I don't know about "abusing the merit system", sounds like a weird reason for a ban since there aren't any strict rules about merits other than merit sources not being allowed to sell them.
But you've done plagiarism so the ban most likely will stay.
An ambitious project,a good idea and a strong team,closely follow this project,and I believe that this startup will achieve its goals!
Charity, it is a good and necessary thing!

An ambitious project,a good idea and a strong team, closely follow this project,and I believe that this startup will achieve its goals
As I said before I have an official mail with a reason. Can provide screenshot or video, if needed.
About "plagiarism", who has not commited errors being newbie or bigginer? I have started here like a bounty hunter and last half a year mostly being occupied with my topic and reading news, and nothing more. There are literraly thousands of bots that are doing a lot of harm with no ban or red trust.