Yeah, that's almost the message I got.
"Hey, i need to talk to u about something that just went down. my phone is dying, so can you call 631 960 7178 on your cell phone?"
Glad I googled it! I got the same thing "my phone is about to die, but i need to talk to you. its important. please call me at this number: 1 631 960 7178" at first i thought it was a mis-type as my area code is 630 and my friend who sent the text also has a 630 number.