Keep receiving messages from FSS.system.notice.urg...

Question

Keep receiving messages from FSS.system.notice.urgent.us.  
Anyreason why?  Cannot find explainations.

Answer 1

Hi, Plastic, and welcome to the Community,
But my question is this, This is a brand new account (2 days old) set up only on a skype phone. I have told no one my skype name, so how did the caller know my name to call?
Question: When you set up your new Skype account, did the Skype app on your phone provide the option to secure your account via setting the privacy settings to permit incoming audio calls, video calls, and instant messages from people on your contact list only?   If not, please sign on via a laptop or computer to do this.  Remember to Save your settings as you proceed through the screens/windows.
It's not like they can randomly guess a skype name.
Yes, they can.
How are our details stored?
Please refer to these FAQ articles for explanation: https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA143/is-skype-se​cure and https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA31/does-skype-u​se-encryption
Can wild characters be used in skype calls?
If you mean something like an "*" such as in a database search, then, no.
No one should be able to call my skype number unless I tell them my ID or chose to use something easily guessed, and then even if this was the case, within two days?
 If you secure your account and profile (do not specify a gender; leave location and other settings which default to "Public" neutral or blank), then your Skype account should not be easily found.
Skype has significantly reduced the number of ways other Skype users can find their friends, colleagues, and so on, but still allows for general searches based on only four Add a Contact features: Skype name, full name, e-mail address, or telephone number input in the Profile.   Your new Skype account fell into the scammer's random search parameters.
Also, why does Skype allow user names that include system.notice? This would seem to me words that should be reserved for system notices, or am I missing something here?
Yours is a valid point which I have read many times - however, these titles are only titles such as how you might change your name as it appears in your Profile settings; the scammers constantly change the underlying Skype account names they use.  Please see this FAQ article for the details of a Skype name vs. a display name: https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA110/can-i-chang​e-my-skype-name
Securing your account should rid you of these nuisance messages as well as unsolicited contact invitations.
Best regards,
Elaine
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