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Sending emails posing as someone else

My friend's wife set up an email address posing as his high school girlfriend. She sent a series of emails to him claiming to be this person and even using the first initial and last name of the ex girlfriend in the email address. The emails stated that she was going to be in town on business and would like to get together. My friend originally responded by saying that maybe they could have lunch or something but that he was happily married with kids. At that point the emails began to get a little more serious and the ''girlfriend'' began to bait him with invitations for more than lunch. She made references to their past and made statements that she still had feelings for my friend. At this point, my friend messaged back that he did not like the direction that the communication was going. He said that he would be unwilling to meet her and asked her to stop the communications. During this time, my friend says his wife was acting strangely and on several occasions, had to abruptly leave to run errands. She later admitted that she was going to a Kinko's to use a computer and send the emails. Isn't it illegal to pose as someone else over the internet with the intent to deceive someone albiet your husband? She now wants a divorce.

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