Iphone 5 charger saying it isn't compatible with my device?

I was in this really bad part of town the other day and desperately needed to charge my phone, so I went to this little no name shop, and bought the only ip[hone charger they had which was TWENTY dollars for just the cable! I threw the packaging away (bad idea) so I don't know the name of the brand, but it lit up and had a smiley face on the end of the cord. So I googled as best as I could and found one identicle with the brand name Kingmys, so I assume thats what it is. They seem to only sell them on amazon and ebay and stuff so its obviously not a good brand.

Anyway, when I plugged it in the first couple times it worked fine, it synced my music and everything… But then it started to randomly stop working and a popup would say it wasn't compatible with my device! It kept happening more frequently until finally it stopped working altogether. I spent 20 dollars on this stupid thing and obviously can't return it seeing as I have no idea where I bought it, and they don't seem like the kinda store to accept returns.

So is there ANYWAY I can get it to work? I've tried plugging it my laptop and a regular charger thing. Neither work anymore. Such a waste of money!

Apple killed support for most third-party chargers in iOS 7. Try getting a charger from Apple for another $19. If that doesn't work, take it to the Apple Store.

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