Some scammer, obviously.  Received a text message out of the blue that said, "Hi I ,m ur mother." (Yes, written just like that.)   Now *that's* original.  Just as stupid as forged emails from a loved one that claims to have been detained in a hostile third world country and needs money wired right away to be released.

Hello, I wasn't born yesterday.  If they expect me to call or text back so I can get routed to some overseas number and get footed for a big phone bill, they are sadly mistaken.  Also my REAL mother doesn't do texting; she's prefers the good-old fashioned oral communications.