"Skype newsletters" in your mailbox

Hot on the heels of those peculiar �Skype websites� come emails asking you to visit said websites, forwarded to me by the awesome Kevin Church.

The email reads as follows:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Skype newsletter@2011-skype-releases(dot)net
Date: Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 10:03 PM
Subject: Skype Releases : Upgrade New Skype 2011 For PC And MAC
To:

NEW SKYPE 2011 RELEASES

This is to notify that new updates have been released for Skype. Following are major new features:

- Talk more for free via Voice Over IP (VoIP)
- Lower cost when connecting to landlines (much cheaper than Calling Card)
- Record your conversation (better than telephone quality)
- Instant messaging & file-sharing, video calls
- Now available on PSP!

2011�skype-releases(dot)net

To check and upgrade, go to Skype Updates Center or copy this link to your web browser:

2011�skype-releases(dot)net

Skype has changed the way we think of telecommunications.

Thank you for choosing us.

With best regards,
Skype Support


Copy rights Skype 2011 - All Rights Reserved
Website: 2011�skype-releases(dot)net

Some things to note:


1) The email claims to be from �Skype�, instead of �some guys with a website or whatever�.

2) �New feature: now available on PSP�. I�ve had it on a PSP for a long time, actually. Yeah, this isn�t really relevant but I�m a pedant.

3) �Skype has changed the way�� [blah blah blah] ��thank you for choosing us�, again reinforcing the notion that these people might actually be Skype themselves.

4) �Skype updates center�. Official sounding, isn�t it?

5) Signing off as �Skype Support�? Oh boy.

Not something I�ll be signing up for anytime soon�

Christopher Boyd