Your “Who’s this?” reply is exactly what text scammers want

**Executive summary:** This advisory explains how scammers use personal details exposed in data breaches to send minimal unsolicited texts (often just a name and a question mark) to prompt replies, which can lead to relationship-building scams, fraudulent investment schemes, or resale of responsive numbers; it advises recipients not to reply, to report then block senders, to tighten privacy settings, and to run digital footprint and scam-number checks.