The Sneak
This is for the Vocal "Micro Heist" Challenge: The Prompt Write a microfiction story about a heist in exactly 200 words.
He was determined to win the competition but he knew his writing was rubbish. What he was good at was dealing with computer systems and taking them apart to find out how they worked.
They are all different but once you are in they become easily manipulated so he motivated his army of bots to find ways into the system. Others did this when trying to break into physical entities such as safe deposits and banks, but his team was virtual and his targets were usually in The Cloud.
He had done this successfully before but this was the first time he was going to manipulate a competition.
It wasn't a smash-and-grab, he had to manipulate the system to pay him, then clear the receiving account, pocket the money (it was only $500), and virtually disappear.
The challenge results were announced and there he was, the Winner.
People congratulated him but then wondered how the hell that rubbish had won the competition. There were a lot of gripes but then another competition was announced so they had something else to concentrate on.
He didn't care, the money hit his account, he withdrew and closed the account. The heist was complete.
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Simple, straightforward & hits so close to home.
Oooo, this was so cool! I wish I can do that, lol! Fantastic story!
Ha ha. Great story. This fiction will soon find its way into the Conspiracy theories of social media. Wait! Is this in Fiction, History, or Beats (weak pun)?
Haha! Now if you win we will all be suspicious! Just kidding, great take on the challenge! :)
this was really well organized and written. Probably the way, crimes work now a days.,
I love your Micro-fiction Stories Mike! Well done!
Well, now I've got to devise a whole, new plan. Who squealed? 😂 Great take on the challenge, Mike!
Haha, this is very clever! Time will tell if it's a true story... Great job, Mike!
This is Great heist story for sure.