POF : Girl I’m texting with keeps asking for security code.
I matched with her and she says she needs a security code to « verify ». I then get an SMS message from an unknown phone number saying « this is your POF security code : ###### ». What exactly is she trying to pull?
By. SickPuppyLover
Recently, POF added a phone verification requirement, probably as an effort to stop the sex porn bots. It requires that you use your real phone number and they send you a code. She (maybe a he pretending to be a she) already has your phone number and is trying to use it by getting you to give her the code. Which means after he/she uses it, you won’t be able to use your own phone number to create a POF account. So if your account gets banned, you delete it, or you are unable to log in and need to create a new account, you will be shit out of luck until you change your phone number. I think that there are three possibilities. This girl you are texting doesn’t have a POF account and wants to use you to get one so she can flirt and meet with other guys. She is asking for a friend. Or you didn’t confirm her gender and identity and it’s really a guy or scammer trying to trick you. Anyway, don’t do it.
As admiral akhbar said « it’s a trap » pof is filled with scams like this
I’ve never seen anything like this.. Maybe it’s a new POF feature, to prove you are an actual person. Maybe it’s just a scam. If you didn’t give your number to her, maybe best to contact POF directly and ask what is going on.
That’s odd, bro. Be weary.
steal some account detail from someplace. absolutely wouldn’t give it to her.
I had the same thing happen I’m not sure what she wanted but I just blocked her
I would under no circumstances send her that security code. It looks like she may be trying to bypass some sort of 2-factor authentication that involves your phone number.