Autofill numbers into web form and record correct answer

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rscole86

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#304234 16-Apr-2023 05:25

TLDR - I need to guess a three digit number to unlock an account, is there a way to automate this and see what the correct number is?

The story - I'm locked out of my Apple account as Apple will only verify me by my CVV on a credit card that expired in 2021 or 2018.
Apple have said the only solution available to me is to know the security code from my credit card and that my card issuer will have the details. This is due to my account being old, and Apple not informing me that my preferred payment method was expiring at the time.
I've checked with the card issuer who said they can't give it to me and that it's likely a scam.

They only solution I can think of, short of manually entering numbers until I get the right answer, is to see if there is a browser add on that'll do it for me?

Is anyone aware of a browser add on that'll do this for me? Or aware of another solution?

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#3064331 16-Apr-2023 14:57

It shouldn't be difficult to implement with some coding, but chances are that after a few tries they will add a captcha or block your IP address (not a show stopper but probably it would be sensible to space out the tries).

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#3064332 16-Apr-2023 15:20

What are apple going to verify it against since you are not ment to retain the CVV once you have processed the transaction?

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#3064335 16-Apr-2023 15:27

If you're on Windows something like this would probably work: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v2/ (Edit: alternatives for MacOS: https://setapp.com/how-to/autohotkey-for-mac)

Would need a little bit of coding so as to increment the number and stop when you find it.

But... I suspect Apple will lock you out well before you get to the number.

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#3066265 20-Apr-2023 22:17

@marpada I have already had a go, possibly up to twenty attempts, not a single captcha or block was put in place, but appreciate it may complicate my attempt to log in. Especially if I go down the automated route.

@richms I was confused by their requirement as well, but Apple were adamant they needed it, and it was as per the web form.

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#3073362 7-May-2023 13:01

Now that I am back home from holiday, I got around to trying this.

Firstly, I manually entered the numbers, didn't take long, and nothing worked. I found a reference on an apply support page that by doing a credit card account verification, they would send an authorisation request to the issuer. At no point did Apple tell me this in the support chat, nor would it possible with an expired credit card. (I also think this card was replaced due to suspicious transactions at one point).

So they are not checking against their own records here, but the credit card issuer.

For anyone else who has an expired credit card, and needs it to log into an old Apple ID, a current work around is to log into Apple Music, change your credit card details, then log back into Apple ID.

They will still ask for your CVV, but it will now work with the new card details.