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  Tips from Frank Abagnale on how to avoid identity theft
Frank W. Abagnale, a reformed thief, is now a respected authority on identity theft and other forms of fraud.
Frank W. Abagnale is one of the world's most respected authorities on the subjects of forgery, embezzlement and secure documents.
Abagnale believes that punishment for fraud and recovery of stolen funds is so rare, prevention is the only viable course of action.
www.bankrate.com /brm/news/advice/20030124b.asp   (617 words)

  
 Abagnale & Associates
Frank W. Abagnale was selected as one of the 15 Differentiators in Retail by the editorial board of RIS News.
Frank W. Abagnale is the author of a new book, Real U Guide™ to Identity Theft, that lets readers find out how to protect themselves from the number one crime in the U.S. today.
Frank W. Abagnale was selected as the national spokesperson by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners for the "Stop.
www.abagnale.com /index2.asp   (807 words)

  
  Digg - 'Catch Me If You Can', Frank Abagnale Talks About Identity Theft
Abagnale is now a legitimate multi-millionaire through his legal fraud detection and avoidance consulting business.
Abagnale’s book of the same name was also excellent; his language was poetic.
I've seen Frank speak and one of his highest recommendations to guard against the type of check fraud he used to commit, is a pen he collaborated with Uni-Ball to create which uses a pigment-based ink that can't be removed through standard check washing techniques.
digg.com /security/Catch_Me_If_You_Can_Frank_Abagnale_Talks_About_Identity_Theft   (2537 words)

  
  Frank Abagnale
Frank W. Abagnale (born 1948) was an impostor for the five years in the 1960's.
Frank W. Abagnale Jr was born in April 1948.
In one stage Abagnale masqueraded as a Pan Am pilot Frank Williams for two years to get free rides around the world.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fr/Frank_Abagnale.html   (390 words)

  
 Life Matters - 17/03/00: Frank Abagnale - New Life
Frank Abagnale: Well I impersonated a pilot for two years for Pan Am, and that was for the reason of being able to fly all over the world for free, so I would basically board these planes and ride the jumpseat, deadheading from city to city, on different airlines.
Frank Abagnale: No, the truth is what I did 30 years ago, is 200 times easier to do today than it was then, and five years from now will be 700 times easier than it is today, and that’s because of one word, technology.
Frank Abagnale: Ah well, because the FBI and Interpol, I had been doing this for five years, I’d been doing it in 26 countries, and they had warrants and posters out looking for me. And this person recognised me and I was arrested by the French Police.
www.abc.net.au /rn/talks/lm/stories/s111098.htm   (3240 words)

  
 Frank Abagnale, the great con artist and imposter - The Crime library
Abagnale stated that during the time of his incarceration, federal penal institutions were under intense scrutiny by public and government officials.
From the moment Frank was committed to the institution, guards speculated that he was an undercover federal agent there to report on the conditions of the prison.
Frank audaciously walked past the armed officers that waited for him, despite their orders for him to freeze.
www.crimelibrary.com /criminal_mind/scams/frank_abagnale/index.html   (1129 words)

  
 Abagnale & Associates
Abagnale has been associated with the FBI for over 30 years.
Abagnale was selected as one of the 15 Differentiators in Retail by the editorial board of RIS News.
Abagnale was selected as the national spokesperson for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA).
www.abagnale.com /aboutfrank.htm   (356 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Frank Abagnale
Although he was a criminal, Frank Abagnale was also a teenager who was simply too smart for his own good.
Born in 1948, Frank W. Abagnale was always a creative child.
Abagnale's most famous stunt was impersonating a Pan Am pilot for two years.
www.askmen.com /toys/special_feature/36_special_feature.html   (948 words)

  
 Frank Abagnale on LearnOutLoud.com - Your Audio and Video Learning Resource.
MP3 CD Frank W. Abagnale was one of the most daring con men, forgers, and imposters in history.
Frank W. 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.
Brimming with anecdotes of creative criminality that are as entertaining as they are enlightening, "Stealing Your Life" reveals practical ways to shield against one of today's most nefarious and common crimes.
www.learnoutloud.com /Results/Author/Frank-Abagnale/4392   (136 words)

  
 Ex Libris Book Reviews: Catch Me If You Can - Frank Abagnale
Posing as Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, Abagnale also managed to teach sociology at a college in Utah with a fake diploma, pass the bar exam and work in an attorney general's office, pose as a pediatrician and become a temporary resident supervisor at a hospital in Georgia.
Faced with the prospect of meeting US Federal agents once his plane was at the gate, Frank escaped from the plane by removing the toilet mechanism from the airline restroom, and left the plane through the toilet hatch.
Frank has since made a career for himself providing this kind of advice to companies (see www.abagnale.com).
www.elise.com /books/el/archives/catch_me_if_you_can_frank_abagnale.php   (684 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Business | Fighting back on ID theft
Frank gets his sent to him every month by his bank, to check them personally.
Frank has come across cases where a father uses his daughter's credit rating to obtain credit cards and loans - and then manages, by negligence or recklessness, to ruin that in turn.
Frank laughs when people start talking about foolproof security - particularly in the light of the recent revelations that Shell petrol stations have seen hundreds of cards copied and Pins stolen.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/4754733.stm   (1113 words)

  
 Frank Abagnale - Interviews By Spencer   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It was about a teenager named Frank Abagnale Jr., who between the ages of 16 to 21 impersonated a pilot, a teacher, a doctor, and a lawyer.
Abagnale explaining that I was 13 and an aspiring journalist.
ABAGNALE: Well, when you start getting into fingerprinting and biometrics and all of these technologies that are available today, we do have in America, more so than any other country in the world, this whole concept of privacy.
myweb.ecomplanet.com /BROD7058/mycustompage0005.htm   (6946 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Catch Me If You Can (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition): DVD: Frank Abagnale Jr.,Jim Antonio,Candice ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
What Frank doesn't expect is to find the love of his life and a close-knit family so unlike his own that he wants to remain in their midst.
Abagnale says that some aspects of his experiences were exaggerated in that book and some have been altered for the movie as well.
Leonardo DiCaprio is boyishly handsome, engaging and diabolical as Frank Abagnale, Jr.
www.amazon.com /Catch-You-Widescreen-Two-Disc-Special/dp/B00005JLSB   (2126 words)

  
 Frank Abagnale Talks Document Security - Security Feed - News - CSO Magazine
The movie was based on the life of Frank Abagnale, a juvenile delinquent who scammed his way through his adolescence by cashing fake checks and posing as an airline pilot, doctor and lawyer, among other professions.
At 21, Abagnale was eventually caught and imprisoned in France and Sweden before being extradited to the United States, where he was sentenced to 12 years for forgery.
For the record, Abagnale said he was never involved with the film that made him a star, nor did Spielberg interview him before making the movie, which he said contained a number of errors about his life.
www2.csoonline.com /blog_view.html?CID=25489   (692 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Reviews for The Art of the Steal: Books: Frank W. Abagnale,Barrett Whitener   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Abagnale took a whole bunch of valuable and complex information and covered it with a string of fascinating and funny stories so that you swallow the whole thing straight down and don't realize how much you learned while being entertained.
Abagnale provides a great overview of the types of fraud that are out there, how many fraud scams work, and how to protect yourself.
Abagnale, given his expertise in the area, could have done a better job at explaining certain ideas to the reader, and not assume that it has been understood.
www.amazon.ca /Art-Steal-Frank-W-Abagnale/dp/customer-reviews/0786121378   (1610 words)

  
 Frank Abagnale: Catch him if you can
Frank Abagnale, a former conman whose crimes inspired the memoir and movie "Catch Me If You Can," says he's quitting security-related speaking engagements -- including his upcoming RSA Conference 2005 keynote -- in the wake of challenges to his credentials by industry leaders.
Abagnale's comments came after he learned some notable security experts were upset with his inclusion in the CSI speaker lineup.
Abagnale defended his CSI speech, which he said was booked through a speakers agency after conference organizers had heard of his work for Novell and Computer Associates.
searchsecurity.techtarget.com /originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1035900,00.html   (1443 words)

  
 NACo | Frank Abagnale scheduled for July 15 general session
For more than 25 years, Abagnale has lectured to and consulted with hundreds of financial institutions, corporations and government agencies around the world.
After five years, he was released on the condition that he would help the government, without remuneration, by teaching and assisting federal law enforcement agencies.
Abagnale has been associated with the FBI for more than 25 years.
www.naco.org /CountyNewsTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=8275   (284 words)

  
 Frank Abagnale - Gail Davis & Associates Professional Speaker
Frank W. Abagnale is one of the world's most respected authorities on the subjects of forgery, embezzlement, and secure documents.
Abagnale has been associated with the FBI for over 25 years.
Abagnale is now the subject of a major motion picture, which completed filming in May 2002.
gdaspotlight.com /bio.asp?SpeakerID=79   (336 words)

  
 The Real Frank Abagnale
Catch Me if you Can is based on the true story of con artist Frank Abagnale, Jr., but Abagnale himself (right) was quick to point out some of the liberties the film took with his story.
Leonardo DiCaprio (left) plays Abagnale in the film, and it was important for him to learn from the real Abagnale.
Abagnale admits he still scams a bit today, even though he now works for the FBI in fraud prevention.
www.thai-d.com /movie-english/catchme/real_frank_abagnale.htm   (1144 words)

  
 Frank's Reel Movie Reviews - Catch Me If You Can
Leonardo Di Caprio is Frank Abagnale, a real life imposter who for years duped airlines, hospitals and banks out of nearly $4 million - all before he was 21 years old.
In an early scene, Hanratty has Frank cornered in a hotel room and it is at this point that we learn of Frank's charm and wit that enable him to escape from Hanratty's custody and go on to scam the world for so many years.
Frank leaves his broken family and bankrupt father (Christopher Walken) at the age of sixteen and runs off into the streets of New York City with a checkbook to an account containing $25 and a head full of endless creativity.
www.franksreelreviews.com /reviews/catchmeifyoucan.htm   (946 words)

  
 FrankAbagnale
Abagnale cashed over $2.5 million worth of fraudulent checks between the ages of 16 and 21.
Frank Abagnale is now one of the most respected authorities in this country on the subject of white-collar crime prevention.
Abagnale, who now heads his own risk management consulting firm in Washington, D.C., works with law enforcement and corporate officers in developing programs, training manuals, and software to detect and prevent white-collar crime.
www.kivana.com /acts/FrankAbagnale.html   (483 words)

  
 Frank Abagnale speaks out on financial fraud | Personal Finance > Credit Cards from AllBusiness.com
To Frank Abagnale, the situation is one fraught with danger.
Abagnale, bestselling author of "The Art of the Steal" and the subject of Steven Spielberg's movie "Catch Me If You Can," is a leading authority on the matter of financial fraud, lecturing at the FBI Academy and consulting with numerous companies.
Of late, Abagnale has been most troubled with the growth and ease of identity theft.
www.allbusiness.com /personal-finance/credit-cards/1159522-1.html   (397 words)

  
 Amazon.fr : Catch Me If You Can: Livres en anglais: Stan Redding,Frank Abagnale   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the space of five years, Frank Abagnale passed $2.5 million in fraudulent checks in every state and 26 foreign countries.
Now an authority on counterfeiting and secure documents, Abagnale tells of his years of impersonations, swindles, and felonies with humor and the kind of confidence that enabled him to pull off his poseur performances.
Abagnale, one of the world's most brilliant con men andimpostors, re-creates the events that had police in the U.S. andtwenty-six countries searching for him--all before his twenty-firstbirthday.
www.amazon.fr /Catch-Me-If-You-Can/dp/1840187166   (795 words)

  
 Frank Abagnale - Wikiquote
Frank Abagnale on how easy it is with mordern technology to committ fraud[[3]]
Frank Abagnale giving his version of grace in the movie about his life (Catch Me If You Can) to Roger Strong father of his fiance Brenda in the movie.[[12]]
Frank pleading with FBI agent, Carl Hanratty asigned with tracking him down to stop chasing him in the movie (Catch Me If You Can) and in real life.[[14]]
en.wikiquote.org /wiki/Frank_Abagnale   (558 words)

  
 ★ Frank Abagnale Address
It all came in a protective sleeve and in an official envelope from Frank Abagnale Associates.
I sent an email to Frank last year and saw all these successes from him and thought mine got lost in the post or he'd forgotten.
Abagnale an email on February 28 and received a personalized photo in the mail today.
www.fanmail.biz /70896.html   (435 words)

  
 Catch Me If You Can (Unabridged) -- Frank W. Abagnale
Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring conmen, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history.
In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a college sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks, all before he was 21.
Known by the police of 26 foreign countries and all 50 states as "The Skywayman," Abagnale lived a sumptuous life on the lam - until the law caught up with him.
www.audible.com /adbl/store/CJProduct.jsp?productID=BK_BLAK_000561   (216 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Catch Me If You Can: Books: Frank Abagnale   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Abagnale was certainly no slouch, and could have gone far in any field he chose to apply himself to.
Abagnale also describes in far more detail the extent to which he researched how to look and act like a real airline pilot.
Frank W. Abagnale's true crime/memoir book tells the story of a lost time when people were more trusting, and airlines that actually first-class.
www.amazon.ca /Catch-Me-If-You-Can/dp/1840187166   (1898 words)

  
 AllMegaStar.com: Frank Abagnale (Leonardo DiCaprio) poses as a doctor to propose to Brenda (Amy Adams) in Dreamworks' ...
A master of deception, he was also a brilliant forger whose skill gave him his first real claim to fame.
At the age of 17, Frank became the most successful bank robber in the history of the United States.
FBI Agent Carl Hanratty (Hanks) had made it his prime mission to capture Frank and bring him to justice, but Frank is always one step ahead of him, baiting him to continue the chase.
www.allmegastar.com /photo/2003_catch_me_if_you_can_008.html   (177 words)

  
 Ovations - Frank Abagnale   (Site not responding. Last check: )
For over twenty–five years he has lectured to and consulted with hundreds of financial institutions, corporations and government agencies around the world.
More than forty years ago he was known as one of the world's most famous confidence men as depicted in his best–selling book, "Catch Me If You Can", which is now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.
Abagnale has been associated with the FBI for over 25 years.
www.ovations.com.au /bios/FrankAbagnale.shtml   (158 words)

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