Bought an iPhone 5s on craigslist and can't activate it?

I bought an iPhone 5s today on craigslist. It was brand new so it needs to be activated. It is asking for the account holders last 4 of ssn and the person i bought the phone from has bailed on me. Is there anyway i can report fraud or am i just screwed?

Get your money back.

This is why you don't buy phones in this manner. Odds are it is on a contract and it has become delinquent so he just dumped it.

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