Someone is filing FALSE DMCA reports on my original designs from 3 sock-puppet accounts, then emailed me demanding $1,000 to withdraw them. Etsy support keeps sending copy-paste replies. Has anyone survived this?
Long story short — I'm an original designer on Etsy. Over the last few
days someone filed false copyright reports on 7 of my listings from 3
different accounts (clearly the same person, sock puppets).
Then I got this email from a gmail address basically saying "pay me
$1000 or your shop won't be reopened. If you accept I'll send you my
bank details."
This is extortion. I have all the original files, upload dates,
everything proving the work is mine.
I already filed counter-reports and opened cases with Etsy support
Listings are still down. One of the attacker accounts is even a
Star Seller right now.
Has anyone been through this? What actually worked to get Etsy to
take it seriously? Is IC3 worth filing since Etsy is a US company?
Genuinely losing sleep over this.