You folks need to chill out a bit. Nomad707 has been around here for quite some time. I don't think he's trying to pull anything. He says he trusts his friend, which makes me believe that the friend isn't trying to pull anything either.
At this point, my only suspicion is that the friend got scammed and doesn't even know it yet.
As for what would pics "prove"... To be honest, why the fuck does either of these guys need to "prove" anything to anyone around here?
Get real people. The only reason this thread is still open is to see if the friend got scammed, or if we are just a bunch of pessimists.
So tone it down notch.