What can a scammer do with imei number?

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I bought an iphone on ebay without checking all pictures. After the phone was shipped, I went back to the listing and noticed in one of the pictures the seller is showing a picture of the imei. I get the purpose of showing the imei, it's so potential buyers can check compatibility and blacklist...

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