HT201441 what if the previous owner is not with me nor may i contact them, is there anyway i can go on and activate the iPhone without their apple account?

this phone was boughten from the perivous owner but we can not reach him. how can i activite this phone without using his apple id ? please help.

No. You won't be able to activate and use it without the help of the previous owner and no one, including Apple, can help.

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