Why won’t my iPhone X let me set up the phone I bought from Facebook that iCloud locked it’s locked to the owner it says

tucker264 wrote:

I bought an iPhone ex S max off Facebook marketplace and it’s iCloud locked can anybody help me I’m not in touch with the person anymore please help

Nobody can help you, you more than likely bought a stolen phone and it is now useless.

Only way to remove the icloud activation lock is to have the original apple id and password.

How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support