How can I recover old text messages? I didnt have a back up.

Someone erased my Iphone and I lost everything. It was fairly new so I didnt have a back up.
Those messages urgently needed. Can anyone help me get them back?
Thank you

FYI, iOS 7 has a feature that you can enable that will prevent this from happening again.  Before you can erase all content & settings, you'd have to enter in your Apple ID password
Also, a passcode lock will prevent unauthorized access as well.
And, as KiltedTIme said, backups are a good thing.  iCloud can back up your data automatically for you.
Learn from this painful life lesson so that it doesn't happen again.

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