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In the case covered in MR 檔案 (M2 Files), the perpetrator Chen Yifen (陈一芬) exploited loopholes during the transition of China's national household registration system (Hukou) in the early 2000s to alter her name, ID number (NRIC equivalent), and age:
1. Changing Her Name and Deleting Her Old Identity
Canceling the Shanghai Hukou: In 2004, she applied at an Shanghai police station to transfer her household registration back to Luzhou, Sichuan. Once the departure procedures were completed, her Shanghai registration was canceled, causing the name "Chen Yifen" to disappear from local system searches [22:54].
Re-registering under Her Birth Name: Upon arriving in Luzhou, she registered under her original birth name, Chen Mouyu (陈某宇), instead of the alias she had used in Shanghai [23:09].
2. Changing Her Age
During the re-registration process in Luzhou, she officially modified her birth date in the system, shifting her birth year from 1964 to 1976 (making herself 12 years younger), claiming it was to help her find work more easily [17:04].
3. Acquiring a New ID Number (NRIC Equivalent) and Resolving Duplicate Records
Adopting a New ID Number: Rather than retaining her previous identity card number from Shanghai, she obtained a new ID number upon re-registration [23:31].
Overcoming ID Number Collision: Her newly registered ID number turned out to overlap with an existing resident's ID number. To resolve this, she proactively approached the resident and convinced them that having matching numbers would interfere with their social security benefits—persuading them to go to the police station and change their ID number instead [23:48].
System Loopholes: Around 2000, China's identity management systems were still being digitized and networked nationwide, which left database gaps that allowed her to pull off these modifications undetected [24:03].
Physical Identity Change (Plastic Surgery)
Beyond official records, she also spent over 1 million RMB undergoing extensive facial plastic surgery procedures in South Korea to ensure her physical appearance no longer matched her past identi
ty [24:37].
This is nothing special. When govt announced a decision or policy to public, before that inside all ministries and departments brief and all in sync already. WP attempt to divide is difficult. It says current lightning strike still quite tight no break internally.