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Ask the previous owner to remove the device from their Find my iPhone account.
If they are unable or unwilling to comply this may be a stolen device.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201441

For security reasons there is no way (other than physically replacing the chip on the logic board) to bypass or disable the Activation Lock
 
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