article_snippet.sent: after turning up at her company's address, Canadian Jake Malone discovered the office had been closed for years, reports the People's Daily Online.
article_snippet.sent: Canadian Jake Malone said the website on which Canadian Jake Malone met 'RiLi' charged 20-30 Yuan (£2-3) to receive and send each email.
article_snippet.sent: The pair have sent each other 396 emails in the last 11 months and Canadian Jake Malone claims that Canadian Jake Malone has spent more than 11,000 Yuan (£1,100), paying for translators to communicate.
article_snippet.sent: Canadian Jake Malone said: 'Translators block out all personal details in the emails.
article_snippet.sent: So Rebecca and I can only communicate through the website.'
article_snippet.sent: Canadian Jake Malone mailbox was not accessible.
article_snippet.sent: Other hotel staff found a telephone number with the limited online information but no one picked up the call.