Microsoft have opened a Skype account without my permission

ioscorpio

Just received an email from Skype asking why I have not used my new Skype account live:..........

I have not registered this account, I did have a MSN Messenger account which was not in this name and also an existing Skype account which was not in this name???

I have not used my MSN or Skype accounts for a while.

I know Microsoft have replaced MSN with Skype, but to set up a new account for you is taking the p!ss.

sam042013

It really p!sses you off. Why not setting up an account by yourself?

ioscorpio

Because I already have a Skype account that I don't use and you cannot delete Skype accounts.

Stooby2

MSN is no more, it's all now Skype, which Microsoft now own. All MSN accounts were transferred to Skype. MS have just sent you a marketing email as you haven't used your "new" Skype account which is really your old MSN account.

ioscorpio

It's not my old MSN account as it is a new name. I did not merge my old Msn account for a reason, as I did not use it nd I already had a Skype account which I also did not use.

aerostar

Somebody else set it up ? or someone with a very similar e-mail addresws, entered their e-mail address and mis keyed it, and it happened to be yours.

esuhl

ioscorpio wrote: »

It's not my old MSN account as it is a new name.

Well, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet...

ioscorpio

I do think it is Microsoft who set it up as the beginning of the Skype name is live: which coincides with Windows Live Messenger???

I have emailed Skype asking them to delete the account.