Game admin used my billing info for my game account to establish multiple paid accounts under my name (and without my permission), then banned them all.
I asked for my only legitimate account to be unbanned but they refused. I asked for refunds of all illegally obtained monies but they refused. Plus, their website states that they will keep billing accounts even after they ban them - so I'm getting my credit card company to block any and all billing requests from them AND I'm getting reversals on all monies that they stole from me.
(I believed that helping out an up-and-coming game company was a good thing; none of my free-account friends have had any problems and if I had known that this company openly condones criminal actions against its players then I would've never signed up to play their game, much less paid them to play!)
Although it appears that I will be getting all my monies back and although the company's actions didn't cause me enough damages to pursue legal action internationally (they appear to be based in Germany); their actions constitute fraud, theft and open conspiracy to commit a crime. Let the buyer beware!
I'll keep my report updated with any new and noteworthy developments.
Any insights, thoughts, ideas, etc. Are most welcome.
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