i got scammed :(

[trepp0]

hello peeps, yesterday i sold a new 3ds for a iphone x. when i got home i started setting it up, but i got to a part where you need to log in and it said it was locked to the owner. so i messaged the guy and he said he got it from a friend and didnt know that it was like that, and promptly deleted his account . so i messaged apple and have now filled out a from hoping for the activation lock to be deactivated (not hopeful).

so fellow tempers, has anyone else had an experience like this? is there anyway to clear a activation lock from home?

thanks in advance!

 

[Hayato213]

hello peeps, yesterday i sold a new 3ds for a iphone x. when i got home i started setting it up, but i got to a part where you need to log in and it said it was locked to the owner. so i messaged the guy and he said he got it from a friend and didnt know that it was like that, and promptly deleted his account . so i messaged apple and have now filled out a from hoping for the activation lock to be deactivated (not hopeful).

so fellow tempers, has anyone else had an experience like this? is there anyway to clear a activation lock from home?

thanks in advance!

So you didn't check the phone when you did the trade?

 

[trepp0]

So you didn't check the phone when you did the trade?

i did, but didnt have wifi so couldnt get to the email part

 

[Hayato213]

i did, but didnt have wifi so couldnt get to the email part

Sound like it is Icloud locked then, you can try DFU restore mode see if you can restore it if not you lost a 3DS.

 

[trepp0]

Sound like it is Icloud locked then, you can try DFU restore mode see if you can restore it if not you lost a 3DS.

dfu restore mode?

 

[Hayato213]

dfu restore mode?

https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/force-restart-iphone-se/#:~:text=On your ‌iPhone‌, press the,together for approximately five seconds.

You would have to use itune to redownload the firmware, and reflash it, not sure if you would be able to get pass the icloud lock if it is indeed locked.

 

[trepp0]

https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/force-restart-iphone-se/#:~:text=On your ‌iPhone‌, press the,together for approximately five seconds.

You would have to use itune to redownload the firmware, and reflash it, not sure if you would be able to get pass the icloud lock if it is indeed locked.

it is 100% locked, is there a 3rd party program that can clear it?

 

[Hayato213]

it is 100% locked, is there a 3rd party program that can clear it?

Not sure on that, I don't really do much apple stuffs, Im afraid you got scammed.

 

[AnHero]

Lesson learned!

 

[SG854]

So this guy got it from a friend. Didn't know it was locked till you said something, but didn't want to give you your money back so he deleted his account.

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[CoolMe]

How do we know you're not the one who got it from a friend?

 

[trepp0]

How do we know you're not the one who got it from a friend?

you dont, trust me please. am not bad person

 

[AncientBoi]

Guessing it can't be Reset to Factory Settings, or Jailbroken

 

[Hayato213]

Guessing it can't be Reset to Factory Settings, or Jailbroken

Yea if he locked out of the phone lol

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@AncientBoi yea that why when you buy/trade for an iphone off someone you need to check if it icloud enabled, if it has an icloud account on it, don't trade/buy unless they remove it.

 

[CoolMe]

Well iirc, you had to connect the iPhone to the pc and run iTunes, to get it to boot into recovery mode, and with that it erases everything including iCloud, pass, data etc. but it unlocks it.
I don't remember the specifics, maybe do some research online..
That's how it was done a few years back, not sure if the same applies for new IPhones, iTunes & IOS versions etc.

 

[AncientBoi]

Well iirc, you had to connect the iPhone to the pc and run iTunes, to get it to boot into recovery mode, and with that it erases everything including iCloud, pass, data etc. but it unlocks it.
I don't remember the specifics, maybe do some research online..
That's how it was done a few years back, not sure if the same applies for new IPhones, iTunes & IOS versions etc.

True. Been there done that. It worked then. Emphasis on then.

 

[CoolMe]

True. Been there done that. It worked then. Emphasis on then.

Then is the past, and the past is Ancient.

 

[AncientBoi]

Then is the past, and the past is Ancient.

You brat.

 

[Deleted member 578956]

hello peeps, yesterday i sold a new 3ds for a iphone x. when i got home i started setting it up, but i got to a part where you need to log in and it said it was locked to the owner. so i messaged the guy and he said he got it from a friend and didnt know that it was like that, and promptly deleted his account . so i messaged apple and have now filled out a from hoping for the activation lock to be deactivated (not hopeful).

so fellow tempers, has anyone else had an experience like this? is there anyway to clear a activation lock from home?

thanks in advance!

try this, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204306

 

[AncientBoi]

try this, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204306

I do remember doing that. I had an iPhone 4s back then.