BMsgLog(@"create new contact");

        ABRecordRef newPersonRef = ABPersonCreate();
        ABAddressBookAddRecord(addressBookRef, newPersonRef, &error);
        if (error) {
            BErrLog(@"Error: this should never happen");
            return nil;
        }

        ABRecordRef groupRef = ABAddressBookGetGroupWithRecordID(addressBookRef, groupID.integerValue);
        ABGroupAddMember(groupRef, newPersonRef, &error);
        if (error) {
            BErrLog(@"Error: this should never happen");
            return nil;
        }

        ABAddressBookSave(addressBookRef, &error);
        if (error) {
            BErrLog(@"Error: this should never happen");
            return nil;
        }

        ABRecordID personID = ABRecordGetRecordID(newPersonRef);
        contactID = [NSNumber numberWithInteger:personID];

        CFRelease(newPersonRef);

        personRef = ABAddressBookGetPersonWithRecordID(addressBookRef, contactID.integerValue);