Oddly enough, despite all of abagnale s highwire feats, the most thrilling accomplishment of catch me if you can isnt the ease with which abagnale peddled his snake oil or the millions he spent living the fat life. A worldrenowned consultant for more than twentyfive years, he lectures at the fbis financial crimes unit and is a securedocument expert for the standard register company and other high. I had done a podcast with frank abagnale and bobby was so pleased by that. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The ultimate identity theft prevention plan 0767925866 book cover. Only someone with abagnale s unique background could precisely lay out a blueprint for recognizing and mitigating these insidious crimes, including both real life. He became one of the most notorious impostors, claiming to have assumed no fewer than eight identities, including an airline pilot, a physician, a u. Sure, leo dicaprio and tom hanks can take major credit for it, as they played their characters brilliantly in the oscarnominated 2002 movie adaptation of this book, which depicted the life of frank william abagnale jr. I feel it is necessary to make the following statement concerning the book and the film, catch me if you can.
In his brief but notorious career, abagnale donned a pilots uniform and copiloted a pan am jet, masqueraded as a member of hospital. Abagnale is the author of the bestselling memoir catch me if you can and the art of the steal. Even though its confidence for a horrible job, it is still confidence. No, the book s ultimate rush is how complicit abagnale makes you in his sin. Scam me if you can is a timely, profoundly useful book about how to take action against identity theft scams.
Frank william abagnale jr is an american security consultant known for his career as a con. Frank w abagnale, alias frank williams, robert conrad, frank adams and ringo monjo, was. To protect the rights of those whose paths have crossed the authors, all of the characters and some of the events have been altered, and all names, dates, and places have been changed. Abagnale, including catch me if you can, and the art of the steal.
Abagnale, alias frank williams, robert conrad, frank adams and ringo monjo, was a daring conman, forger, impostor and escape artist. Abagnale is a son of frank abagnale senior and paulette abagnale who had three more children in their family. Abagnale is one of the worlds most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement and secure documents. Born and raised in the westchester county city of bronxville, new york. Abagnale, alias frank williams, robert conrad, frank adams, and robert monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in. Once one of the worlds most famous confidence men, inspiring the steven spielberg film catch me if you can, he is now one of the worlds most respected authorities on identity theft. Abagnale, alias frank williams, robert conrad, frank adams, and robert monjo, was one of the most daring con. A worldrenowned consultant for more than four decades, he lectures at the fbis academy and field offices. Catch me if you can by frank abagnale and stan redding. He works closely with the fbi and corporations around the world as an expert on counterfeiting and document security. Frank abagnale books list of books by frank abagnale. While frank abagnale s real life story about his time as one of the worlds greatest con men was the subject for the popular steven spielberg movie catch me if you can, for the last 44 years, he has been associated with the fbi. When he was 16, frank s parents separated and he ran away to new york city. I know he has confidence because he has the guts to go out and scam all of these banks and hotels.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Character analysis catch me if you can book report. Discount prices on books by frank abagnale, including titles like the art of the con. By the age of 21, he had impersonated a pan am pilot, a pediatric supervising doctor and a lawyer, charming everyone he met and bouncing checks all over the world. The book consists of ten chapters each of which represents a certain period of the authors life giving an opportunity to the readers not to miss those details which influenced frank w. Abagnale is one of the worlds most respected authorities on the subjects of forgery and secure documents. The book about abagnale, catch me if you can, was turned into a movie of the same name by steven spielberg in 2002, featuring actor leonardo. Abagnale has 11 books on goodreads with 82375 ratings. Frank w abagnale, alias frank williams, robert conrad, frank adams and ringo monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters and escape artists in history. He assumed various jobs, such as pretending to be a pan am pilot, a doctor, a teacher, and an attorney.
Frank abagnale catch me if you can read and download. Catch me if you cans real frank abagnale on how to avoid. Youre rooting for a man who would no sooner look at you than see your face as a giant lollipop with. Much of the information known to the public about his personal history was shared in.
For over 35 years he has worked with, advised and consulted with hundreds of financial institutions. This book show you how for years nobody could catch him that is, until they did. Abagnale concerning the book and the film, catch me if you can. The book details the life of frank abagnale, who was one of the most famous conartists in the 20th century. Frank abagnale gained notoriety in the united states and overseas for his fraudulent crimes.
The amazing true story of the most extraordinary liar in the history of fun and profit. Frank abagnale, aarp ambassador, has advised the fbi on how to outsmart con artists for over four decades. Abagnale s most popular book is catch me if you can. For over 35 years he has worked with, advised and consulted with hundreds of financial institutions, corporations and government agencies around the world. Frank abagnale he has achieved legendary status among con men by pulling off some of the most outrageous, brazen and unbelievable deceits in the history of fraud. How to protect yourself and your business from fraud. Abagnale, alias frank williams, robert conrad, frank adams, and robert monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In this weeks biographics, we take a look at the incredible story. Catch me if you can is frank abagnale s account of his life as a con man. While the book is incredible, i think i actually prefer seeing leonardo dicaprio and steven spielberg bringing frank abagnales life to the big screen and yes. Much of the information known to the public about his personal history was shared in his 1980 memoir catch me if you can.
Catch me if you can of my favorite stories of all time. But how did he do it and get away with it for so long. The uproarious, bestselling true story of the worlds most soughtafter con man, immortalized by leonardo dicaprio in dreamworks feature film of the same name, from the author of scam me if you can. This is the true story of frank abagnale, alias frank williams, alias robert conrad, frank adams, and robert monjo for five. He assists aarp by sharing his expertise and insight to arm individuals with the knowledge and.
He is a lecturer for the bureau, as well as a faculty member at the national advocacy center nac. Abagnale was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. The reasons for this statement is to provide clarification and accuracy. A former professional impostor and the author of the bestselling memoir, catch me if you can, as well as the art of the steal and stealing your life, frank abagnale is one of the worlds most respected authorities on the subjects of fraud, forgery, and cyber security. This book is based on the truelife exploits of frank abagnale. One of the reasons i think bobby spoke with me was that i believed he was cia.
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