Locked out of Galaxy Core Prime, how can I get back in?

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Locked out of Galaxy Core Prime

My friend brought me her phone after she changed and forgot her pin. I've tried getting to "Forgot PIN" option but we're at 160 failed attempts and it hasn't shown the button yet. I've also tried using Device Manager and we can ring her phone and change the lock password but when we went back to the phone it was still prompting for the forgotten PIN. I'm not sure where to go now except a factory reset, which we'd like to avoid if possible. Any ideas?
 

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Re: Locked out of Galaxy Core Prime

You could factory reset from recovery and then she can login to her Google account at the start to get back into the phone.