Someone using my email address to open a new Skype...

Hi, I received an email and a follow up from Skype that a new account had been created using my email address. I didn't create the account. How can I get it cancelled?? Many thanks

Use a strong, complex password. Make sure the answer to your Secret Question isn't something that can be easily guessed or searched on the internet. Always check before entering your login info into ANY page that it is a legitimate Verizon page. Never give your username and password to anyone, even if they claim to be from Verizon. (Anyone within Verizon that needs your login info can already access it from their systems.)
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    report the user/account to [email protected]
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    jel wrote:
    hi there.
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