Threatening Emails From Alleged Shopify Employees - Is this REAL?

I have received a number of emails alledging to be from Shopify but using a gmail address. I have tried to contact Shopify support but without any response.

I did add the Pintrest robots.txt file to try and promote my store and then I started to get threatening emails alledged from Shopify -the latest is below.

Is this real?

Advice needed and request contact from genuine Shopify support please:

"Dear Store Owner,

This is a final warning regarding the unresolved issue with your store’s robots.txt file. Despite our previous communications and your acknowledgment of the problem, no corrective action has been taken.

Please understand that failure to address this issue promptly will result in severe consequences, including potential legal action and the closure of your Shopify store. We are willing to assist you in resolving this matter and have recommended our trustworthy and reliable senior expert , who can fix and configure your robots.txt file correctly.

You can contact our senior expert here: [dominiqushopify@gmail.com].

Please provide your website link and store collaboration code for prompt service. A small service fee will apply, which the expert will detail.

Your immediate attention to this matter is crucial. If no action will be taken starting from 25, July, 2024. we will proceed with legal measures to ensure compliance with our Terms of Service.

Thank you for your prompt cooperation.

The Shopify Team"

This email is a scam. Shopify will never contact you from a Gmail address or threaten legal action over a robots.txt file issue. Do not engage with the sender or provide any personal information.

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Hello @RR1343

Yes, They are Scam.

They First Email you and Then tell you that you have issue in store. Please connect to Expert to solve your issue. And they gave link to Telegram.

On my client recently got that kind of mail. Coming from : shopifyhelphelp@gmail.com

I try to connect with these expert. To see what they do. They are from Nigeria.

They explain you everything. But they know nothing. After the deal they said First Payment.

Thank You

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Thank you for yuor assistance - it is muuch appreciated.

Thnak you for your assistance - I will continue to ignore them!