Bought iTunes card today. Tried to load card and was told that the card wasn,t properly loaded

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Bought iTunes card today. Tried to load card and was told that the card wasn,t properly loaded

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Rofel Lantican
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Rofel Lantican
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Hi,

Please provide the exact message that you received after you load the card for me to check the cause of the issue and provide you the information on how to fix it.

Thanks

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Rofel Lantican
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Please provide the message that your received and what device did you used to load the iTunes card

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Customer

The gift certificate or prepaid card code you entered has not been properly activated

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Rofel Lantican
Apple Expert

Hi,

If you get a message iTunes Store: Invalid, inactive (not activated), or illegible codes

Make sure you've entered the code exactly as it appears on your card. If the code is illegible, try to enter the code as best as you can. Invalid code messages typically mean that the card activation number may have been mistyped. Read your code carefully. The following letters and numbers can look very similar:

  • The letter A and the letter H
  • The letter B and the number 8
  • The letter D and the number 0
  • The letter E and the number 3
  • The letter G and the number 6
  • The letter H and the letter W
  • The letter J and the number 1
  • The letter M and the letter N
  • The letter O and the number 0
  • The letter P and the letter F
  • The letter Q and the letter O
  • The letter Q and the number 0
  • The letter S and the number 5
  • The letter S and the number 8
  • The letter V and the letter U
  • The letter Z and the number 2

If you're still unable to redeem your code after verifying the characters in the code, you'll need to contact iTunes Store Support for help. You'll need to provide a digital image of the front and back of the gift card as well as the sales receipt for the purchase of the gift card.

For US: 1- ***-***-**** or
For UK: (44) 0 ***-***-****
For AU: (61) 1-300-321-456

Note: iTunes Store support may request you provide your iTunes card's serial number in addition to images of your proof of purchase and front and back of your iTunes card in order to provide assistance with your iTunes card redemption. Providing this information when contacting iTunes Store support will help to expedite your inquiry.

Here are the example of iTunes Gift Card. The characters inside the orange box is the Serial number.

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If you have questions please let me know. Thanks

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Customer

The device I am using is an ipad

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Rofel Lantican
Apple Expert

Hi,

Please follow check my answer above. Thanks

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