I’m a big fan of Skype. It’s one of the more useful internet services out there. I’m logged into it all the time, with my status typically set to “Not Available”. That means chat messages will still pop up. Every once in a while I’ll get a slew of messages from different users in Chinese. The image to the left is an example.

Using Google Translate I got a rough translation:

Respected TOM-skype users:
Congratulations! Skype your account has been randomly selected for the award system [users] lucky,
You will be pleasantly surprised by the Company bonuses ¥ 28,000 yuan (renminbi) and Samsung Q30 laptop a series.

Please log activities website: http://www.skype-1.com/w/ for recipients! Remember opponents code: (50188)
Counseling hotline: (089) -88803-9290
[Skype issued by the news, without any response. ]

People are phishing on Skype!

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