iPhone SE 2

Hi,

iPhones are designed to be protected after lost or stolen. There is no way to get around this protection. If you bought it used you always should make sure that find my is disabled and no password is set. In your case the best option is to try retuning it to the seller you bought it from. If you bought it through a reseller they may have a return policy.

Best of luck!

Sorry, we have no way to know who the previous owner of a phone might be.

Return the phone for a refund. The phone is going to be useless to you.