https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitize...ire_account_and_refunded_my/d7onyxy?context=3
so yeah, none of that correspondence was fake. just a bit of a misunderstanding it would seem. makes the thread rather interesting though, given some of the "fan theories".
Tomorrow they'll act as if they never claimed it was fake. Or some new forum user will come in and post "Hey did you guys know the history of Derek Smart? He's a terrible person so all the points he reblogs are invalid"