I emailed the web sites behind these numbers and they replied by asking for my cell phone number so they could investigate the charges. I guess this makes sense, but there is no way I am going to provide them with any personal identification information. Oops, I guess I already gave them my email address.
I called Verizon again for their advice, and they offered to refund the charges, which I accepted. Case closed, and all my Verizon phones are now blocked from these type of services. Verizon did concede that there is no verification process to insure that the owner of the phone is the person that subscribed to the third party service.
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