Black African woman steals the identity of white British housewife and gets away with it for 15 years

One is a white, British housewife from the West Midlands. The other is a younger black woman, thought to be from Nigeria. But despite their obvious differences, the African woman was able to spend 15 years traveling on a British passport in the unsuspecting British woman's name. The astonishing deception only came to light after the real Carol Anne Keast tried to renew her passport – and was interrogated to find out whether she was who she claimed to be. After the 53-year-old provided proof of her identity, including decades-old school records, an alert was raised for the mystery black woman travelling the world using her name. The bogus Carol Anne Keast, thought to be an illegal immigrant, was finally arrested following a break in Marbella. She has now begun a nine-month prison sentence for fraudulent use of a passport – but still refuses to divulge her real identity. The case highlights worrying loopholes in Britain's border security – and raises the prospect that unless the impostor reveals her identity, she cannot be deported when she is freed.