officialcsmith
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Looking for a little advice even though I'm not sure this is the right place to post. About 2 weeks ago I bought an iPhone that I was told was iCloud locked already but I was just planning on using it for parts anyways so that wasn't my concern. It was dead when I bought it which wasn't a huge deal since I just needed parts. When I got home and finally got it on I saw it had the lost iPhone message on the home screen so I figured I would message the number and tell them I bought the phone and if they wanted it they could pay me what I bought it for because I'm not trying to just be out here buying phones to give back to people. I'm in college so I just do some side work to make enough money to finish school. I've waited 2 weeks for them to decide if they wanted to buy it from me but they didn't want to pay anything. I originally messaged them off a texting app for my safety but checked it again today and had a message from the local police department a king me to call them. I figure they can get the IP address for my phone since I downloaded the texting app on it. My question is, is it worth it to call the police back on my real phone and tell them everything and risk losing my money I paid for it originally, or is this something they won't pursue anymore. I understand the more ethical thing to do but as stated before I'm in college low on funds so I would benefit financially more from just using the parts. On the same hand, by no means am I trying to get in trouble with the law, and I do have some proof of previous Facebook messages with the person I bought the phone from in the first place. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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