My goal is to purchase an iPhone 11 in the country where I am currently located and use Apple Pay by logging in with an aged Apple ID—without inserting a SIM card or enabling location services—using a US-based proxy and card.
1- When using Apple Pay, does it yield better results to create a brand-new Apple ID, or is it better to purchase an Apple ID that has been "aged" for, say, three months?
2- Let's say we've added the card and successfully completed a $5 purchase; how long should we wait before the next transaction, and what amount would you recommend for a "large transaction"?
3- I know we need to accumulate cookies on a computer before making a purchase, but regarding the iPhone: do we need to browse and accumulate cookies on the device before testing or attempting a specific action? If so, how many days or hours—and what level of browsing activity—are required?
4 -I live in Europe, and I’m wondering if using Apple Pay on an iPhone—without a SIM card inserted and without enabling location services—would lower my device score. As someone who monitors for fraud, I’ve looked into this but haven't found any definitive information.
5-Can Apple's "countryd" system actually determine the country where the device is located by scanning the 802.11d country codes broadcast by nearby Wi-Fi access points?
I am asking the 4th and 5th question based on the text about GPT below:
Wi-Fi Country Code (802.11d): Here is the answer to your question. The `countryd` process listens for 802.11d country codes broadcast by the Wi-Fi router the device is connected to, and even by other surrounding Wi-Fi networks.
In other words, when you connect to a Wi-Fi network in Europe, that router most likely broadcasts the "eu" country code. `countryd` picks up this code and concludes that the device is physically located in Europe. This is data gathered from the device's physical environment, independent of any proxy usage.
The fact that the device in the scenario lacks a SIM card, has location services disabled, and is connected only via Wi-Fi serves as one of the strongest indicators of suspicion for fraud engines. When evaluating a transaction, risk engines consider not only the data at hand but also the user's "normal" behavioral patterns. A SIM card, GPS data, and a clean IP address are vital trust anchors for establishing this "normal" profile. The absence of these signals signals to the systems that "this device does not represent a genuine user; it could be a bot, an emulator, or a tool configured by a fraudster," and such devices are typically assigned the lowest trust scores.
1- When using Apple Pay, does it yield better results to create a brand-new Apple ID, or is it better to purchase an Apple ID that has been "aged" for, say, three months?
2- Let's say we've added the card and successfully completed a $5 purchase; how long should we wait before the next transaction, and what amount would you recommend for a "large transaction"?
3- I know we need to accumulate cookies on a computer before making a purchase, but regarding the iPhone: do we need to browse and accumulate cookies on the device before testing or attempting a specific action? If so, how many days or hours—and what level of browsing activity—are required?
4 -I live in Europe, and I’m wondering if using Apple Pay on an iPhone—without a SIM card inserted and without enabling location services—would lower my device score. As someone who monitors for fraud, I’ve looked into this but haven't found any definitive information.
5-Can Apple's "countryd" system actually determine the country where the device is located by scanning the 802.11d country codes broadcast by nearby Wi-Fi access points?
I am asking the 4th and 5th question based on the text about GPT below:
Wi-Fi Country Code (802.11d): Here is the answer to your question. The `countryd` process listens for 802.11d country codes broadcast by the Wi-Fi router the device is connected to, and even by other surrounding Wi-Fi networks.
In other words, when you connect to a Wi-Fi network in Europe, that router most likely broadcasts the "eu" country code. `countryd` picks up this code and concludes that the device is physically located in Europe. This is data gathered from the device's physical environment, independent of any proxy usage.
The fact that the device in the scenario lacks a SIM card, has location services disabled, and is connected only via Wi-Fi serves as one of the strongest indicators of suspicion for fraud engines. When evaluating a transaction, risk engines consider not only the data at hand but also the user's "normal" behavioral patterns. A SIM card, GPS data, and a clean IP address are vital trust anchors for establishing this "normal" profile. The absence of these signals signals to the systems that "this device does not represent a genuine user; it could be a bot, an emulator, or a tool configured by a fraudster," and such devices are typically assigned the lowest trust scores.
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