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Just purchased "lost" Verizon iPhone 4. How can I get it activated-ANYONE PLEASE HELP

My mistake I bought a iPhone 4 from a friend of a friend type deal. I should have checked to see if it was able to be activated, but I did not. I'm in a tough boat seeing how as I brought it to Verizon with a smile as of a kid in a candy store....sadly the lady told me that she would not be able to switch my blackberry to the new iPhone 4 that I brought into there because it was reported as "lost." Someone that's "hooked up in Verizon" please help?

Thanks,

Jerry