HELP!!!

[noahchance]

I Recently Bought A S8 Active & A S8 2nd Hand... & After Using The Devices Both Of The Phones Have Been Blacklisted... Is There Anything I Can Do??? I Have Contacted AT&T & They Said Bc I Do Not Know The Original Phone # There Is NOTHING They Can Do... Am I Totally Screwed Out Of A 1000 $$$s Or Is There Something I Can Do??? Plz Help...

 

[Clementine_3]

Where did you get them from? eBay, Swappa or something like Craigslist and how did you pay? You may have no recourse, which totally sucks

 

[lunatic59]

Unfortunately, this is a fairly common scam. Some guy buys a subsidized phone using as many deals and discounts as possible to get it with the least amount of money out of his own pocket. He then turns around and sells the phone claiming it's got a good IMEI (which it does, at this point). Seller then pockets the cash and defaults on the contract. Carrier blacklists the phone, which I'm afraid is permanent without the original owner in the picture.

If you bought them through a site like swappa or eBay, you might have some recourse, or if you used a credit card you might also have a way to recover some of your money. A lot depends on how much time has passed since you bought them.