Gift Card Extortion

My child was extorted by an online predator. They purchased a gift card for iTunes and sent it to an email address. I know there’s no way to get the money back, but can we report the email address so they can’t use it again or maybe Apple can shut it down if they haven’t already used it.

Posted on Jan 22, 2023 9:53 PM

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Jan 22, 2023 9:58 PM in response to danj872

You should report this to the police.

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