I have a stolen phone... What now?

Question

I'm sure everyone assumes I stole it. NO. I bought it off craigslist and when I tried to activate it was on the lost and stolen list. How do I get it back to it's owner? And if that isn't possible can I get it unlocked in anyway?

Answer 1

turn it into the police, let them deal with it

Answer 2

Turn it in to the police and contact teh company.

Answer 3

You need to return it to a police station, explain you purchased it unknowing it was a stolen phone.

You won't be prosecuted.

If you're going to try to keep it anyway, it can be unlocked by almost any phone specialist shop.

(They might find out it's stolen though so i'd advise the 1st..)

Answer 4

ok, what you do is this contact the company of the phone and tell them what happened, and that you would like this to be returned to the owner ASAP. Now if it is an iphone it could be mine, cause mine was stolen about two months agos and i never got it back. : ( So please get back to the owner as a person who has had a $400 iphone stolen from her i know how that owner feels.

oh god i hope it is a iphone. and i hope it is mine.