Problem with rapidshare

I got a email that my account was canceled because of illegal downloads. I lost some money on my account. Any help on how this happened and how to avoid this from happening again. Thanks for any help or suggestions.
Answer #1
Premium or free account?
Answer #2
Premium. This a copy they sent
Dear customer,
This is to inform you that your RapidShare account has been terminated for
violating our Terms of Service. It came to our attention that illegal uploads
which have violated third-party copyrights that can result in lawsuits are
being hosted on our servers, thus voiding the Terms of Service. We have
detected and removed these files from our servers, as requested by the
legitimate owners, and is now in the process of terminating accounts that
have downloaded or stored those copyrighted materials in order to prevent
them from circulating and breaching copyrights again. As stated within our
Terms and Conditions of Use, RapidShare is entitled to terminate the contractual
relationship without notice, to block the access of the respective users to
its services and/or to delete accounts of such users including all contents.
We do not condone nor encourage any illegal distribution of softwares, music,
or other forms of media through our servers.
A log file of all your login IP addresses and uploaded/downloaded file details
will be kept for legal purposes. Should you wish to contest our decision, kindly
seek legal help within 7 days upon receiving this message.
You can appeal against our decision by faxing us the appeal letter issued by
your lawyer.
The terminated account will appears on RapidShare servers for 7 days but you
will not be granted access to it. Be informed.
Answer #3
You where phished. Email rapidshare support and get your account back.
Answer #4
Oh crap..they’re going after the people downloading illegal files now. Aside with the automated reporting methods reporters have been using, now that’s getting nasty.
I think it’s time people move to a different file hosting service.
EDIT
Oh is it phishing?
Answer #5
I don’t know how I would of been phished. I’ll try classic’s idea and email support.