It's fair to be suspicious of strangers on the internet.
My personal life is very transparent online. My girlfriend is from Mexico City, and we spent lots of time there. I live a digital nomad lifestyle, and travel (or used to, before the pandemic) frequently.
I asked Apple if spending lots of time outside the US while having a US Apple account was part of the problem, and they said no. Please don't judge based on location.
All I'm asking for is a way to appeal my case with Apple, because I have sufficient documentation to show my gift card purchases are legitimate.
in case of suspicion of fraud they never tell you the reason. Mobility, VPNs, chargebacks, gift cards, it all adds up and once system flags you you are screwed.
You're probably correct. Others are coming forward claiming to have added dozens of gift cards to their account over Black Friday without issue. It's not because I'm in Mexico, but it may have been a factor in the algo flagging my account for review.
> I purchased 11 Apple gift cards over the past couple months (legitimately, from Apple, Amazon, and Target)
author recently twitted picture of Mexico City, Twitter suggesting Serbian messages as if it thinks author is in Serbia right now.
S/N ratio for fraud is pretty sttrong.