Comments on: Skype Spam

By: ash

ash — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:27:02 +0000

I’d love to know what SKYPE is doing about this! I have been reading other forums and this problem has been around for several years. Skype does not reply to the requests for help and I for one am still getting 4-7 contact requests per day. I have blocked everything possible on the settings and cannot stop this annoyance.
Some never get it and others are hammered with these contact requests.

SKYPE guru’s. Please get this fixed. If I am blocking everyone except those in my list, why am I still getting the requests? Clearly, the blocks don’t work. Skype is faulty!

Any ideas, anybody !!!

By: Lea Myers

Lea Myers — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:54:23 +0000

Never experienced this before. I have been using skype almost everyday to contact my husband in another country. I wonder how they manage to get in touch with you if they do not know you.. Lea Myers My last blog post: Alfani Shoes

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:23:06 +0000

I used to have this problem before with Yahoo Messenger. Lately, I have noticed the same thing with Skype. I haven’t checked the settings, so it’s nice to know there is some way to completely block all messages from people not in my list.

Simon
tangotacticalgear.com

By: Bill from Lawn Mower Reviews

Bill from Lawn Mower Reviews — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:01:01 +0000

Hi Steve, I’m glad to see I’m not the only one that is suffering with this. Last week I got my first bit of skype spam, with a contact with an avatar of beautiful woman saying something like “Hi, wana chat”. I didn’t recognize her so I opted to ignore it, but since then I’ve had 5 requests from people I have never met or heard of.
I hope this isn’t going to become a common thing. I wonder how they even found me?

All the best
Bill Jenkins
Webmaster, BestLawnMowerReviews.net

By: Herber

Herber — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:38:32 +0000

In the newer versions of Skype there is a setting you can turn off to block chats from people who aren’t on your contact list. I still get a few spam “contact requests” but those are easier to ignore since they don’t popup.

By: Ryan and Jesse Jelley

Ryan and Jesse Jelley — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:44:52 +0000

Hmmm… I use Skype and haven’t had this problem yet. I wonder how they are getting names to contact? You think they are just looking up names or is there a directory of people who use Skype that’s out there and we need to figure out how to make our profile private (like FB). Either way, thanks for the insight and information.