I brought an iPhone but now think it's stolen, what can I do?

Question

I bought an iPhone off a lady which by now I thank was a stolen phone:

There is a number displayed to call in case the phone is found, but that number is not active.

What can I do now?

@Patrix, rather then deleting my well meant comments all over the place, how about doing some real work and taking care of this with -6 votes ? — Ruskes, Apr 03 '15 at 16:41
@Buscar웃 This site is community-moderated. Any user who sees a way to improve a question can do so by editing it him/herself, this does not require moderator privileges at all (handling flags on comments does though) — nohillside, Apr 03 '15 at 17:33

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

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You can't do anything. It wouldn't be a very good deterrent against theft if you could bypass the activation lock.

Don't buy stolen goods in the future.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

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answered Apr 03 '15 at 06:06

hurf_durf

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

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Ring the phone number, let the original owner know you 'found' it.
If the number doesn't work, hand it in to the police.

Consider the £250 a lesson learned.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

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answered Apr 03 '15 at 06:36

Tetsujin

If the owner answers ask for finders fee.... $250 :) – Ruskes Apr 03 '15 at 07:10
That did strike me as a possibility ;) – Tetsujin Apr 03 '15 at 07:20

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