Niantic Issues Official Warning to Pokemon GO Cheaters

Niantic has officially confirmed that they have been terminating accounts suspected of cheating in Pokemon GO. This comes approximately a week after Nintendo sent "cease-and-desist" letters to the developers of Pokemon GO bots like Necronomicon, the operator of Pokemon GO bot Necrobot.

Trainers,

After reviewing many reports of in-game cheating, we have started taking action against players taking unfair advantage of and abusing Pokémon GO. Moving forward, we will continue to terminate accounts that show clear signs of cheating.

Our main priority with Pokémon GO is to provide a fair, fun, and legitimate game experience for all players. If our system has determined that you cheated, then you will receive an email stating that your account has been terminated.

If you do believe your account has been terminated incorrectly, you should report it to the Pokémon GO Help Center: https://support.pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/hc/requests/new?ticket_form_id=233187

The Pokémon GO Development Team

"Soft bans", in which players can still login the game but are unable to do anything, have been reported by a lot of players for the past few weeks. Niantic however, began a permanent ban last week starting with players who have been reported to use cheats and other third party software.

LINKS:

>> Report players suspected of cheating: https://support.pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=319948

>> Appeal Ban: https://support.pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/hc/requests/new?ticket_form_id=233187
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