I got this, too, "hi Jeffrey."  First of all, nobody has called me "Jeffrey" since my parents!  So I knew it was no one I knew. 2nd, I discovered the area code to be NYC, and I don't know anyone there.  Third, I did not respond to the text.  NEVER RESPOND TO AN UNSOLICITED TXT MESSAGE FROM AN UNKNOWN NAME OR NUMBER!  Responding is almost like clicking on a link in a spam email!  Delete it.  I know; I was creeped out, too; which is why I did NOT answer!  Creeps like this prey on people's curiosity.

Scam. I got the same exact text replies everyone else did.

I got the same texts as everyone else, it said "hey Jenny" I responded, hey! Who is this? They responded "mi iPhone is gonna die :(" I responded "and" then they told me to add them on yahoo messenger and when I told them I didn't message they never responded.... Freaking creepers! I just wanna know how they got my name and number because my phone isn't even in my name...

got a text from this number. with my name in it..it freaked me out. idk who it is.

Yea idk how she got the number and the name put together but I'm assuming from fb? Weird but I asked her 4 times who it was and they said there phone is going to die with a sad face and asked me to get on yahoo. Tf?? Haha

Definitely weirded out. I got one, too. Said hi Stephanie. I replied "who is this?" & they replied that their phone was almost dead. What's the scan I'm missing here...

i got as too, reported it to my local police

Got a text from this unknown number today. How do they get our name's? Uneasy about this. Did not reply.

Got a text from this number. No explanation of who they were. Blocked number.

I also just got a text from this number.  It said, "Hola [myname]!"  I, too, will not reply.

Same thing.  Got a text from someone saying "hi [myname]..."  After finding this page I won't reply.

Same thing. I just deleted it.

I got a text from this number.  I just googled the number and found this site.  Thank you for the warning.

http://www.andersoncooper.com/2012/05/16/bewa ... ity-theft-scam/
Tighten up the security on your accounts and don't click unknown links.  If they've told you their Yahoo ID, report it to Yahoo abuse.

Got a text saying I need to go to yahoo messenger to find out who I was talking to. I told them I didn't have it and the text stopped txtiegirly709 is the messenger name if it will help stop any to stop them

received a text from this number and it had my name in the text spelled correctly -- made me feel very uneasy like they were trying to confirm if it is really me.

This person texted me, and they seemed to know me. They knew how to spell my name - it bothers me.