Your account will be CLOSED at Party/Empire if using PokerProhecy

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I found this out the hard way. I got a message from Empire saying I was using banned software (without identifying what) and then two days later (today), the following:

This message is to inform you that our system has detected another instance of the usage of PokerProphecy.exe in your account. As mentioned in our earlier mail to you, EmpirePoker.com strictly prohibits usage of such programs.

With the use of such programs/applications you have violated our Terms and Conditions.

As per our Terms and Conditions, and as mentioned to you in our previous mail, we have proceeded to close your poker account. Furthermore, we have processed the remaining funds of $3450.78 in the account to your bank account. We request that you do not open another account at EmpirePoker.com or across any of our other brands in future, as it will result in immediate account closure and funds forfeiture.

Regards,

Deependra
Investigations Team,
alerts@EmpirePoker.com

I have sent a response but I have yet to receive a reply asking that my account be reactivated. Poker Prophecy now has posted the following at their web site:

NEWS : In light of the recent letters our customers have been receiving regarding Party Poker (and skins) hacking into their computers, we temporarily recommend that people do not purchase our product for Party Poker (there are no problems with Paradise Poker, and if you like, we can transfer your account over to Paradise and credit you $40 towards that service). This specifically refers to Party Poker e-mailing our customers saying that they have identified their use of Poker Prophecy and this creates an "unfair advantage" at the tables. If this problem persists, we will also transfer any of our customer's accounts over to PokerStars with a $40 credit towards that service. This product will be out within 2-3 weeks. In the meantime, we strongly recommend that you don't use the software version of our product, and uninstall it from your computer (as Party Poker can invade your harddrive and detect it). You may optionally, use our web based searches, which appear to be undetectable by the hackers at Party Poker. We suggest you e-mail Party Poker with your displeasure about them invading your privacy, please note that they will "scan" your harddrive whether or not you have Poker Prophecy installed. At this point no funds have been confiscated by Party Poker or their skins. This message from us is simply a general warning.