Urgent alert from skype???

I was interrupted while I was watching a video by an alarm that said - in a voice - that i needed to reactivate my computer protection and that i was to go to [invalid URL] and it came from a unknown user aklofenz21. That is was an urgent system alert. I have never heard of this. Is it a hoax? a malware? I felt Id better ask before I visited some strange sight.
I will be grateful for your input.
Muma in Mexico.
Ps this is a brand new pc...have had it for 3 days...and all in one - hp

Hi, mumademex, and welcome to the Community,
Unfortunately, this is just one of many known scams affecting Skype users. Please Block and Report as Abuse; please do not be alarmed or surprised if you have to do this several times as the scammers perpetually change their tactics. I recommend adjusting your privacy settings to allow incoming audio calls, video calls, and instant messages from people on your contact list only. For the ladies, I now recommend removing any reference to gender from your profile.
Remember to install an effective anti-virus/malware/spyware program on your new computer, and run it regularly using updated virus signature files. Keep up with patches and updates as they are available.
Best regards,
Elaine
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The fact that it came to my own iCloud address worries me since usually such schemes are to a broad group, like "[email protected]"
I have forwarded the email, with Long Headers, to the fraud-combating websites. Can't find any hint on apple.com/support as to where at Apple itself to direct it.

Re: Has anyone else received a phishing, "Urgent Alert From Apple Support"? It came to my actual iCloud email address.
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[This is the final notice to inform you as of 30 - January - 2015 that you have not yet updated your account information. Under "Know your Customer" legislation Apple Inc is required to perform a verification of your information, failure to do so will result in account termination in less than 48 hours.
To stop the termination of your Apple and iCloud please validate your account information before the deadline.
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Thank you for contacting Skype Customer Support.
From your description, I understand that you are requesting information with certain emails that you have received if they are real.
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Upon checking the e-mail addresses that you have provided, I assure you that these are NOT legit.
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