can you guys unlock my blacklisted iphone ?

I bought this iphone online and when I went to connected they told me it was blacklisted , I dont know what I did wrong ... I wasted 400 on it , I tried contacting the person I bought it from already and I dont get a response from him , can you guys please help me in order for me to be able to connect my phone

Posted on Jul 30, 2018 6:52 PM

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Posted on Jul 30, 2018 6:56 PM

Hi!


There is nothing that anyone can do. I would recommend contacting the seller and getting a refund. Once a device is blacklisted, it is sent to an international list. That device was most likely stolen.


Hope this helps,
Richard

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Jul 30, 2018 6:57 PM in response to xochitlynn

Nope. This is a user to user forum. As users, like yourself, we have no way of unlocking or unblacklisting an iPhone.


Blacklisting and locking are 2 different and unrelated things.


If the iPhone is blacklisted, only the carrier that blacklisted it can take if off the black list. Blacklisting does not lock the iPhone in any way, it merely prevents it from connecting to cellular services.


If its locked, how is it locked? If its asking for an Apple ID and password, it has nothing to do with blacklisting. Its Activation Lock, and Apple will only bypass that if you can prove you own the device by presenting an original purchase receipt from Apple or an Apple Authorized Reseller only.

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