Benefits cheat blamed 'evil twin'

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A benefit fraudster claiming his wife was his sister and a woman saying she needed the cash for satellite TV are examples of excuses benefit fraud investigators have heard over the last year.

One claimant - using a fake ID - said her skin colour had changed after a road accident, one man blamed his evil twin, while another claimed she was not in a relationship but just had a three-night stand resulting in three children over five years.
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