"Activation required" message briefly displayed

Hi!
I'm new here. I had an iOS message displayed on my phones lock screen that said "activation required". After unlocking it, the phone had some message that read something like " congratulations you are activated..."
But I've been using phone for weeks now. What gives?
Thanks

Hi there, this is a strange error I've never heard of if restoring your device didn't solve this I would recommend you contact Apple support they should be able to help you.
getsupport.apple.com

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