bought a used phone and cant activate without finding old phone number from imei

[joshp79]

Bought a phone online. tried to activate but need previous owners google information. contacted seller of the phone. he explained it had been several monthes and he doesnt remember ANYTHING about the google account information and couldnt recall the number last issued to the phone. what do i do???

 

[rgd1101]

Bought a phone online. tried to activate but need previous owners google information. contacted seller of the phone. he explained it had been several monthes and he doesnt remember ANYTHING about the google account information and couldnt recall the number last issued to the phone. what do i do???

return the phone
read this http/www.tomsguide.com/forum/id-2317969/read-passwords-lock-codes-pin-numbers.html