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If you ever receive any e-mails from another party stating that they will give you their inheritance if you engage with them, or asking you to pick up their lottery winnings, etc., please proceed as if it is a scam. Engaging in such an exchange will eventually lead you to a paid dating site in which you will be lured into purchasing points one after another. We have recently received several consultations from victims stating that they have continuously sent e-mails back and forth with third-parties on these sorts of matters.
「『話し相手になってくれたら遺産をあげる』，『宝くじの当選金を受け取って』等といったメールをきっかけに有料の出会い系サイトに誘導され，言われるがままに次々にポイントを購入し，相手にメールを送信し続けてしまった」という相談が寄せられています。
In these cases, in order to continue the email exchange, the other party often skillfully encourages the victim to purchase points, shrewdly stating that they will give them money for this service. Before the victim notices, they have been swindled out of large sums of money, and when this occurs, it is very difficult to recover all of the lost funds.
相手は，「お金をあなたへ渡す」ことを口実に，メールを続けるよう言葉巧みにポイントの購入を勧め，気づいた時には多額の費用をつぎ込んでしまっている事が多いです。
Based on available information, it is thought that the other party goes by the so-called “Sakura” from a dating site, but this has been difficult to definitively prove.
また，メールの相手が出会い系サイトの「サクラ」であることも考えられますが，証明することは難しく，払ってしまったお金を全額取り戻すことは非常に困難です。
In order to avoid such scams, it is important that you take serious precaution when handling e-mails from strangers on the Internet. If you suspect that you may be a victim of such a scheme, please consult your nearest Consumer Affairs Center.
メールやネット上の見知らぬ相手を簡単に信用しないことが大切です。困った時は，最寄りの消費生活センターへご相談ください。