HT201441 what do i do if the previous user is not longer around and i can't contact them to ask for the information of their account?

can someone please help me i need to know?!

Tylegn wrote:
The only other thing you can do if you cannot contact the previous owner, is contact Apple and submit your original proof of purchase. By original proof, it means from when the device was first purchased brand new in the box etc... It won't count if it's from a pawnshop or second hand.
Good luck to you!
How on Earth would doing all that help, when the original proof of purchase would have to come from the previous owner who the OP cannot get a hold of?
Bad advice.

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