For whatever reason my parents bought a 2020 iPhone SE, put it in a drawer and forgot it. They gave it to me to sell on eBay, now the buyer is telling me he’s been AT&T and the Apple Store and the phone has been reported stolen and will not work. How is that possible if as far as I know the phone hasn’t been turned on since leaving the store and has never had an Apple ID logged onto it and how can I turn this off the seller can use the phone?
After attempting to activate a tablet, Verizon said it had been reported lost. A week later, Verizon claimed they attempted to contact the owner but got no response. The Verizon guy said it was several models old, so he will not want to give back the insurance money. No, I could not have the contact information for privacy reasons. So, the became a WiFi toy for visiting grand kids. When next I wanted to buy a used Samsung, I met the lady at the Verizon store to verify it was a device she could legally sell and I could active it. It was only then I paid in cash. That was three years ago and it worked fine until I bought my iPhone last March.