HT1937 how can i contact the previous owner if it lost/stolen in other country?

i bought iphone 4 with no signal working, i think i can fix it because i was checked the imei is clean. but after i restore the iphone, it blocked by icloud and shows up the owner message "if u find this, i stay at Sinar Bali".
i think the owner is not local people, because i'm in indonesia and the message with english.
how can i contact the owner if the message just '..i stay at Sinar Bali' and there are so many hostels in bali?
i don't know when this iphone reported lost, and i don't know if the owner still stay in bali so.
sorry for my english.

Unless whoever sold the phone to you has information, you cannot contact them.

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