The above was Aaron’s response to this thread about an email like yours.
In other words, I too believe that your message from Niantic was a botched ‘educational advisory’ rather than a formal strike.
However, until they learn to say what they mean and do what they say we all remain on tenterhooks. They will go all-in on something that seemed to show a suspicious pattern and throw the word ‘abuse’ around as though it is the only alternative to exemplary behavior.