search string not working

[bf5113]

I am trying to replace an email address across 100+ website files using the following perl statement -

$line =~ s/abcdefgh@verizo n.net/xxxxxxxx9@mypov .org/g, $line;

The script is not recognizing the search string and so is not modifying the emaill address in each file. I have used this statement with another email address and it worked just fine. Any suggestions?

[KevinADC]

$line =~ s/abcdefgh\@verizon\.net/xxxxxxxx9\@mypov.org/g, $line;