I just received an email from Skype Support – well, allegedly from Skype Support.
Here’s the text of the email:
Hi **************,
Skype is pleased to announce that a new version of Skype was released today with new features, options and improvements.
New in this version :
* Up to 5-way group video call.
* Redesigned calling experience.
* Improved video snapshots gallery.
* Improved browser plugins performance on some websites.
* Reduced false positives on browser plugin phone number recognition.
* New presence icons.
* Improved handling of calling attempts made when the user has run out of credit.
* Improved access to sharing functionalityTo download this version, go to :
Start downloading the update right now and let us know what you think about it.
We’re working on making Skype better all the time !
Talk soon,
The people at Skype
====================== PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD ===========================
Skype or Skype Staff will NEVER ask you for your password via email. The only place you are asked for your password is when you sign in to the Skype application or our website.
Inititially it looked OK – but alarm bells started ringing when it wanted credit card details and there appeared to be no option to choose a “free” option. Then I saw the email address it is from: Skype Support [newsletter@email.greetz.com].
No way! Then I did a Google search and it has been picked up by several other people.
Don’t fill in your details! Bin it immediately.
If you need to update Skype, do it via the program itself.