My email address has come online as a Skype accoun...

I just declined a couple of contact requests from people I have never heard of, and stratight afterwards I received a notification that '(my email address) is online'. My Skype name is NOT the same as my email address and I have not set up a Skype account using my email address as my Skype account name. Could the unwanted contacts have somehow hacked into my account, even though I didn't accept their contact request?
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Hi, Sweary, and welcome to the Community,
Please see this topic here for explanation:
http://community.skype.com/t5/Windows-desktop-client/Email-in-Contacts/td-p/3975241
Regards,
Elaine
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My email address has come online as a Skype account

I just declined a couple of contact requests from people I have never heard of, and stratight afterwards I received a notification that '(my email address) is online'. My Skype name is NOT the same as my email address and I have not set up a Skype account using my email address as my Skype account name. Could the unwanted contacts have somehow hacked into my account, even though I didn't accept their contact request?

Hi, Sweary, and welcome to the Community,
Please see this topic here for explanation:
http://community.skype.com/t5/Windows-desktop-client/Email-in-Contacts/td-p/3975241
Regards,
Elaine

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Why is it being reset all the time?
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Will I loose all purchased items from iTunes if my email address has to change ??

I have been told that if my email address has to change then I loose all my iTunes purchased items. I have a primary email account and an iCloud email but if I am not longer able to use the primary email account have I lost everything I have purchased???

<<fill in the event>> then I loose all my iTunes purchased items.
Robbie, That is a common fear of people who do not have a backup of their valuable content. Please make a backup.
if I am not longer able to use the primary email account have I lost everything I have purchased???
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