@deribus Hello, sorry to bother you. I’m having a similar problem...
I had a FAF account back in 2014-2017 or so. I recently tried to recover it, but initially couldn’t.
I created a new account (the one I’m posting on here) and linked it with my copy of FA on Steam I haven't played any ranked games on this account. Since I was able to create this new account, I assumed my old account (called Xeneffeminate) was deleted.
Later, I found that my old account did in fact exist and I was able to recover it… but it is no longer linked with Steam, hence why I was able to link the new one to Steam, I suppose? I don’t know why this has happened as afaik a normal FAF user can’t unlink their account?
I’m thus left with two accounts. One needs to get deleted if I want to not get banned for smurfing. Iirc I played 100 or so teamgames on my old account so I’d rather keep that one so people have an accurate reflection of how many games I’ve played. With this new one deleted, I can then re-link the original account with my Steam.
Many thanks!