Locked iPhone 5s off craigslist?

So i bought an iPhone 5s off of craigslist and as I shouldve expected it was locked. Tried everything even calling apple support and i can't contact the seller because they took down the ad. Anyway to bypass it

There are a lot of complaints like this about craigslist stay well away

No…

It's all part of the security and anti-theft stuff, specifically intended to make them worthless if stolen.

There's no way around it, other than the *real* last owner unlocking it via their own itunes account.

Apple support has nothing to do with this, the seller scammed you. Its probably a stolen phone, its super easy to check that so its something you should have verified before handing any cash to them. Lesson learned.

Nope.

Nope. You can still use your stolen phone as a doorstop or paperweight.

Alright - this is what happened to me. I dropped it. Flat on the screen, and it blacked out. I sent it to Apple Support, they fixed it right up, and it was reset. This was a complete miracle, so I don't encourage you to try it. But if it receives even impact flat on, it completely blacks out then resets.