When you get texted in skype by a contact not in your contacts list and it is obvious a spam/malware/phishing attack, simply block them and check "Report abuse from this person". Hopefully, Skype will be able to block this contact from duping anyone else.

Many of us at work started using Skype to IM and to be able to look at each other while we talk.  Skype allows voice, video chats and even allows you to share your desktop.  While the desktop sharing is not so useful due to the visual quality, its just fine for lossy video and sound.  The encrypted chats are a nice alternative to our internal, and proprietary, chat system which barely supports Macs.  (Nearly half our group is using Macs now.)  We still use WebEx for our larger meetings, presentations etc which also supports video and desktop sharing.  With Web-Ex the desktop sharing is actually useable and you can have more than a two-way video conference.  I believe WebEx supports up to four.?  We also have a professional video/telepresence solution called LifeSize.  

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