I found a brand new, unopened iPhone 5, is there any way that i can connect/use it?

So I found this phone, and it's been laying around my house for around 6-8 months because I don't know what to do with it and I need a new phone. So i was wondering if there was any way I could take it to AT&T to connect it, or if they would think it's stolen and confiscate it D: I'm not tech savy… Please help.

Is it unlocked? Get a SIM card from at and t, pay g or whatever. It should work

Just say you got it as a gift for something. Say your relative bought it at the Apple store or something. Trust me, who ever your cell provider is will not care or check. There's no way to check unless the phone was previously activated anyway.

Buy and SIM card and activate it.