Someone sold me an iPhone but it is still linked to there iCloud account.i no longer have contact with this person so it won't let me activate my phone without it.what do I do?

Someone sold me an iphone and it is still linked to there icloud account.and I can't reach the person anymore.so it won't let me activate my phone. How do I get this off?

Posted on Oct 18, 2019 2:44 PM

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Oct 18, 2019 2:46 PM in response to Cbabyfifield

There is nothing you can do. If a used iOS device has been 'Activation locked' then only the previous owner can unlock it, either by providing you with the account ID and password, or by removing it from his list of devices (as he should have done before selling it).

If you are unable to contact him to do this then I'm afraid you will not be able to use the device - there is no other way of unlocking it at all. Apple cannot unlock it for you, nor find the previous owner for you, and neither can the websites that offer to unlock it for a fee: these are scams.


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Someone sold me an iPhone but it is still linked to there iCloud account.i no longer have contact with this person so it won't let me activate my phone without it.what do I do?

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