How do I find the owners of a stolen phone

[Xkissesxx]

I recently bought a phone off a guy and I tried hooking it up and it says it was reported lost or stollen, how do I find the owners of the phone, so I can at least give it back to them, I'm out 360$ but I guess that's what I get for buying a phone off someone. But I'm sure the original owners would love there galaxy s5 back. There expensive phones.

[NFtoBC]

Contact Telus directly and they can help connect the owner to you, if they have a record of the phone's IMEI # linked to the owner. I doubt they can provide you the owner's name due to privacy restrictions.

I hope you can make one person's day a lot brighter.

Contact info is at the bottom of the Telus.com page.

[xray · Accepted solution]

Anyone buying a used phone should check this site first to see if it's stolen:
http://www.protectyourdata.ca/check-the-status-of-your-device-in-canada/

Anyone who's lost a phone should report it to their carrier so that they can record it in the above database.