Benjamin Adel Williams - [email protected]

I'm in a bind. I've been talking to a man who has made claims I can't verify. Obviously, I've never met him (otherwise these claims would be more easily verified such as whether I'm even talking to the man in the photos). I originally asked to meet (he was aloof at first), and he has agreed now, but I believe he has no intentions of meeting. He has already extended our meeting once for something which, in normal circumstances, would be a legitimate reason (work-related). However, the reason came with a suspicious story and what appears to be a fake document that could have been created by an 8-year old with a Microsoft template. I didn't even ask for proof of his story, but apparently it was so unlikely he had to confirm it himself with the "evidence" in the form of the above-described document.
I have pictures and a profile from the website he contacted me through. We have corresponded mainly through text messages. He has called twice, but the connection was terrible, so we didn't talk for long.
I am 99.99% certain I'm being lied to. And I'm not sure why I can't let go of the .01% chance that I am talking to the person he claims to be (or to be in his photos). I'd rather not post details in the open forum until it's confirmed he is a scammer, but I have items I can share in private. Could someone please help me find out the truth? And I will go ahead and admit, I likely don't need the truth to realize there are too many red flags to continue, but I'm desperate for one undeniable sliver of truth that allows me to move on. Hopefully, someone can relate and is able to help.
Thank you.

I am not able to advise with very limited information. As with anyone if you can not see them they are not real. You can be who ever you want to be on the internet.

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I'd rather not post details in the open forum until it's confirmed he is a scammer

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[AlanJones]

I'm sorry, I read that information before posting, and then proceeded to ignore it in hopes we could do this through private conversation. Probably more so out of embarrassment for me than anything else. I will remedy this:

Name used: Benjamin Adel Williams
email used: [email protected]
phone# used: 1-315-350-3500 (uses NextPlus app)

Information given from him:
-lives in Albany, NY and for several months out of the year Boydton, VA
-has a small construction business called Crystal Construction Company which has a main office in Albany, NY
-is a general contractor
-is 45 years old
-has 2 daughters, Thelma (10) and Ella (15), who live in Ohio with his ex-wife
-born and raised in Bremen, Germany
-moved to US 25 years ago
-says he is using an INO2 phone which doesn't have a camera
-doesn't fancy social media and isn't on there


Information I've found out:
-Does not sound 45 over the phone
-No fewer than 3 Facebook profiles that match a "Benjamin Williams" in Albany, NY working for or owning Crystal Construction Company. Different pictures for each, two only have 1 friend. One is Benjamin Adalbert Williams which has quite a few friends, but pictures which are completely different from the ones given to me.

Meetup Profile link: https://www.meetup.com/members/247226359/

Also have an email header, and re-posted images below because I think I messed up posting the first ones.
email header:

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[AlanJones]

I've removed the unwatermarked images - I will re-post them for you in a while.

He shows all the classic signs of being a scammer - he is using a VoIP number, not a mobile. His job of "contractor" is designed to allow him to have to go overseas and have an emergency and his claim of being mixed nationality will be used to excuse his strange accent.

[AlanJones]

Thanks, I forgot to watermark them.

[AlanJones]

Moved here.

For the bots - Benjamin Adel Williams - [email protected]