HT201441 I need to deactivate the previous owners things so that i can activate my phone but I cannot contact him

The previous owner will not reply to me so I dont have any details to go on .
I received this phone and it is still activated to him and I cant do anything with it  at all

Return it - you were sold a brick. Iphones like that are only sold for parts.

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