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I bought a second hand iPhone and I can’t get in contact with the previous owner

I bought a second hand iPhone and I can’t get in contact with the previous owner what can I do



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iPhone XS Max

Posted on Apr 4, 2020 12:35 PM

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Posted on Apr 4, 2020 12:39 PM

If you can't contact the previous owner to have them log out of iCloud or go to https://www.icloud.com/find/ My Phone and erase the device, then remove it from their account, the device is useless. 


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I bought a second hand iPhone and I can’t get in contact with the previous owner

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