Question posted by marklega on January 13th, 2015

Iphone Activation

i bought a second hand phone from toriust in my town ... this seller has left more than 3 months ago but when i updated my iphone 5s is ask me to icloud id from the old owner i dont even have his email !!!!

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on January 13th, 2015 2:22 PM
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Unfortunately you're pretty much out of luck. I believe you were ripped off. That lock is meant to prevent phone theft so it cannot be removed by anyone but the original owner or Apple themselves. I urge you to be more careful when buying things from people you don't know.

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