I don't know what to say to all that, to be honest. I am sorry that is happening to you. I do know about the profile pic thing, though. Here is an image resizing website I use often: https://imageresizer.com/
In my opinion, he doens't sound legit. He sounds like he is bluffing and just saying all of that to get a reaction out of people. All bark, no bite. I am sorry that is happening to you, though!
Most everyone is friendly in this forum, except for the occasional internet troll, so you should be safe .