How to fix a bad ESN with verizon

Just got a phone from craigslist and didn't know about the bad ESN any way that it can get fix to use it ( carrier is Verizon )

Usually the only way an esn is bad is it has been reported lost or stolen, or an insurance claim (damage) that the phone never got returned and customer had to pay an additional fee.
It is about 99% certain that ASURION, verizon's insurance company for phones, has put the block on.
The unfortunate side of that is that by legal standings, the phone belongs to asurion.  So until they receive the phone they will likely not release the esn unless you pay for the cost of the phone they sent minus the deductible the original owner paid.
that is why so many of these are for sale on ebay and advertise BAD ESN in the title.  Technically they are selling stolen property, if I was informed right.

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