Guangdong man loses savings to roommate using facial recognition

A man in Guangdong, China, named He, reported to police that his roommate, Wu Cong, stole 12,000 NDT (approximately 46.5 million VND) from his bank account by exploiting facial recognition technology.

According to the victim, the theft occurred on the evening of August 29. While socializing in their shared rental room, Wu Cong used a phone to film He under the guise of recording a video and complimenting his hairstyle. During this process, Wu Cong directed He to perform specific movements, such as nodding and shaking his head.

He realized the behavior was unusual when Wu Cong repeatedly pointed the camera at his face late that night, but he did not intervene due to their friendship. On August 30, He discovered he could not log into his online account and later found that his savings, which he had accumulated through strict budgeting, had been depleted by over 10,000 NDT.