What To Do If Google Won't Let Me Redeem Play Card?

[Questionanswer12]

I bought $15.00 Google Play Card at CVS in NYC for personal use in NYC redeeming it on my Samsung Andriod 11 device and Google Play Store account using Proton VPN with US based servers for privacy because I use free public connection but I got message that the card can't be redeemed outside US!! When I contacted their Customer Support the message on my Play Store redemption screen changed to: we need more info about card so I tap it and submitted required verification by email (pics of Play card/cvs receipt). Got email that their specialists uncovered some unspecified inconsistency or something like that between info i submitted and my acct or device..which somehow disappeared and was replaced by multiple emails all saying the same thing: "your Google Account or one of the Play Gift Cards you submitted isn't eligible for appeal." DID BIG TECH BROTHER JUST BLACKLIST MY $15.00 PLAY CARD REDEEM CODE MAKING IT UNUSABLE?? IS THERE ANYWAY TO REDEEM THIS CARD NOW OR HAVE I BEEN SCAMMED BY GOOGLE BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE ME USING DIFFERENT PROTON VPN SERVERS REGULARLY?? PLEASE HELP!

[barry1010]

You will easily find out if you don't use the VPN to redeem your voucher.

[bobbinwales]

Do the tc and Cs cover this point.??

[Questionanswer12]

The tc and Cs don't cover VPN use as far as I know @bobbinwhales.