How can i unlock my phone when its registered to some one eles?

I brought the 5s about 2 weeks ago when to turn it on and use it but found out I carnt because the phone is still registered to the person I got it off.
Iv tried to contact them and nothing what do I do?
Can apple unlock this for me or do I jus scrap it?

The previous owner has to deactivate the Activation Lock. Otherwise the phone can't be used anymore, check this article about it:
Find My iPhone Activation Lock
Apple can't do anything about that, sorry.

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