That sux, What happens in a case like this, if the user has funds still in the account? You're intitled to have them explain why! And i doubt it they would ban you for a click bomb. They would just see that as invalid clicks.
That absolutely sucks, & I'm so sorry to hear that. Knowing Google they will never approve any new accounts by you anymore, or any account with the same address as you had. Are you absolutely sure that you didn't have any family members clicking on the ads with only good intentions in mind?
Well, it's their loss, I suppose. But, you said it has been trickling downwards, so, get some new sponsors on there quickly. I sometimes think of scenarios that put me in a position similar to what happened to you, and I figured that Adsense would say a specific site is causing the risk, NOT the account! But, I guess I'm figuring wrong if they did THAT to you. Damn! PS. I've had mine since 2005 and have gradually built a number of sites and added the adsense onto them, six in all (just saying, similar).
Good proposal. You need to find out what is wrong or against TOS. Webmaster forum is the right place to ask.
Just off hand did you ever write an article about how much you are making with google did you post it anywhere or do you have any friends that knew how much you were making and last do you have an ex-girlfriend who knew. I say 75% of all banned google accounts are to do with someone you know. Just my 2 cents