Fraudulent message received. Please check this user by Skype security !!!

[yossi1123]

Hello,

Just received a message from a user calling himself : Skype Company , user name :

award.team33 

Message is:

Skype Co-operation Management Worldwide are pleased to inform you that you are a winner of our annual SKYPE-WORD LOTTO LOTTERY . Your email address was attached to ticket number 214-056-278 with serial number s/n-01025 and drew the lucky numbers 724-595-62-07-45 and consequently won in the 3rd category. As a result of this, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of GBP£1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling) payable in cash credited to file Reference No: Sky-P/327015002/12.
Contact Mr. Morris Park, Foreign Service Manager, London United Kingdom, With this information . To make claims of your prize.

Looks fraudulent to me. Please check and warn !!!

[Elaine Moderator · Accepted solution]

 Hi, yossi1123, and welcome to the Community!

Yes, this is phishing/spam.  Please do report this to Skype Customer Service right away: contact customer service  Further, block this user and check in the Report as Abuse block.

I recommend changing your account password immediately, and please do ensure your computer's and system's updates and patches are downloaded and installed, and that you run an updated version of your preferred anti-spyware/malware/virus software.

Regards,

Elaine

[yossi1123]

Thank you

[Elaine Moderator]

You are always welcome! 

[Emad9000]

I was just sent same message from
**EDITED FOR PRIVACY**
Just want to know what they R aiming for?
What should i do?

Your skype account was selected as one of the four lucky winner of £1.000.000.00 Great British Pounds Sterling in the ongoing Free Online SKYPE promotions in this year's 2013 and which was recently held in the United Kingdom,And you Happened to be One. Here is your claims code: "SK214YPE" . For claims: Simply Send claims code To Free Online Board Service Headquarters Below.

**EDITED FOR PRIVACY**

[Elaine Moderator]

Hi, Emad9000, and welcome to the Community,

Skype is not the only company taken advantage of by these scam schemes and phishing ploys.  Skype would neither condone nor participate in such any such program.  Do not respond in any way.

Regards,

Elaine