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Sons apple iD is locked. I dont recognise the recovery email address

Im trying to get my sons apple iD unlocked. I inadvertently locked it after logging into his account on the iMac that hasn't been used in a long time. I tried the security questions and it rejects his DOB. Then the email address it wants to recover from does not match anything I recognise. I am the parent for the account. Surely I can fix this somehow???

Posted on Mar 27, 2020 3:48 AM

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Posted on Mar 27, 2020 4:54 AM

See this document If your Apple ID is just locked or disabled https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204106 "If you or someone else enters your password, security questions, or other account information incorrectly too many times, your Apple ID automatically locks to protect your security and you can't sign in to any Apple services.

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Mar 27, 2020 4:54 AM in response to VK5MW

See this document If your Apple ID is just locked or disabled https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204106 "If you or someone else enters your password, security questions, or other account information incorrectly too many times, your Apple ID automatically locks to protect your security and you can't sign in to any Apple services.

Mar 27, 2020 7:13 AM in response to VK5MW

If you can't access the recovery email address, contact Apple ID Support.


Apple ID - Official Apple Support.    


Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support.   (Link doesn’t always load)  


Get Support          Work through the screens to get a chat option. 


https://twitter.com/AppleSupport


Or fill out and submit  iTunes Store - Contact Us - Official Apple Support  The form is for iTunes, but will get passed to the ID Support section. 


From the article below. 


Without proof of your identity via security questions and other carefully selected criteria, Apple Support can't help you reset a password or perform any other actions on your account. These policies are audited and reviewed on a regular basis.


Security and your Apple ID - Apple Support.      



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