Hello,
I've been locked out of my original account for a week now due to an email I received stating that my email address had been changed, so I did what anyone else would probably do and chose to lock my account (since I was out at the time) so I could sort it when I get back. However, when trying to login, I get the following message;
Sorry _Crash_, you are banned from using this forum!
For security, your account has been locked. Email acctcomp15@theymos.e4ward.com
The actual email I received stating that my email had been changed is;
Dear _Crash_,
Your Bitcoin Forum (bitcointalk.org) email address was just changed from <originalemail> to <same email but with a number included> by IP address 197.32.221.28. If you did not do this, then you can visit the following link within 14 days in order to lock the account:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=seclock;u=169474;t=1510383286;o=b3dlbi5hc2h1cnN0QGdvb2dsZW1haWwuY29t;n=b3dlbi5hc2h1cnN0QGdvb2dsOGVtYWlsLmNvbQ%3D%3D;c=6YEgMMZZkcGNKMqT3YhuNWsT6%2BL%2BzF7lvHQprg4xApU%3D
Note that you will NOT be asked for your password at that URL.
Regards,
The Bitcoin Forum Team
I emailed the email address provided explaining what had happened and I received no reply, forcing me to create a new account to try and attempt to message an admin. With still no reply, I'm a little lost as to what to do. It would make sense to have some sort of ability to unlock your account yourself like the majority of other websites have (understanding that this is a forum albeit).
I've read some threads on here explaining that you need to prove your identity using your bitcoin address that might have been sent or might be on your profile. As far as I know I've never sent a bitcoin address to anyone on the forum or placed one on my profile (although if I did, I'd really appreciate it if you could let me verify what bitcoin address it might be if it's set to hidden so I can sign a message).
Any ideas or suggestions on what I should do next?