER by reviewers you trust is a huge enhancement.