What if i cant get a hold of the original owner of the phone???? I NEED HELP ASAP PLEASE

I tried updating my Iphone 4s and things went wrong. i luckily backed up my phone before hand, but now when i turn it on, it gives me a white screen (as if i just bought the phone) and its telling me to enter a apple id and password, but when i put in my own it says that it cant activate the phone with my ID. apple support just tells me to get a hold of the original BUT WHAT IF I CANT. i constantly use my phone all the time and im in the of help. PLEASE.

Then you can't use the iPhone, and Apple won't unlock it for you; the activation lock is an anti-theft measure. Sorry, but no help is available with this issue.
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