Can people trace where you live through iphone text messaging?

My mum was talking to some idiot on the phone who pretended he was selling jewellery and he was planning on selling it 'tiffany and co rings' for a cheap price

Then they were texting eachother back and fourth and basically he is a pedo and a creep who tried to scam my mum

But is there any way he could trace us? I'm just so scared thats all

If your location settings are on, it will tell you the town/ village that you have messaged from. It won't say your exact location tho.

No, not through a text.

If your gps is on then it's possible!

If he has turned on a track my iPhone program then he can trace you

Don't worry. Because of the transient nature of cellphones, it's impossible to locate the user though the phone number. You're fine. What you should instead is report the scammer's phone number to http://www.callercenter.com to raise a warning. Make an online complaint with the FTC, too, to shut the scam down.