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barakltd
now i am using my wife user name to post in the Forums

the guy or company that steal my Skype identity post me e-mail , and i was idiot enough to not understand that i have forged Skype web site .

this is the contest of the e-mail that i got .
Dear valued skype member:
It has come to our attention that your skype account informations needs to be
updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to
reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes
out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into
any future problems with the online service.
However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
Please update your records on or before september 25, 2007.
you are requested to update your account informations at the following link
Click Here To update your account informations

this is the web site http://xxx . now the web site is not working , i don't know why, but when he work , it was like Skype web site .

On Friday 22/09/207 someone stole my password and changed it. then he discovered my e-mail address and try to changed the password as well. (my user name over skype is Barak.commodity)
In this way I could not get a new skype password. As i know now, he contacted some of the persons in my contact list, pretending it was me.
when i try to use the forget password button on Skype welcome page , the program advise that my E-mail is not correct .
i post allot of replay through the abuse category to Skype support team , until now i didn't got any replay besides automatic replay .
in all the automatic , i was advise that the support team will replay in 72 Hours , until today i didn't got any assistant replay .
the damage is very enormous, and i am entreat for help from 22/09/2007 .
i block there option to pay on call from my account , because i use paypal services, and i sent e-mail to paypal to be aware , and paypal have very good support team , all the time replay fast and efficiently .

regard
Moshe

Edited Link by TheUberOverLord - Please NEVER post a possible bad link in the form, PM a moderator if needed.
TheUberOverlord
File as Support Request with as much detail as possible here:

http://support.skype.com/?_a=tickets&_m=submit
lukman_chowdhury
QUOTE(barakltd @ Wed Sep 26 2007, 00:23) [snapback]445235[/snapback]
i post allot of replay through the abuse category to Skype support team , until now i didn't got any replay besides automatic replay .
in all the automatic , i was advise that the support team will replay in 72 Hours , until today i didn't got any assistant replay


am guessing that means support request already filed, but no reply received.
Paraveterinary
QUOTE(barakltd @ Wed Sep 26 2007, 01:23) [snapback]445235[/snapback]

now i am using my wife user name to post in the Forums

the guy or company that steal my Skype identity post me e-mail , and i was idiot enough to not understand that i have forged Skype web site .


Please read my PM.

Ike
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