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Locked phone

I bought an iPhone at a yard sale it is locked with an apple ID I cant find who I bought it from how do I get it unlocked

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Posted on May 24, 2019 6:31 PM

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Posted on May 24, 2019 8:40 PM

You will need to contact the previous owner to have them log out of iCloud or go to iCloud.com/Find My Phone and erase the device, then remove it from their account. If you can’t do that, the device is useless.


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