generally one can tell from the quality of the photos and the quality of the subject in the photos (especially on CL) whether there is a snowball's chance in hell that what you see is what you get.  

That being said, good luck on this one and let us know if this is an exception to the rule.  Frankly, I would not risk my time or anything else.  In this game, you must live by the old TGTBT adage.