Why was my online store suddenly taken down?

My Shopify store was taken down out of no where. No warning or no issues. We have never had a single complaint or violation.

I received an email at 11:19 that we were at risk for customer disputes not even sure how thats possible since we have never had a dispute.

At 11:31 I received an email that my store has been taken down. Chat support doesn’t seem to have any answers. I have filed a dispute, but I have money waiting for payout in my account as well as orders to fill. How can Shopify just take down a store? Any advice on how to proceed would be greatly appreciate

Hi @southernswag ,

I’m sorry to hear about this situation that you’re facing with your store. I’m sure that when you noticed, that it came as a surprise. We’re unable to authenticate users over Community so I can’t discuss or comment on any account specific details, but I can comment on some protocol that you can take moving forward.

The biggest piece of information I can provide you is to reach out via those emails you received from our team with any questions you have, or new information you want to provide. Our team on the other end of that email are the ones best equipped to answer your questions, and listen to any new information you have to provide. If you feel that you have information that’s crucial for the team to have, then please reply to the emails you’ve been sent with that info, so they receive it.

If you have any additional questions, feel free to follow up with me and ask away. I’ll do what I can to lend you a hand.