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.
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
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.