HELP-Response I got from someone rehoming parakeets

Clayton NC

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I was inquiring about getting a parakeet on here and the email I received back from the person said to send my phone number for more info. I had no problem with that...but then the response I got from them was: "Okay, I'll transmit a code on your phone via text because i've been getting many scam, If you gimme the exact Code, I'll call you..." Have any if you had to do anything like this before? It sounds very suspish to me. Idk, am I being paranoid? Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you