Sleeping man robbed as his smartphone’s face unlock system also snoozes

A Chinese man was allegedly robbed of 12,000 yuan (approximately Rs 1.25 lakh) while he was asleep. According to a report in South China Morning Post, the man was robbed by his roommates who managed to trick the facial recognition system on his smartphone when he was sleeping.

The robbed man has been identified as Yuan who hails from Zhejiang province in China. The report said that Yuan’s facial recognition system in his smartphone failed to prevent the robbers from unlocking his mobile phone and allowed them access to his bank account that was registered with WeChat Pay, the payments service offered by China’s WhatsApp counterpart, WeChat.

When Yuan noticed that funds from his bank account disappeared without his consent, he approached the police. During the police investigation, it was found that Yuan was robbed by his roommates.