He to know if he is who he claims to be?

[Lona]

I'm afraid that I might be catfished.
I've been with my LDBF since August . We chat a lot and we both love each other a lot. He doesn't have any social media accounts except email, kik, and Skype. But I can't see him on video on Skype or hear his voice becuase he says that his computer is old . He also says that he has a really old iPod but he is saving up money to buy a new smartphone with a camera so we can both chat on video . Who saw me on video on Skype but I didn't see him. I've only seen him in pictures that he sent , many of them where with his baby cousin or friends he also showed me ones of him alone some where of really good quality but others weren't . I know many stuff about him and he does too. I once told him to video chat with me from a friends but he said he'll try to and never did . I aske him to send me a video on kik but he said he doesn't have a video cam. He told some of his friends about me and he said that they liked me

Does he seem the same person he is claiming to be? And how do I know for sure ?
We live in different contenets so it's hard to meet soon but we will meet in the future when I come to his country

[Ice Bound]

In my opinion, if he was real he would make the effort to video chat you. If you've known him for almost a year and never seen him in live time, I doubt he's who he says he is.

Do both a google image search (drag a photo of him into the google images search box) and a reverse image search ( http://www.tineye.com/ ) to see if his photos are anywhere else on the internet.

Do you have his phone number? If yes, do a google search for "reverse phone lookup" with your country name and look up his number to see who it links up to. Maybe get a friend to call his phone and ask who it is. See who picks up and what they say their name is.

If I was you, I would tell him that you're having doubts about his authenticity and I would ask him to video chat you at a public library or something. If he still finds excuses, then I hate to break it to you but you should stay away from this guy.

I think the fact that you even asked this question means deep down, you know he isn't who he says he is.