Apple ID is diffrent from mine? Bricked iPhone

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Apple ID is diffrent from mine? Bricked iPhone

I bought a second hand iPhone 4s. When got it, some of the last owners data was still left on it, i went into settings and started changing some of it. When i got to the option about iCloud data, I typed in my e-mail and password, after all i decided to wipe the iPhone, when I wiped it i filled in the information such as the language, location and wi-fi and it asked me to log into icloud, but the email that was linked with the iPhone wasn't mine, I now cant log in 😟

Please Help, should i take it to my nearest apple store?

iPhone 4S, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Feb 20, 2014 6:07 AM

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Answer 1

JimHdk

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Feb 20, 2014 6:14 AM in response to PolishGingerTom

You will have to contact the previous owner to clear this up.

Read this: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5818

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Answer 2

Feb 20, 2014 6:15 AM in response to JimHdk

I cannot contact the previous owner :/

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Answer 3

deggie

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Feb 20, 2014 6:19 AM in response to PolishGingerTom

Then you need to return the iPhone and get your money back.

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Answer 4

KiltedTim

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Feb 20, 2014 6:20 AM in response to PolishGingerTom

Then you own a brick. There is no way to bypass the activation lock.

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Answer 5

Feb 20, 2014 6:30 AM in response to KiltedTim

I cant contact the owner to get my money back. Are you sure that Apple cannot do anything about it?

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Answer 6

deggie

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Feb 20, 2014 6:33 AM in response to PolishGingerTom

If the seller provided you with the original receipt when they purchased the iPhone from an Apple Store or AUTHORIZED reseller and a receipt for the transaction with you then they MIGHT be able to help you. Without that original receipt there is nothing they can do.

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KiltedTim

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Feb 20, 2014 6:33 AM in response to PolishGingerTom

Apple will NOT do anything about it. The phone is most likely stolen. Turn it over to the police. There is no way to bypass the activation lock.

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Answer 8

Feb 20, 2014 6:35 AM in response to KiltedTim

Well... it looks like im just going to have to sell it for parts on eBay 😟

Thank you everyone...

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Answer 9

wegras

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Feb 20, 2014 6:36 AM in response to PolishGingerTom

No nothing

Chances are the iPhone is stolen since the "seller" has dissappeared

Why would Apple do anything,.Activation lock is working when people cease trying to get a "bargain "from

some shady individual

When the thieves realise the market for stolen iPhones has gone they will stop stealing them

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Answer 10

Feb 20, 2014 6:40 AM in response to wegras

I mean... but it was a working iphone and everything... until i wiped it..

But true, for the seller to just go like that..

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Answer 11

wegras

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Feb 20, 2014 6:40 AM in response to PolishGingerTom

Yup that is the way it works

Buy from legitimate source or even ebay where you have some recourse

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deggie

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Feb 20, 2014 6:41 AM in response to PolishGingerTom

Yes and that triggered the Activation Lock that is described in the link that JimHdk was kind enough to provide to you.

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Answer 13

Feb 20, 2014 6:43 AM in response to PolishGingerTom

PolishGingerTom wrote:

I mean... but it was a working iphone and everything... until i wiped it..

But true, for the seller to just go like that..

It was someone else's phone, though.

Here's the deal. You probably have stolen property. That's bad enough, and it ***** that you got scammed, but guess what? If you try to sell it now, even for parts, you're compounding the issue. You're going from a (possible) crime of ignorance, to (potentially) a delibirate criminal act.

Your best bet is to cut your losses, learn from your mistake, and turn it into the authorities.

You bought it from someone you didn't know, and now you can't get in touch with them.

Out of curiousity, what capacity of iPhone 4S is it, and how much did you pay?

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Answer 14

Feb 20, 2014 6:47 AM in response to deggie

''With iOS 7, Find My iPhone includes a new feature called Activation Lock, which is designed to prevent anyone else from using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if you ever lose it. It starts working the moment you turn on Find My iPhone in iOS 7. With Activation Lock, your Apple ID and password will be required before anyone can:''

''Find my iPhone'' wasn't activated? I just don't understand that when i linked the iPhone with my Apple ID, and when i wiped it is switched back to the original one.

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Answer 15

Feb 20, 2014 6:50 AM in response to PolishGingerTom

FInd my iPhone HAD been activated for that device, and it was not properly removed prior to sale. Just because you didn't see it listed ont he device doesn't mea it wasn't previously associated to that device.

The fact that the device is in Activation Lock is all the proof needed.

You never answered the question about how much capacity the iPhone 4S had, and what you paid for it.

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