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https://iforgot.apple.com/password/verify/appleid?r=1&language=US-EN Yeah tried everything and spoke to apple on the phone too.
If I dont do it the watch is essentially a paper weight but is pointless
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If your mum has an Apple account she could try logging into support to see if it shows up in her purchase history - https://support.apple.com/en-gb/my-support
Otherwise, yeah go with the normal proof of ID stuff. Might be a pain, but it makes sense that Apple want to check though when you think about it. Hope you get it sorted without too much faff.
Edit - I presume you’ve tried to recover the old iCloud account - https://iforgot.apple.com/password/verify/appleid?r=1&language=US-EN