I unknowingly bought a lost iPad via Craig's List. What can I do to activate it?

[iMore Question]

i had got a ipad off craigslist come to find out it was lost and i dont know the person apple id to activate it

 

[phreddyl]

Re: ipad 2

I would try to get back on touch with person you bought it from. Otherwise it's a paperweight. Sorry

 

[cnotes2020]

Which iPad and any way to tell which ios version on it just by maybe the lock screen?


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[HankAZ]

i had got a ipad off craigslist come to find out it was lost and i dont know the person apple id to activate it

Apple added the Activation Lock to iOS 7 to combat the rampant unauthorized reselling of lost/stolen devices. There is no way around this lockout… your only options are to contact the person you bought it from and get (1) the Apple ID login credentials, or (2) your money back. If you bought it from an honest/legitimate seller, they’ll help you out. If you bought a stolen device from a scumbag, you are simply SOL, and you now own a pretty, albeit expensive, paperweight.

You may have purchased it not knowing that it was lost or stolen. But now you know. Do the right thing.