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"SKYPE?"

Has any one had any experience of SKYPE is it good? really good? or just another thing to glog up your computer?

Update.....

Visa have just called and after a full investigation these amounts that were taken from my account have been fully refunded to me, and new cards have been issued with new numbers. They were very helpful and sorry for the inconveniance that it had caused. All is well that ends well.

I did consider that, I did go back to the site just now but only registered members can contact them via email (am not even registered!) I think thats most likley what Visa will do. They said they would contact the company direct but it may take time, I see they are in South Africa.

Have you considered emailling Skype Support? You can ask them which account is registered to your card or something?

someone could be paying for Skype using your credit card number?

Yes thats what it looks like to me, but it clearly says www.skype.com on the visa card bill? its the first time this has happened to me and no doubt the last! how do they do it? I always make sure I see the secure padlock when I use my card online? am at a loss as to how this has happened.

I can say I've had no trouble at all like that with Skype. It looks to me like a case of credit card fraud.

Grix Thraves wrote:
> I was quite interested in Skype, then read your being frauded.. could
> you explain a bit more about that, has anything come of it?

Well some one told me to have a look at Skype, I had never heard of it thats why I posted on here. Anyhow the week starting 18th April I went to skype web site (History folder in IE told me that) and looked! thats all I did nothing else, so it was a HUGE suprise when my Visa bill came in to find that on 5 seperate occasions I had been billed by Skype! strangely though the first date was early April (before I had looked at the site) then two more transactions on 10th (still not been to the site) and two on 20th

Credit card company have put the amounts in dispute, so I do not pay them untill they contact the company to find out what happened. Either way I never signed up for anything or gave them any details at all, If I had wanted to use them I would have opted for the free option as I am a tight wad! Credit card company have cancelled my cards and issued new ones as a precaution though.

Oh, it's only been two days. Er, well, keep us informed please :)

I was quite interested in Skype, then read your being frauded.. could you explain a bit more about that, has anything come of it?

Just received my credit card staement, and I have been frauded by skype! not once not twice but 5 times! dates ranging from 3rd April through to the 10th! strange thing is these dates are before I even looked at the site, how strange is that? Credit card company have put it in dispute for the time being.