My old apple ID no longer exists and my phone needs it to delete the account for iCloud, what can I do?

I bought the iPhone 5c. Prior to this I changed my apple ID. This phone associates with my old one, which no longer exists and therefore has no password. So, I cannot use icloud on my phone. Any suggestions?

CherylF86 wrote:
. Any suggestions?
Contact Apple Support  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57

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