POF : I had a weird experience. I don’t understand what their plan was.
Whenever I see a beautiful girl on POF, I am always skeptical because you know what they usually look like on there… but anyway I talked to this girl and got her number. I immediately looked the number up online and saw that it was from a texting app. I’ve used those before, so let’s just keep that in mind and proceed. She talked very weirdly. It’s like she’d forget a word or letter at least once in every other text. However, she started texting me again this morning. Suddenly, I got a code from POF, and she asked me what it was because she needs it to delete her account. Obviously, this was BS, but I don’t understand what her (probably his) game was. Can anyone else figure that out?
By. OwYouHitMeInMyWienew
Yeah, she’s obtained your mobile number (from you giving it), which is tied to your account and counted as proof of your id (for POF purposes anyway). She’s then asked POF for a password reset (using the knowledge of your number), and POF have sent a verification code to that number (the code you received). Her having that code is proof that she is able to access that number, proving that she is the owner of the account. POF will then allow her to enter a new password for your account, locking you out and allowing her permanent access.
The system of sending a code to check identity is called mTANs. Following is an excerpt from an article about a virus called Zitmo.
>Zitmo is the first sign of organized criminals showing an interest in mobile malware. It is being propagated by newer versions of the infamous Zeus botnet which has a record of attacking online banking. Zitmo, short for ‘Zeus In The MObile’, infects mobile phones and intercepts SMS messages carrying a one-time password known as a mobile Transaction Authentication Number (mTAN). mTANs are commonly used by banks as an additional way to secure authentication of sensitive online transfers or transactions.
Basically she’s tried to hack your account. As long as you didn’t give her any codes/ other personal ID (maybe even DoB, I don’t know how stringent POF’s security questions are) you should be fine.
Did she have your email? Trying to hack your login info?