Scam or legit

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Topic summary

A merchant received a suspicious email claiming to be from “Audrey Peters, Legal Compliance Specialist” at Shopify’s Compliance Team, warning about store compliance issues that could lead to termination. The email came from a Gmail address and contained reversed/scrambled text.

Community consensus: This is a scam.

Key red flags identified:

  • Gmail domain: Shopify never uses gmail.com for official communications
  • Official domains only: Legitimate Shopify emails come from @shopify.com, @email.shopify.com, or @safety.shopify.com
  • Suspicious formatting: The email contains reversed text and unusual formatting

Recommended actions:

  • Mark the email as spam and block the sender
  • Contact Shopify directly through their Help Center if concerned
  • Be cautious of any emails from generic domains or containing misspellings

The issue is resolved—the merchant confirmed understanding and thanked the community for verification.

Summarized with AI on November 3. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hello Merchant,

You’re on to Audrey Peters, a Legal Compliance Specialist of the Shopify Compliance Team. During the end of the year review check that has been carried out by our team, it was been confirmed that your store is having compliance issue which is seriously affecting your store’s continuity on the Shopify platform. This is a very critical issue which has made us bring it to your notice at earliest to avoid your store’s discontinuity.

Be rest assured that this issue is one that can be resolved with your prompt attention and cooperation. We do care about your store’s sales and continuity and we won’t want anything to disrupt your store’s activities.

For a prompt response to your issue, kindly reply to this email with the Ticket ID TPY-76890 for a direct consultation.

Quick resolution to this issue is required in order for your store to be removed from the Shopify blacklist dashboard before it’s termination.

Audrey Peters,

Legal Compliance Specialist

Shopify Compliance Team

Email received from shopifycompliancedir.noreply@gmail.com

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It’s a scam, mark them spam and block them.

Shopify officials never use gmail for such conversation.

Regards
Guleria

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Hey @Maniyahs

Shopify would never email you from a gmail.com domain so it’s most probably a scam email and there’s nothing to worry about it.

Best Regards,

Moeed

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Hi @Maniyahs

Shopify does not use Gmail or other generic email domains for official communications.

Official Email Domains: Authentic emails from Shopify will come from official domains such as @shopify.com, @email.shopify.com, or @shopify.ca. Be cautious of emails from generic domains like @gmail.com or those with misspellings.

You can go directly to thier Help Center

Or email them safety@shopify.com.

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Ok thanks for confirming