Glad to report that the original owner of the FRU 8703e had just responded to my contact email to her.

She says she, too, is shocked that Verizon did this, and did not delete her information from the device. Says she plans to contact Verizon tomorrow and address what has happened, which sounds like a smart move to my ears. She said thank you for bringing this to her attention, which I felt happy to do.

Off to sleep...