Help, Simcard fault with Iphone 1st generation

Dear all..
I purchased a Iphone first generation 4gb from someone.
It is a USA model, but the previous owner already used a different sim card in it.
But now when I want to put in my card, it doesn't work.
What can I do?

This means the previous owner hacked the iPhone.
Hacking an iPhone for any reason is against Apple's license agreement for the iPhone and is not supported by Apple directly or indirectly via these discussions. You will get no help here with a hacked iPhone.
Contact the previous owner for help and support with this.

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