Password
Priyanka had always been careful with her personal information. She made sure to keep her passwords safe, avoid sharing her details online, and always double-check when entering sensitive data. But one day, everything changed.
It all started with a call from her bank. “Ms. Priyanka, we’ve noticed some suspicious transactions on your account. Can you please confirm if you made these purchases?” the voice on the other end asked.
Confused, Priyanka went over her bank statements. There were multiple large purchases—items she had never bought. She felt a knot form in her stomach. How could this happen? She immediately froze her account, but that was just the beginning.
Over the next few days, things only got worse. More banks started calling, and companies sent her bills for products and services she never signed up for. It was clear someone had stolen her identity. But who? And why?
Determined to find answers, Priyanka spent hours calling customer service lines, filing reports, and talking to the police. But every lead she followed seemed to end in a dead end. It felt like the whole world was against her.
One evening, while going through some old photos and documents, Priyanka came across something she had forgotten about—a letter from a long-lost friend. It was from Arjun, a guy she had dated years ago. They had broken up on bad terms, and she hadn’t heard from him since. But as she looked at the letter, a strange feeling crept over her. She remembered how he always seemed to know everything about her, her habits, her passwords, and even her bank details.
Could Arjun be involved in this?
The more Priyanka thought about it, the more everything seemed to point back to him. He had disappeared without a trace after their breakup, and now, years later, she was being dragged into a nightmare of fraud and identity theft.
She decided she had to find him. But how? He had vanished from social media, his phone number was disconnected, and no one seemed to know where he had gone.
After days of searching, Priyanka finally found a clue—an old email address she had once used to communicate with Arjun. It was a long shot, but she decided to try reaching out. To her surprise, she got a reply the very next day.
The email was short, but it was enough to send a chill down her spine: "I didn’t want you to find out like this. But you left me no choice."
Priyanka’s heart raced. It was him. Arjun had been behind everything. The stolen money, the fake accounts, the ruined credit—he had done it all. But why? What had happened to the sweet, charming guy she had once known?
Priyanka felt a mix of anger and sadness. She had trusted him once, and now, he was the one who had ruined her life. But she couldn’t let him get away with it.
Determined, she contacted the authorities and handed over the evidence she had gathered. They were able to track down Arjun, who had been living under a false identity, using Priyanka’s details to build a new life. It turned out he had been using her information to fund a lavish lifestyle, buying expensive things and living without consequences.
In the end, Arjun was arrested, and Priyanka’s name was cleared. It wasn’t easy, and the process took time, but Priyanka learned an important lesson about trust and the importance of keeping her information safe. She also realized that sometimes, the past has a way of coming back when you least expect it.
As she moved on with her life, Priyanka was stronger and more cautious, but she also knew she would never forget the lesson she had learned from the nightmare of her stolen identity.
Credits
Posters : Photoshop, Meta AI, Canva. Designed by Jessi Hemanth