How to shut down find my iPhone an logout of previous owner iCloud account that was falsely reported stolen.

If you purchased a iPhone from a previous owner who refuses to give you the Apple ID info needed to shut down find my iPhone and log your new iPhone outta their iCloud account cause they purposely reported it lost to get another can you somehow get the phone unlocked if the person that sold them it refuses to give them and Apple info to get the phone unlocked after they sold the phone said phone

If you purchased a iPhone from a previous owner who refuses to give you the Apple ID info needed to shut down find my iPhone and log your new iPhone outta their iCloud account cause they purposely reported it lost to get another can you somehow get the phone unlocked if the person that sold them it refuses to give them and Apple info to get the phone unlocked after they sold the phone said phone

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