How can I delete someone's icloud account from my iPhone 4?

I Bought a iPhone 4 from Craigslist and it has the guys icloud account ont there and I need to switch it to mine but can't because it keeps asking me for his password and I don't know it and can't get ahold of him to get it. What can I do?

Hi Zaneholland23!
I would recommend the steps in the following article to fully get rid of the previous user's personal data:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2110
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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I would recommend the steps in the following article to fully get rid of the previous user's personal data:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2110
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
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