[figgyc]

I'm inclined to agree because of one contradiction in the issue: they say they got an email when they were banned but then they say they can't access their Gmail to provide proof because they were banned. Either your account stays unbanned for a few minutes so your Gmail can sync in which case it should still be available offline, it's on another email which they can still access, or they're lying.

[SubiculumCode]

You can provide alternate email addresses for recovery, etc for google accounts.

[mthoms]

True, but the person in question was asked in the thread to provide a screenshot of the email.

To which they replied that they couldn't because the account was locked. That certainly doesn't seem to add up, though it might just be a mis-communication.