Identity Fraud Maze 2 Novels & Stories

"That's not a person we can find and stop by finding him." "No. It's considerably worse than that. It means every access log, badge swipe, login we've been treating as evidence of a person could just as easily be evidence of nothing at all except someone else's stolen shape." Elodia's jaw tightened. "I don't know how deep this goes, Zariel. I suspect neither of us wants to find out how many other identities inside that building have been quietly worn by someone who was never actually there." "How do you even clone credentials like that. Remotely, without anyone noticing for months."

--- By midday, everything outside the facility had escalated again. Aiden’s phone kept lighting up. He checked it once, then turned it off. “Cyber intrusion attempt,” he said quietly. “On what?” “Your Merge access node.” That made me freeze slightly. He was already moving. Not panicked. Focused. “Someone tried to breach authentication layers using a mirrored identity protocol.” I frowned. “That sounds complicated.” “It is.” “Did they get in?” Aiden looked at me. “No.” Just that. Simple. Final. Then—

The guard at the door checked her badge and let her in. A short while later, she walked back out. Flawless. No mistakes. Zachary had already gone through the list of temporary hires. Only one identity stood out as suspicious. But when they tried to track it further— The trail went cold. The ID had been fake.

If Mia got caught, she'd be facing more than the fifteen years of prison time she had evaded before. "She grew up here. She never really became a resident abroad. To put it bluntly, she's still a rat from the sewers, and rats always find their way back when they want to prove themselves," Jack said. "You mean she's living off the grid?" Jessie asked with a chuckle. "Something like that. She can fake her identity, but once someone digs deeper, those fake papers won't hold up. Besides, let's be real, nowhere out there beats home." Jack smiled.

Panic clawed at my throat threatening to choke me. “Someone must be using my account! There has to be some other explanation!” I slammed the folder shut. I began to think of possible ways to prove my innocence when an idea came to mind. “We need to call IT and get them to investigate. This is fraud, identity theft! Someone is trying to frame me!” Ethan didn’t as much as flinch as he just continued to stare at me with a stoic expression. The silence that ensued was very uncomfortable and I couldn’t stand it anymore.

Which means the mother is not in the picture. Which means Marre registered this child through a third party. Which means the third party has been managing the child’s connection to the network on Marre’s behalf. The authorized representative is listed by code, not name. But the code format is one I have seen before. Specifically, I have seen it in the network architecture documents from the migration, in the section Faye identified as the transition period authentication. The same code structure. I cross reference it with Faye’s architecture map. The code resolves.

Skylar felt a wave of profound disdain for the ineptitude of the local police force. Yet, seeing the man’s face jogged a deep, distant memory—the image of someone who had offered her a momentary kindness in a period of intense distress in her past life. An investment, perhaps. Closing all windows and obliterating her trace evidence, she exited the internet café and walked across the street to open a new bank account, depositing the $300,000 USD from Alan into her new, fully legitimate identity. Unbeknownst to the newly minted financial titan, her subtle movement in the digital realm had triggered a catastrophic alert miles away.

"You're suspected of marriage fraud involving a 15-million-dollar wedding gift. You failed to return the funds on time. You'll need to come with us." Hannah froze. "Marriage fraud? Officer, I'm already here at the ceremony!" The officer frowned slightly. "Yesterday, you came to the station and turned yourself in. You said you didn't want to marry Mr. Mason anymore, and the Masons already agreed to call it off." Hannah stared at him in shock, then rushed to deny it. "No, I never went to the police. I never confessed to anything! Someone's trying to sabotage the marriage between Castillo Enterprises and Mason Group. Officer, I'm being set up. I'm absolutely not backing out. I'm willing to marr

A few seconds later a young woman hurried toward us, looking confused and slightly nervous. “Yes, doctor?” she said quickly. Zaria pointed at me without even looking at her. “What the fuck is this?” The poor girl blinked. “I—what?” “You registered a false identity,” Zaria continued dryly.

The gates open up for us, and Rufus drives inside. Once the car stops, I get out of it, then I turn to Rufus. “Let her out.” With this, I make my way towards Theo, who is standing by the front door. “Are you done?” I ask, and he nods, then hands me key cards and the rest of the documents. “The locks are reset, and you can change the fingerprints and face IDs.” “Thank you,” I say to him before turning to face Kiara, whose face is stained with tears. “You may go, Mr. Theo.”