'Pokemon Go' cheats news 2016: Developers to issue permanent bans for cheaters, users reportedly receiving fake ban e-mails

Cheaters will no longer have a place in "Pokemon Go." After taking the gaming world by storm, "Pokemon Go" developer Niantic Labs recently decided to ban cheaters in the augmented reality game.

In a blog post dated August 18, Niantic Labs confirmed that they will now be issuing permanent bans to players whose accounts will "show clear signs of cheating." "After reviewing many reports of in-game cheating, we have started taking action against players taking unfair advantage of and abusing 'Pokemon Go.' Moving forward, we will continue to terminate accounts that show clear signs of cheating," Niantic's statement reads.

Following the release of "Pokemon Go" launched last month, there have been countless reports of players using bots to cheat in the game. For the uninitiated, the bot software has a feature known as GPS spoofing which simulates the act of walking by means of sending fake GPS coordinates to the game's servers. This helps cheaters to catch Pokemon without leaving the comfort of their own homes—threatening to ruin the whole gameplay for legitimate users.

Niantic released hundreds of legitimate emails yesterday to keep true to their word of banning cheaters but unfortunately, many legitimate users reportedly received fake ban emails claiming to be from Niantic. According to Heavy, both the contents and the email address indicated in Niantic's account termination notice have been recreated down to the detail. Niantic has yet to address this issue but players are advised to be extremely cautious in clicking any links. To ensure the legitimacy of a termination email from the developer, the only URL that should appear can be seen here. On the other hand, there are other users who have been banned from the app claiming they have not yet received any official e-mail.