he bought the phone off his stepson, who had bought it off a friend, who had then claimed he had lost it and was supplied with a new one off vodafone after he had sold it (he told me)
he would like me to return the phone so he can send it back to vodafone ( yeah rrrrright )
i suppose this could happen to anyone at anytime after they have bought a phone off ebay if the original owner cliams for another phone or defaults on their contract
a lesson learnt