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Chinese grandmother makes a million from number plate scam

Chinese grandmother makes a million from number plate scam
Chinese grandmother makes a million from number plate scam

A Chinese pensioner has made around £1million by running a scam that allowed motorists to get around Beijing's strict traffic laws.

For eight years, authorities have limited the number of number plates issued in the capital each year in an attempt to reduce traffic and lessen the chronic smog that chokes the city.