It seems that 1000s of accounts have been banned due to a new War on Cheaters via SOE.

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq/posts/list.m?topic_id=181668

The good news, is that all of our customers accounts which we are leveling, are safe. We use a custom script to level accounts and are happy to say that we do not seem to be the target of any anti-cheaters and anti-botters program. If you are looking for a safe leveler, look no further.