Apple denied me access to App Store Connect after claiming I matched a person on a U.S. government restricted‑party list, despite providing my passport, driver’s license and an explanation that the address was not mine. Their response said I “fully” matched a restricted party, and they have not replied to my request for a proper non‑match determination.

Searching the Consolidated Screening List for Sean Byrne returns a single result: Sean Byrne Cloonmull House Drumcliffe, County Sligo, Ireland, an entry created in 2009 as part of the Mac Aviation prosecution. The record lacks a date of birth, middle name or passport number, making identity verification impossible. It stems from an indictment alleging Mac Aviation, run by Thomas and Sean Mc Guinn, falsified employee names, including the alias Sean Byrne, to export aircraft parts to Iran.

Other services such as Nasdaq and DHL have also produced false positives, asking for additional documentation before clearing the transaction, whereas Apple has refused to reconsider despite having all the necessary proof.

Cases like the twelve Robert Johnson flight‑check mismatches, Sandra Cortez’s car purchase hold, and Sergio Ramirez’s dealership issue show a pattern of inaccurate matching based on name and country, highlighting the need for better verification criteria.