If I bought a stolen/lost iPhone can?

If I bought a stolen/lost iPhone can I use it, like activate it as my cellphone? Or will it come up stolen or something and I won't be able to use it?

You can but the owner can track it down and report it as stolen / lost and then you would get arrested or charged for "stealing it".

If it is still actviated and it has a trcker app, but if you reset it as it would be as a new one and get a new SIM card and not take forever to do it

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