Is there a way to remove my phone from an iCloud account without a password?

Ok. So a long time ago, around 3-4 years ago, my girlfriend at the time gave me her old iPhone 3GS as she had gotten a new one. Rather than resetting the device in any way I just kept using it with my SIM card. I have now just gotten an iPhone 4S and have set up from the back up of my 3GS. It keeps asking me to sign in to iCloud with my (now ex-) girlfriend's Apple ID. It keeps popping up and it's really annoying. Is there any way that I can remove this.
After reviewing the posts here I have found a way I can remove it from iCloud but I have to log in to her Apple account, something that I cannot do. Why is her account even tied to this phone?? It has nothing to do with her, it must have been pulled from my backup when I activated, right? If I reformat the device (and lose all my data :@) Will this fix the issue or will it completely lock out the phone from activation without her ID?
It seems rediculous that the phone that I purchased somehow believes it belongs to my ex-girlfriend. Any way around this that any one knows of? Preferably whilst also being able to keep my data if possible. I have no interest in using any iCloud features, but I really do not want this device to be registered to her account. Also, since I have never actually logged into her account with this phone, will it show on her account when she logs into iCloud??
Thanks in advance for the help/advice.

SandersonShando wrote:
I mention the word Samsung and you all flip out, and I'm the one that needs to get a life.
Hyperbole is not very useful on a tech support forum. No one flipped out.
Whether or not what happened is ridiculous or should or should not have happened is a question for another time and place. You should definitely submit feedback to Apple about it:
http://www.apple.com/feedback
Regardless of why it happened or whether it should have happened, the only way to remove the activation lock is to contact Apple. You should be able to do it over the phone. You may be required to send them the original proof of purchase. Use the Contact Us link at the bottom right of every page.
Once you get the phone working again, do NOT restore it from you existing back up or you will, most likely, be right back where you started.
Best of luck.

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