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Apple Mistakes Its Customer For Saddam Hussain's Keen

iPhone-maker asked Sharakat Hussain to prove that he is not related to the deceased Iraqi dictator.

 

Sharakat Hussain, a cab driver in Britain bought the iPhone 7 for his sister last month. Since she did not want the iPhone, Hussain returned the phone and requested a refund. However, this simple process turned into a mess when an Apple employee asked Hussain to confirm that he is not related to the deceased Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussain.

According to TheSun, Sharakat received an email that asked him to tick a box to confirm he wasn't the tyrannical Hussein. The Apple admin claims that he wanted to make sure that the person was not on the “Government Denied Parties list” of people, Apple is barred from selling its products.

Mr Hussain, initially thought that the email was spam. Much to his disappointment, the email was authentic and left his stunned. Sharakar said that he was furious being linked to Saddam Hussain. After reporting it to media, Apple promised to release the refund and has also offered an apology.


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