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Re:Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A p... by reactordev on Saturday December 13, 2025 @01:56AM (#46252632)
Author never talked to support, only to a bot. Call apple support. It boggles my mind that they didn’t do this before blog posting about the end of their world.
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Re:Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A p... by parisidau on Saturday December 13, 2025 @02:25AM (#46252771)
I have spoken verbally to multiple members of Apple's support teams. Apologies if that was unclear. I didn't record this calls, as they did not permit me to.
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Re:Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A p... by reactordev on Saturday December 13, 2025 @03:23AM (#46253037)
Then continue that. It’s definitely a fraud detection lockout due to probably the retailer not properly registering the gift cards or something similar.

If you can’t iforgot.apple.com, then support is your only option. No one else has access. Only Apple Support.

You have a case number, keep calling every 12 hours asking for an update.

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Re:Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A p... by noman-land on Saturday December 13, 2025 @04:41AM (#46253326)
You don't need their permission to record the call if they are recording the call already.
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