Used iPhone 4s - Log Out of previous owners iCloud

Please Help !!!
Can somebody out there please please please tell me how to delete/log out of/remove the previous owners iCloud account from the used 2nd hand iPhone4s I bought (from car boot sale).??
Without knowing the password,  I can't log out of that username's iCloud, remove the account, create new account etc etc.
I have got greyed out options on the iCloud settings page.
Also, more seriously, I am constantly receiving previous owner's EMAILS !!
I asked for advice in my local Vodafone store (I use Vodafone PAYG) and they advised a total phone reset, which I did, but issue unresolved.
PLEASE ADVISE......Thanks

Activation Lock is a security feature in iOS 7 and later. Only the person who initiated
the Activation Lock can remove it.
Since you are receiving that person's emails, send him a message using another device
to ask for his assistance. If he refuses, turn the iPhone into the police as the seller
did not have the right to be selling the iPhone and it may be stolen.
There is no workaround for Activation Lock.

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