Why should I do. I bought a iPhone on craigslist but it's stolen?

I was looking for a 4s and I searched on craigslist. I bought one from a guy on craigslist who apparently comes to my school but I don't know his name and my school is pretty big. I took it home put the Meid number onto a website. It told me that it was stolen. Why should I do?

Try to find him in your school. Tell the principle that a person in the school stole your phone. Give as much as you know.

Sell it for parts, or trade it.
if you wanna trade it for a working iphone, email me

Flag the sale ad on Craigslist as prohibited. Forward the emails to support@craigslist.org with an explanation, and print out a copy and bring it and the phone to police.

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