Possible Internet Fraud using Skype Numbers

Hi All.
I purchased some Rio Carnival tickets in September 2013 from a website that looks like it has offices in 8 different cities in the world, and also has a Skype contact name. You can phone any of these numbers and they are all directed to the same phone (which i suspect is a skype number) which nobody answers and which the answerphone can't take messages because an 'error' has occurred. Five months later and I have been unable to gain a response from this site, having tried many many times via the contact us, via email, via phone. Many other people are in a similar situation to me and we are talking large sums of money. Is there some way that I can alert Skype to a misuse of a skype number or something along those lines?  Thanks all. 

Hi, Mary.brazil, and welcome to the Community,
You may send your complete report to Skype via e-mail using this address: [email protected]
Depending upon whom you thought you were purchasing the Rio Carnival tickets from, you may wish to research who the correct governing authority would be to report this fraud activity to in that jurisdiction, as well.
Regards,
Elaine
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