Dylan Bettencourt
A pair of twins from China used the same passport and identities for international travel more than 30 times before being caught and arrested.
The Zhou sisters from the Chinese city of Harbin have been arrested and are now being investigated, according to the Harbin Daily.
Their plan began when one of the sisters attempted to travel to Japan with her husband but her visa request was denied repeatedly.
But her twin sister held a Japanese visa so they decided to use their similar looks and details to their advantage.
The sister used the passport on over 30 occasions during their travels between China, Japan and Russia.
The sister who held the Japanese visa used her sister’s passport to travel to Thailand on four occasions.
The scam was said to have been uncovered earlier in the year but only came to light of late after being discovered on social media platform Weibo.
Both sisters were sent back to China in May.
Wang Xiaodong, a local police officer from the immigration management department said the sisters took advantage of their DNA.
“You can inquire with immigration authorities about your passport issues but you cannot travel abroad using someone else’s passport,” Xiaodong told the sisters.
The police are still investigating the pair for “disrupting the administration of the territory or border.”
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