Whether the original account is unbanned or not, why did the OP link the current account to the previous ones when citing it was hacked would probably not be believed.
You got a good point there. I also want to believe that OP is the real owner of that banned account. Why would someone use a similar username and link their account if they know that this account will get banned as well if people find him? Moreover, the account has some negative feedback as well. I feel like this is the real owner and he wants his account back. Now, let's see if OP can come up with a signed message from any of his old addresses that he may post in the forum. Otherwise, sorry for his loss.
When will the admin/mods say enough is enough and say "banned means banned!"
What if OP is just an innocent victim of scammers and hackers? Wouldn't punishing someone when they did not do the offence be too harsh?