Thanks man. I had a feeling it was a fraud so I googled it first and your blog came up. Good looking out!

-Tom
Tom | 10.21.08 - 7:16 pm | #

I've seen lots of these for a couple of years. Here's an example from about a year ago: http://blogs.pcmag.com/ securityw...skype_scare.php
Larry Seltzer | Homepage | 10.21.08 - 7:22 pm | #

What makes it even more hilarious is that I have a phone with Skype on it. Now imagine receiving such a message on that...
garshe | 10.22.08 - 11:21 am | #

Yep, finding it more and more on the computers of associates running windows, as of Oct 27 it's still circulating...

-krb
Karl Balsmeier | 10.27.08 - 11:40 pm | #

You can block chat messages from people who aren't on your contact list, which should eliminate this type of spam.
Peter Parkes (Skype Blogger) | Homepage | 10.30.08 - 6:20 am | #