Beware. I am glad that I was informed by the news that these kinds of chats may be a new scam tactic, especially when someone we do not know well messages us for the first time. As you can see, this account hasn’t replied to anything, giving me the impression that this is indeed a scam tactic.
If they aren’t already in my contacts, they don’t get a reply.
Smart, because spammers log which numbers have responded and put them on a hot list. Those hot lists get traded around, which will greatly increase the amount of spam you receive.
Just block and report and never respond.