Received a text from this number saying "I am lonely" and that I should reply. Curious of who or what this could be. I looked this number up on a different site and it said that its a landline from somewhere near Hudson, Colorado.
I too received a text saying they were lonely and wanted me to text. I have no idea who this number belongs to or what the deal is but it's very strange and should be reported!
For a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.
Report your callers here, not just to the DNC alone:
For text messages: forwarding any text message spam you get to the short code “7726,” which spells “spam” on most phones, to alert your network operator to the abuse. ATT won't accept 7726 But they will accept BLOCK and return a message that the web site is blocked. forward the texts to 7726 or BLOCK, depending on your phone carrier.
By State DNC lists:
http://800notes.com/res/DoNotCall.aspx