This is a CBC Podcast. A BBC World Service and CBC Podcast production.

Before we start, please note this series contains adult themes and strong language.

I am logging into my Gmail to see if we can find this guy.

Okay, here we go. Vanessa sits cross-legged on her oversized blue couch,

laptop perched on her knees. Hi, I have the need to talk with the real Janessa Brazil.

Is the email managed by her or from someone else?

She's reading an email we asked her to look for.

A message from Roberto Marini sent in 2016. I replied, I am the Rio Janessa

Brazil. This was like an hour later. Is you the person in this Yahoo video chat? I've never used

the Yahoo before so and then he sent another one and in this second video call too.

Socia, so that was a widely used name for me, Socia, I remember that name.

Vanessa tells me she doesn't remember this exchange.

She says she's had so many like it, an email out of the blue from a stranger who thinks they know her.

Whether that's Socia or Shirley, Janessa. they ask convoluted questions based on a life and

nieces or Vanessa.

They ask convoluted questions based on a life and relationship

that doesn't actually include her.

Despite the disconnect and inconvenience, Vanessa seems to care.

She says she can't and doesn't answer all the emails now.

There are just too many and they keep landing in her inbox.

Some days it's like a light rain.

Some days fall downpour.

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