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Alex Blake

An Apple fan says they lost '20 years of digital life' after using an Apple gift card –here's what happened

Man annoyed at laptop.
  • A developer says he's been ‘permanently’ locked out of his Apple Account
  • This happened after he purchased a compromised Apple gift card
  • It leaves ’20 years of digital life’ out of reach, as Apple seemingly can’t help

An Apple fan who has spent “nearly 30 years as a loyal customer” says they’ve been “permanently” locked out of their Apple Account due to what might be the overzealous actions of Apple’s automated anti-fraud system. It’s left them locked out of “20 years of digital life,” and it all started with the seemingly straightforward purchase of an Apple gift card.

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