Apple gift card safety questioned after terrifying account lockout<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>The safety of buying <a href="
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<p>Organizer of the <a href="
https://devworld.au/index.php" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">/dev/world[/url] conference Paris Buttfield-Addison described what happened after he attempted to redeem an Apple gift card purchased from a well-known bricks-and-mortar retailer … </p>
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Apple gift card safety questioned after terrifying account lockout
