I have some good news. So last night I was on the PC for like 6 straight hours looking for answer. So like at 3 I email the guy and I played him. I made up a story and said I just came back from the police station by my house. I give them your iCloud email and phone. And if you used a third party app for your number( a lot of people use google voice etc to sell on cl) the cop can still trace the IP address. So please I just need the guy information. So give it to me and u be fine. And when I woke this morning. He blow my phone. A lot of miss calls and texts and voicemail. He was like please don't lock me up please. Come and I give u ur money back. Thank god.
But I just learn a lesson. For the next time how do I know if the phone is good. Do I tell the seller to do a factory reset in front of me.
Great news... and a good ending. It was a tough lesson, but glad it worked out for you!
In the future, at the very least, yes, make sure he does a factory wipe/reset with you present so you can observe... some people prefer to meet CraigsList sellers in safe places - like a police station parking lot, or a wireless provider's store - go into the store and have them activate the phone with the seller present, before handing over the money. If he’s legit, he won’t mind. It will also verify to him that you’re legit and won’t try to pull something a day or two later...