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icloud activation lock, Owner not reachable?

I bought a preowned ipad mini which was working fine until ios11 update installed. thereon it started prompting Activation lock unsuccessful message when i try to reach its previous owner he does nt respond and when i contacted apple support they say that my money on the ipad is lost.


Thank you in advance if anyone can suggest me a resolution.

iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi

Posted on Sep 12, 2019 8:03 PM

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Posted on Sep 12, 2019 8:10 PM

Unfortunately, without the cooperation of the previous owner, that iPad will be useless. There is no resolution "without the cooperation of the previous owner."

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icloud activation lock, Owner not reachable?

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