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matematika

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Nov 10, 2014
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Hi,

I was recently sold an iPhone 4 for $190 and soon after turning it on I noticed that it was linked to someone else's iCloud account :confused:, is there any way I can bypass this so I'm able to use the phone as I normally would? Preferably a method where I don't have to pay as the phone took a fair amount out of my budget.
 
Not possible to bypass the activation lock.
Take it as a lesson learned and be more careful next time when buying used.
You should test it out carefully in order to make sure you don't get scammed again.
 
There is no way to bypass the lock. Contact the seller and ask them to unlock it.
 
There is an option, I've done it with a iPhone 4... Of course for free, but I'm not sure if it is legal to post it here, I don't want to get banned :D. Do more researches in google, I can guarantee, THERE IS A FREE OPTION :)!
 
There is an option, I've done it with a iPhone 4... Of course for free, but I'm not sure if it is legal to post it here, I don't want to get banned :D. Do more researches in google, I can guarantee, THERE IS A FREE OPTION :)!

Hey bro the prob is so many fake **** out there got scammed worst with a ipad and phone package deal hahaha would u help direct me in path pllllzzzz profile hints my contacts hope to hear from ya
 
Hey bro the prob is so many fake **** out there got scammed worst with a ipad and phone package deal hahaha would u help direct me in path pllllzzzz profile hints my contacts hope to hear from ya

That is the most unintelligible sentence I've seen in 11 years of perusing these forums.
 
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