They are such a pain in the *** -
What you can also do is check the number they are using.
Use a site like FreeCarrierLookup.com
On there you can usually identify if the number is an actual US mobile carrier like T Mobile, Verizon, AT&T etc. If it is then you can reduce your level of “This looks like a scam” to “This is less likely to be a scam”
If the number is from Bandwidth.com or another online provider like those guys, it is not guaranteed to be a scam, but I’d be more careful.
In this case:
Phone Number:
17193579892
Carrier:
BANDWIDTH.COM-NSR-10X/1
Is Wireless:
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This means they have gone to the website of the provider and got themselves a number they can text from for free. Replies will come to the app they provide, or can be set up to redirect to their real mobile number which might be a Benin / Nigeria telecoms number.
You can send an email to “abuse@bandwidth.com” if you think it is a scammer. They are “reasonably” responsive and if they think it’s a scammer they’ll terminate the service (and the scammer will move on and come back later to try getting a new number). It’s cat and mouse for the “Voice Over IP” providers but unless we complain they will just happily make any money they can from their “customers” who are fraudsters usually based outside the US (paying with stolen cards they buy with other non cash currency)