Be aware of the fraudulent email/scam described in this post

[ryanwammons]

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Verify Your Skype Account

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:37:20 +0900

noreply@notifications.skype.com <noreply@notifications.skype.com>

noreply@notifications.skype.com

xxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx

This is an automated email, please dont reply.

Hello dear,

Please Verify Your Skype Account

Your account has been randomly selected for Skype account verification, and you will be taken through a series of identity verification pages. Protecting the security of your Skype account is our primary concern, and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. please login to your account by secure Skype login site https://secure.skype.com

Talk soon,
The people at Skype

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Skype staff will NEVER ask you for your password via email. The only places you are asked for your password are when you sign in to Skype or on our website if you want to buy something or check your account. You will always sign in via a secure connection, and we ask you to ensure that the address in your browser begins exactly like this https://secure.skype.com It should also show a little padlock symbol to indicate the secure connection.

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[mikestretton]

I,too, have just received this spam. Hold your mouse on the [invalid URL] piece of the email, and you can see it will NOT take you to the https site

[Primemover]

that is indeed a scam or a phishing attempt.  Skype doesn't employ such verification purposes.  Kindly report the details to contactus@skype.net.