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Game advisors can be found through live chat.

1. https://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/ 
2. Set your language to US at the bottom
3. Describe your issue with a few words
4. Select Product: The Sims 3
5. Select Category: Billing/Purchasing or Account Management
6. Select Platform: PC
7. Click Find solution
8. Scroll down and click I still need help
9. Click Chat Now to chat with a Game Advisor
   

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