Duplicate text message from unknown number

Has anyone had the same issue? A friend and I were messaging (he has a Verizon Droid and I have a 4s w/AT&T) when the exact same message he sent to me came through from another unrecognized # belonging to a stranger in Seattle Washington. Any idea why this would happen?

Sounds like you this is a carrier problem. Contact ATT.
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