Found a iPhone 5 what should i do?

I found a iPhone 5 on a bus yesterday, It had a lock on the home screen so i could not call any numbers on it. I'm thinking of selling it but i feel really bad about it, I know i should bring it in to the police station, but i could really do with the money. What do you think i should do?

You can still make emergency calls. Go to the dial part and hit redial, perhaps you can find out who it is from the person who answers. Please do not sell it, I know it's tempting but if you at least try to return it, good will come back to you.
Perhaps ask if you can post flyers on the bus saying you found the phone, and if someone calls make sure they actually know what it is so they are not just calling to get the phone.
(Just put "found phone, call this number" and ask them what kind of phone, what color, etc)

If you can't find the owner this way, I would take it to the police station and hope the owner looks there. But I'd assume they'd look the last place they had it, the bus so i would do the flyer thing.

You really should just take it to the police station. Someone's personal information is on that phone and selling it could put it in the hands of someone that isn't as honest as you. We could all use a few extra bucks from time to time but this is a question of morals as well.

It's called karma, you give that phone to the police, they will give it to the owner, the owner is then happy and you feel like a good person, and then when you lose something, you'll get it back, or something good might happen to you. So do the right thing.

I would just take it to the police station if I were you.

If its black ill buy or trade you a white iphone 5 for it.
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