I bought iphone on donedeal.ie it had no icloud account on it. i erased content and settings as previous owner had photos on it.icloud appearing after erased content. Stuck on activation screen now

i bought iphone on donedeal.ie it had no icloud account on it. i erased content and settings as previous owner had photos on it.icloud appearing after erased content. Stuck on activation screen now
what can be done?

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13695
Theres no issue with the mother board.  It's the activation lock look at the link I provided.
There is nothing you or Apple can do without the previous owners icloud information.
Like I already stated you have a paperweight.

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