My 2nd hand phone was recently restored by a repairer due to issues beyond my control and now since the restoration the phone asked me for an icloud username and password of which I have never created. what can I do???

Activation help!
I need to activate my 2nd hand Iphone by entering the apple iD and password used to set up icloud. My problem is that I have never set up icloud. I purchased the phone off the original owner almost 12 months ago and have recently experienced problems which required repairing.
The repairer apparently had to delete my iD I used to login to itunes and now is asking for icloud email and password.
Can someone help me please?

The only solution is to contact the original owner. He will need to give you the info required. Apple will not help you circumvent the activation lock.

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