Need to recover apple ID & password...tried all available combinations

iPhone 5, for some unknown reason, has decided that I need to activate it, even though I've been using it for months with no problems. I have attempted all known combinations without success, and it seems to want an ID that has an @icloud address. To my knowledge, I have never known nor seen such an e-mail address, especially for my iTunes account. My 3 months complimentary phone support is over. E-mails to Apple Customer service have not been returned. Any help is appreciated.

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