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Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 12:36 AM

Blacklisted iPhone - Need to know what to do next?

Hi, I purchased an iPhone 11 Pro on Facebook Marketplace and didn't think to run a check on the IMEI number to make sure the phone was clean and ready to use. I went to the AT&T website because that's what service provider the iPhone was connected to, I typed in the iPhones IMEI number in the IMEI checker and a box popped up saying that the iPhone was reported lost or stolen. It has been a few months since I purchased the phone and after reading many of the forum posts about this situation the only person who can take the phone off from being blacklisted is the original owner of the phone. What should I do??

ACE - Master

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3 years ago

Get your money back.  The posts you read are correct.  Unless you are the one who reported it lost or stolen, it won’t be removed from the blacklist and will remain useless as a phone.

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