Getting in touch with the original owner of my Ipod touch 5g

Hi,
So few days ago I purchased an Ipod Touch 5g from a local (Helsinki) police auction.
At first everything was fine, but I ran in to problems when I decided to restore it, to get rid of all the data by the previous owner.
Now the Ipod is asking for the Apple ID and password of the previous owner in order to activate the device.
Is there any way of contacting the original owner? Maby by using the serial number?
Do I need to get a court order?
Thank you.

Yes, the only way would be to get a court order and present it to Apple. I would say you would spend more for the lawyer that the iPod is worth. Likely the iPod was stolen or lost.If that case it would back to the original owner.

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