I got that text today. I suspect that they get your number when you make a payment. Either the recipient of your payment is a scammer, or he has malware on his computer. I just made a payment to a Canadian seller (I'm in the US) and minutes later I get a text saying that a payment won't go through. What its trying to do is get you to send a payment via text message. Presumably, this is easier to get away with than fake auctions. In any event, it seems fishy.
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