Wechat brings great conveniences into our daily life, yet how to protect Wechat Wallet under proper use of this increasingly popular app has already aroused people’s concerns.
According to the official survey, 3/5 expats in China use WeChat Payment for food delivery, transportation, dining and online shopping.
So here,
Hacos will give you 5 useful tips on
“how to keep Wechat Wallet safe”.
Check it!
01
Set Pattern Password
Click “Wallet -> right top menu -> password management”, then set your pattern password.
👈Drag the Picture👉
In this way, only by entering the correct password can others finish Wechat payment if you have your mobile lost unfortunately.
02
Be Careful About Public Wifi
Be careful about public wifi, especially the free and password-less one! In fact, there are so much cases that people lost their money because of Wechat payment via public free-wifi .
03
Be Careful About Mobile Power Pack
From Strangers
A converted MPP can be used to steal user’s information. If you charge your mobile with such MPP, your personal information will be likely to be stolen! When charging with an unsafe MPP, there is a warning on screen --“allow this device to access photos and videos?”
You need to get rid of this MPP immediately!
04
Change Wechat Password Immediately
Once Lose Your Mobile
If you lose your mobile, you’d better login your Wechat account on the other phone so that the account will log out on your missing phone.
In addition, do not use any number or letter that relates to your personal data as your Wechat pay password, such as birthday and name.
05
Don't Click Into A Suspicious Link
Once you receive a message involves in a suspicious link without any certified information from strangers after finishing a large-amount payment via your Wechat account, remember not to click into it!
Possibly, the link is an “app trap” which will send your personal data to somewhere (maybe a fraud ring) when you input your information in this link.
HACOS,Business Services Solutions Master